Comments | emilya: In the Valley of the Yosemite

emilya

In the Valley of the Yosemite

May 20, 2009 17:54

Some time ago, my mother, for some unfathomable reason, decided that she would like to go to a 10-day Buddhist meditation retreat somewhere in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Now, you might be wondering: what, precisely, is so daunting about a 10-day meditation retreat? Is it not a rather fashionable sort of activity these days? Wandering ( Read more... )

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emilya May 21 2009, 18:30:55 UTC

Is this so future emilya can visit future theinimitable_l in Portland, where she shall probably be residing the next time winter comes around?

Alas, I don't know how feasible that would be. Trips to Oregon on my part tend to involve grandmother-in-Salem-visiting, for which a car is rather required, thus making a train journey a bit impractical.

sarcasticwriter May 21 2009, 10:41:18 UTC

Wow, looks like it was a beautiful trip!

emilya May 21 2009, 20:05:37 UTC

Thanks! I took something like 200 pictures, and it was totally worth not being able to walk down stairs for the next three days!

Can't wait to have my say anonymous April 13 2011, 23:20:33 UTC

Hey - I am really glad to discover this. great job!