Life is a journey through a forest out of which no one ever comes out alive.
So what does that mean:
Have full fun while you are in the forest, enjoy the wildlife, the sunny , cloudy as well as the dull days. No use fearing the future or grumbling over the forlorn past. The journey will come to an end one day and near the end there wont be much time left to explore much. And who knows when is the end, so its better do what you always dreamed of, atleast give it a shot and if you fail, you will have the satisfaction of trying to achieve your dream. There are very few who actually achieve their dream, and even few who attempt to achieve it. So give your best shot, relish the juicy sweet fruits on the way, endure the rough waters while crossing the rivers, capture the beauty of the naive wildlife and the deep blue waters, snow capped mountains, lush green grasslands, deep canyons, gorges. There is no end to the list of things you can see, discover and do on your way through the forest. You can have both your hands full. When the journey comes to an end you are either a satisfied traveller who had all the fun possible in the forest and your spirit is beaming with knowledge, discoveries and beauty. On the other hand you could be a traveller who forgot to enjoy the journey and just realzied the journey is over. You are tired, bruised and dissatisfied that you never had the courage to do what you wanted to. So decide how you want to see yourself?
I am going to try and do this from now in my life, its easier said than done i know, but let me give it a shot to be the fun loving traveller of life. (BTW traveller is British english, while traveler is American english).
Friday, September 5, 2008
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
The most awesome trip ever- Yellowstone National Park
The skies shine deep blue with conical clouds hovering on beautiful hills. Smoke and water erupts unforeseen in any direction you see. The river accompanies you wherever you go, clear as a crystal, flowing with utmost grace. The vast plateau, colorful basin, serene valley, profound canyon, mystic waterfalls, green grasslands, calm lakes and dancing rivers, all provide a lovely habitat for the inhabitants of this ecosystem. The inhabitants make their appearance every now and then and include the huge Bisons with an innocent face, posing mooses, grazing dears, poghorns, rare coyotes and fox and the abundant elks. Yellowstone National Park is the perfect example of an ecosystem with all members of it in perfect harmony with each other.
We had our trip spread over 3 days. The first day we entered, the sudden apperance of the Bison along the Madison river got our heart jumping while we were busy capturing the elk family relaxing by the river. We got some videos of the Bison and went South towards the Old Faithful region. There we spent the rest of the day seeing different geysers erupting at different times including Old Faithful, riverside, castle and some mud pots. B was quite angry the way we were spending the time posing before every geyser as being the planner he was afraid that we wont be able to catch all geysers which were predicted to erupt in the next few minutes. We missed Grand, thats something for next time. S was trying different things during this walk like walking backwards, sidewards etc. R was as usual looking for food every now and then. L was trying to convince the 4 of us (me, B, S and R) on the correct pronunciation of geysers.
After a very pretty sunset in this geyser region, we headed towards our lodge. When we reached Grant village only the Lake restaurant was open. And the only veg option there was the Tuscan Bean soup. So me , B, S and R ordered that and L ordered a custom made dish which turned out to be quite challenging for the chef.
The next day i was the frist person to wake up as usual and woke everyone else. We left the hotel at 5 am to drive towards the Yellowstone Canyon and lower falls. We reached Artist point and the Canyon looked beautiful. We took pictures and enjoyed the early morning. We drove back along the widespread Yellowstone Lake and stopped to enjoy the cold and cloudy morning. The lake looked perfect at this time of the day. We saw wildlife on our way back. We all took a shower after coming back and went to the Grant Village Grill for our brunch. The Grill served burgers pretty much the same way as they were served in Union South with a Salad Bar. Also the Irish Cream coffee tasted quite similar. One thing i was obsessed about was gift shopping. Everytime i used to see a gift shop , i would end up buying some Yellowstone gift from there. We spent some time at the gift shop and spent the evening at the Upper Falls which was awesome. We then drove towards Tower Falls and by the time we came back, again the only place open for dinner was Lake Restaurant. We again had the Tuscan bean soup.That night we played Uno. The third day we drove towards Mammoth Hot Springs. What a pretty little town! Just looked like Europe. We went to Lamar Valley and saw huge herds of Bisons. It was pretty cold this day. We also crossed the 45 degree latitude this day where quite some unusual things happened. Like B hitting his eye on the car door, L almost falling into the river, S behaving normal and R not feeling hungry. We attributed this to the strange geological phenomenon present at this latitude :-). This evening we also saw a fox through the binoculars. While driving back it snowed this night. Overall days well spent at this beautiful location which I recommend a must go atleast once.
We had our trip spread over 3 days. The first day we entered, the sudden apperance of the Bison along the Madison river got our heart jumping while we were busy capturing the elk family relaxing by the river. We got some videos of the Bison and went South towards the Old Faithful region. There we spent the rest of the day seeing different geysers erupting at different times including Old Faithful, riverside, castle and some mud pots. B was quite angry the way we were spending the time posing before every geyser as being the planner he was afraid that we wont be able to catch all geysers which were predicted to erupt in the next few minutes. We missed Grand, thats something for next time. S was trying different things during this walk like walking backwards, sidewards etc. R was as usual looking for food every now and then. L was trying to convince the 4 of us (me, B, S and R) on the correct pronunciation of geysers.
After a very pretty sunset in this geyser region, we headed towards our lodge. When we reached Grant village only the Lake restaurant was open. And the only veg option there was the Tuscan Bean soup. So me , B, S and R ordered that and L ordered a custom made dish which turned out to be quite challenging for the chef.
The next day i was the frist person to wake up as usual and woke everyone else. We left the hotel at 5 am to drive towards the Yellowstone Canyon and lower falls. We reached Artist point and the Canyon looked beautiful. We took pictures and enjoyed the early morning. We drove back along the widespread Yellowstone Lake and stopped to enjoy the cold and cloudy morning. The lake looked perfect at this time of the day. We saw wildlife on our way back. We all took a shower after coming back and went to the Grant Village Grill for our brunch. The Grill served burgers pretty much the same way as they were served in Union South with a Salad Bar. Also the Irish Cream coffee tasted quite similar. One thing i was obsessed about was gift shopping. Everytime i used to see a gift shop , i would end up buying some Yellowstone gift from there. We spent some time at the gift shop and spent the evening at the Upper Falls which was awesome. We then drove towards Tower Falls and by the time we came back, again the only place open for dinner was Lake Restaurant. We again had the Tuscan bean soup.That night we played Uno. The third day we drove towards Mammoth Hot Springs. What a pretty little town! Just looked like Europe. We went to Lamar Valley and saw huge herds of Bisons. It was pretty cold this day. We also crossed the 45 degree latitude this day where quite some unusual things happened. Like B hitting his eye on the car door, L almost falling into the river, S behaving normal and R not feeling hungry. We attributed this to the strange geological phenomenon present at this latitude :-). This evening we also saw a fox through the binoculars. While driving back it snowed this night. Overall days well spent at this beautiful location which I recommend a must go atleast once.
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