Toronto / Salt Lake City
Going
For the Finish
Upon landing in Salt Lake City, the Air
Canada flight pilot informed us of 95°F
weather outside. That’s warm. I was met by my trusted brahmachari team, Hayagriva, Marshal and now also Curtis Taylor
from Calgary, to drive us to Helper, a town in Utah. This is a location close to where I reconvene
the U.S. walk.
I had been telling everyone back home in
Canada that it’s the last leg of my trek.
“It will take forty-five days to complete. I won’t see you for a month and a half. I’ll be going through mountain, desert and
green regions, finishing off at San Francisco.”
While at the airport in Toronto, I e-mailed
my dear godsister, Malati, who had attended the first Ratha Yatra (Chariot
Festival) outside of India, fifty years ago.
That was in San Francisco, somewhere near the Pacific, and that’s the
actual route I anticipate taking. It
would be a celebratory walk. Fifty years
of Krishna Consciousness on the west coast of America is something worth
honouring, and I'm glad to be part of it in a unique way, by doing all this
walking.
In fact, living the life of a monk is
unique in this day and age of sensual pursuits.
I mentioned to Curtis over the phone, before he embarked on a long bus
journey from Calgary, “You’re a misfit like I am. We don’t fit in to this materialistic
society, so come, join our team and give it a try. Let’s celebrate it together.”
He responded immediately and purchased that
bus ticket. Good for him and for us.
May the Source be with you!
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