Kootenay Summit, British Columbia
Reach The Top
It was a very gradual climb to the tallest mountain in the Kootenay range. 17,074 metres is what my legs ascended. Not a big deal. It was gorgeous at the top with snow all about. It resembles how I picture Siva’s abode – serene, fresh, clean.
At that summit, cyclists, motorists, and the very rare walker, were sharing travelling stories. There, to our surprise, we also met a fellow from Kilarney, Manitoba, whom we had the good fortune to meet last summer when I trekked through. Small world at the top of the world.
It was a third time that a gentleman saw me walking and he decided to stop and offer me his award winning cherry juice product. That was the tastiest nectar you’ll ever have. He and others took the trouble to stop their vehicle, turn around on this hazardous climbing road, to offer drink and food.
Speaking of food, restaurateurs, Vijeta and Ariya are running a successful eating place at Baker Street in Nelson. After reaching the top of the Kootenay Summit, our team of four, including Billie the parrot, drove off to Nelson and the Jagannatha Puri Express restaurant for a tour of the place, followed by a program I conducted at the residence of the couple. Friends came, and for some of them it was a first in experiencing a “Krishna thing” according to one person.
In my talk I emphasized some universal principles such as, we are not these bodies, we are spirits. For the spirit there is no beginning and no end. And finally, as humans, we have the obligation to seek liberation and to terminate bondage.
To our hosts, Vijeta and Ariya, thank you so much. Your hospitality reached the top.
May the Source be with you!
29 KM
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