It is 10:18 PM. I am writing from inside my tent - sitting on my sleeping bag - bed. What an amazing end to an even amazing day!
The drive all day was beautiful! It began with Grand Teton National Park. My pictures do no justice to the beauty of Mother Nature. The sheer magnanimity of the peaks and the sky and the expansive infinite space simply blows the mind away. I stopped again and again and again. It was simply breathtaking! And then I drove into Yellowstone. I just drove a little and took the East entrance exit and drove straight to Montana. And then again my mind was blow away - not once but three times. Leaving Yellowstone behind the vegetation changed drastically. At one point I was driving through these huge ravines or canyons. They were mind blowing. I forgot the name of this park. The gigantic mud canyons and the river flowing through them was sight to behold. My mind kept saying - where am I! What is this! Oh My God! And then as if it was not enough - I encountered the wild wild west like in the movies as I drove through Buffalo Bill National Park. It has topped the list! It has even beaten Grand Tetons! The mountain range here were definitely bigger than Grand Tetons and they were GIGANTIC - my jaw dropped! And the infinite expansive space made me feel so tiny. It was directly out of a western B/W movie. I felt as though I have gone to a different time and place and even planet! This was in a place called Cody. I think it was still in Wyoming. And then we entered Montana. I love this place too. The shapes of the mountains and the dry yellow covering is beautiful! And by the time I drove closer to where I was supposed to be there was no signal. At first, I was a little scared as it was nowhere land and there was no sign. My GPS also gave up! This thought did cross my mind - Imagine you drove all this was and there is nothing! And I surprised myself as there was no disappointment at that! My first thought was - where will I stay tonight! :)
And then the signs started showing up and I arrived! It was a huge reserve - empty land whee there were tipis, ritual arena and many tents already setup. People had already arrived and setup. And they are continuing to arrive even now! There are so many people! I registered and then had to drive and figure out a place to setup. I picked a spot and then got out of my car - thinking - "Oh God! Let this tent setup work out smoothly". And just as I thought, I heard a voice - "Can I help you with your tent? I looked up and saw this most beautiful young lady walk towards me. She is my neighbor now. She helped me setup the tent. Thanks Karen! It was a piece of cake and was done in less than 10 inutes. She also helped me get all the stuff out! And then I Spent the next 30 minutes setting up all the stuff inside and outside. I realized so many things I didn't bring which was essential for a Camping trip. I will have to be creative and innovative. The biggest challenge is shower and portable potties! It will all be interesting! I made myself a little sandwich. And then took my camera and walked around! Met lot of people - from france, and other parts of Europe and so many states of US. There are so many Native Indians. I am soooo excited! In the ritual arena, the fire is already setup and one of the grandfathers who is the fire bearer already did some cleansing ritual! I met his daughter - Billy Joe. She is sweet! I then walked back to my tent. Before going to sleep, I decided to draw a mother peace card from the Major Arcana to know what strength of mine is showing up and guess what - MAgician! And that is all about fire and manifesting and creating something powerful -s tearing change! Oh! Well!
Now I am going to go o sleep. No Cell phones here. And looks like my laptop only has 34 minutes left. Soon she will disappear too. Then I will go for my book. I am going to do some painting. Images are already forming shape in my mind.
Before going to bed, will peek out to see the sky - the stars began popping few minutes ago. Since the lights are so few, you can even see the galaxies. Cant wait! Good Night Everyone!
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