Everyday Lessons

"Black Like Me" is one of the most revealing books that i have read. it not only reveals the racism that existed in america, it also makes you peep inside and look at the subtle prejudices that we form in our everyday life. the author of the book John Griffin darkened his skin (through medical means) and lived in the world of the black man to experience their reality … this book is his journal of living as a “negro” and as he says “ I offer it in all it’s crudity and rawness ”. his sorrow, despair and shame when he realizes how deep the prejudices are and how there are so many people who are in complete denial of the issue is very heart rendering. his analysis and conclusion about the issue are also very informative. one of the main reasons he cites for white supremacy is lack of communication amongst the races . as per his findings, the white man never communicated honestly with a “Negro”. as he says in his book - "always, in every encounter even with good whites, we ha...

have not written about our journey for the last so many days…in between this time, we went for a back packing hike in the grand teton…camped in isolated wilderness with no body around us for miles and the only sound that could be heard was of animals or of the wind hitting the giant trees (we saw a woodpecker for the first time pecking the wood with all it’s might to look for something to eat)….it was a tiring yet refreshing experience. From grand teton we headed to the yellow stone national park – one of the most beautiful and dynamic park in north America…did a lot of site seeing and saw a lot of geysers and springs with amazingly beautiful colors formed because of the algae and bacteria that thrive in these springs…making us realize how resilient life is. Also got to see quite some wild life at the park - elks, bisons, marmots and even a bear though from a safe distance. From Yellowstone we went to glacier national park….once again we witnessed so much of beauty outside formed becau...

beargrass valley..enroute to iceberg lake..

more dances...

iceberg trail..

spring flowers enroute to the hidden falls trail..

drumming and singing..

singing for the dance....

indian festival at browing

our campsite in the beautiful meadows of glacier national park..

aspen, pine and fir growing together...

glacier national park...

canyon at yellowstone national park

beautiful green....

different colors in a spring...caused by bacterias and algae that thrive here...

mid geyser basin at yellowstone national park

amit and an elk :-)

ice lake

beautful meadows of glacier lilies (backcountry hiking)

our camp site in the wilderness....

one of the many beautiful vistas during the hike...

back country hiking...canyon trail to ice lake...

we drove to the grand teton park last night…what can I say about the beauty of this place..it is Grand!! Pristine lakes are found all around the place with beautiful cobbled stone around them. the tetones look magnificent with nothing around them to challenge their beauty…there is a rich diversity of wild life (we have already spotted 2 bisons and a moose). We had planned to do a day hike (in silence) to lake solitude…it is about a 14 mile hike with about 2 miles via boat..as soon as we boarded the boat, amit realized that he was not carrying battery for his camera…he surely did not want to do the hike without his third eye …more so he realized that his extra battery was still happily getting charged in the salt lake city state library!! Whew!! Amit had a long face and had a tough time believing that he had betrayed the battery and the charger and left them behind in salt lake city (300 miles away). Anyway, once again we got an opportunity to explore the goodness that exists around us...