#old trips

Beautiful Morning Light The Kunjapuri Temple The next place I want to write about is Kunjapuri, which is close to Rishikesh. My buddy and I drove up one morning to photograph the beautiful morning light. If memory serves, we left our hotel at 4 am, hired a taxi, and drove up the hill. Once we reached our destination, I discovered we had to climb almost one hundred steps to reach the temple…

Past the apex.

Long Ago in Agra

Your Shoes and the Journeys You Undertake My Timberland Shoes! You may consider me to be crazy, and it’s possible I am quite mad. Why, you might ask, why I am writing a blog post about my Timberland shoes. However, I’d like you to stay with me, as I write about my Timberland shoes and the journeys you take. Shoes are critical to the comfort of our walk and our gait. Do you disagree? I…

Kankhal. Shiva’s Townlet

The Shiva Temple in the Townlet The famous Shiva Temple in Kankhal And so, the time has come to talk about the last place we visited. After Rishikesh, Kunjapuri, Neelkanth, and Haridwar, we went to Kankhal. I don’t know how to describe Kankhal, because it is not a town, neither is it a village or hamlet. Nor is Kankhal a colony of Haridwar, though some may call it that. After much cogitation, I…

Peace on Earth Sunset from the Lakshman Jhula. Rishikesh The Ganges River flowing between the hills, and the sunset, has always created magic in Rishikesh. I have always experienced calm when I have sat by the water at dusk. I’ve spent evenings sitting by the riverside, as the sun goes down, creating magic in the sky. This is when I experience the peace on earth, and all is well with the world.…

The City Of Yoga A temple and the bridge. The GangesA sadhu sits and contemplates life, I assume.Bathing. No bikini allowed!Yoga on the beachThe woman and the cowIndians and foreigners join in the evening prayer at the Parmarth Ashram. RishikeshIndians and foreigners join in the evening prayer at the Parmarth Ashram. RishikeshThe Old Man & The EveningThe offering floats along the Ganges. In…