I push myself up from my writing recliner and drag my finger across a row of travel journals. Tap a finger on my lower lip. Walk over to my work desk and drag the same…
Browsing Category dolpa pilgrimage
an orange american dot in a sky of tibetan clouds
How can almost a year have flown while my words still stumble? It’s a messy thing. Catching the processing of experiences down to something real, that happened, while at the same catching experience up to…
Pilgrimage of Poem & Music: Day 3, in the ring of the wind
A shortage of ponies keeps us, with bags packed and stacked at the doorway, hesitantly stationed in the tiny trail-head town of Jomsom. Today, Sangeetha and I follow our whim through the the alleys and…
pilgrimage of poem & music; day 1 in the Dolpa: dilation
We wake and jostle our belongings together in haste; today, as we have long planned, we will begin our journey into the Dolpa. Sacks stuffed, teeth brushed, packs on back, we descend the steep incline…
sponsor shout out: Jetboil
We had a number of amazing sponsors who spiked our gear with the best equipment in the field. Here’s my testimonial for Jetboil, who equipped us with our entire kitchen for our month in the…
pilgrimage of poem & music (an intimidating book to open)
Opening the book on our adventures in the Dolpa (rural Nepal) is as intimidating as the 17,000 foot passes we crossed to get there. Just look at a single page of my notes! So instead…
bendinggrass.com
You know those periods (over the last 7 years) where I disappear? Well, we’re in the middle of one of them. LUCKILY, my upcoming pilgrimage partner has her OWN blog and so you can now…