quick update...
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 because of so many forces of nature (including the destructive forces) that came together over a millions of years….all the beauty encouraging to cultivate the beauty within.
We were also lucky to be able to attend the 59th annual native American festival and got to learn more about the black feat native Americans in browning – native americans from all over the us come to celebrate this powwow….it was a wonderful and the most colorful experience…lots of dances, beautiful, colorful and elaborate dresses, broad smiles and excitement everywhere. It was quite funny telling these people that we were Indians from India J. Something that really impressed me was their way of singing and beating the drums…there was a group of 8 to 9 young men sitting around a big drum …beating it and singing with all their might, energy and passion. i don’t know how to describe the singing…at times it was like soulful and haunting wails…and at times it reminded us of howl of animals…we are not sure if they were using words in their singing or not….but watching them sing with so much of passion did touch our hearts.
Yesterday, we entered Canada and are now in the waterton park (Canadian side of the glacier national park).
*** did I tell you that in these last couple of days , we lost our car keys twice…once when amit threw the car keys into the garbage can with the other garbage…you have to realize that it was not easy to open the garbage can because it was one of those bear protected trash cans. eventually we were able to open the can but not before becoming an amusing spectacle for a lot of people….
The second key experience was at the st. mary campground where amit kept the car keys in his jeans pocket and then decided to change into shorts…neatly folded his jeans and kept it inside the car and locked the car…only to realize immediately that the key is inside!! Thanks to AAA we got our keys.
Will keep you posted on more key experiences.
From Yellowstone we went to glacier national park….once again we witnessed so much of beauty outside formed because of so many forces of nature (including the destructive forces) that came together over a millions of years….all the beauty encouraging to cultivate the beauty within.
We were also lucky to be able to attend the 59th annual native American festival and got to learn more about the black feat native Americans in browning – native americans from all over the us come to celebrate this powwow….it was a wonderful and the most colorful experience…lots of dances, beautiful, colorful and elaborate dresses, broad smiles and excitement everywhere. It was quite funny telling these people that we were Indians from India J. Something that really impressed me was their way of singing and beating the drums…there was a group of 8 to 9 young men sitting around a big drum …beating it and singing with all their might, energy and passion. i don’t know how to describe the singing…at times it was like soulful and haunting wails…and at times it reminded us of howl of animals…we are not sure if they were using words in their singing or not….but watching them sing with so much of passion did touch our hearts.
Yesterday, we entered Canada and are now in the waterton park (Canadian side of the glacier national park).
*** did I tell you that in these last couple of days , we lost our car keys twice…once when amit threw the car keys into the garbage can with the other garbage…you have to realize that it was not easy to open the garbage can because it was one of those bear protected trash cans. eventually we were able to open the can but not before becoming an amusing spectacle for a lot of people….
The second key experience was at the st. mary campground where amit kept the car keys in his jeans pocket and then decided to change into shorts…neatly folded his jeans and kept it inside the car and locked the car…only to realize immediately that the key is inside!! Thanks to AAA we got our keys.
Will keep you posted on more key experiences.
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