--- In [email protected], Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 6, 2007, at 8:23 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > Yes, it's a mile deep. If you're considering doing > > any strenous hiking or biking, do read the guide- > > lines provided by the Park Service. Especially > > regarding water and carrying enough of it. Dozens > > of people die there every year of dehydration, > > many of them seasoned hikers from other countries > > who are used to hiking long distances, but who > > did not realize how much water they'd need in > > a desert climate. > > I would think going in a group would be the way to do this, > safety in numbers and all that.
Yup. > Nice description. Thanks. As it turns out, the description was the result of a minor spiritual experience I had today, having been reminded of Grand Canyon. When I needed to remember some of the mythic names of the place I couldn't find my map of the canyon, so I went back to a story I wrote a few years ago, sitting there on a ledge with my laptop. I found the names of the strata, but then went back reread the story. And interestingly enough, something of the power and silence of the place and the state of attention I wore when I was last there still "came through" when I reread it, leaving me in a remarkably peaceful and high place. Go figure. Neat exper- ience...and unexpected. Anyway, if you're interested, the story is online at: http://ramalila.net/RoadTripMind/rtm55.html It probably requires some "back story" before reading it, though. Sunsetdance is narrated by someone we met in an earlier story called Stardance. The narrator had some wonderful spiritual experiences in that first story (http://ramalila.net/RoadTripMind/rtm04.html), but it ended with him beating feet into the Bardo. He got squished. I always felt bad about that, so I reincarn- ated him for the last story in the book. He's a real wiseass; I really liked him.
