Heading Up the Mountain

It's Friday early morning, July 18, in Boulder, Colorado, and I'm loading up the car to head to Shambhala Mountain Center. Travel went smoothly yesterday for me, if you call getting up at 3:45 a.m "smooth."

I had arranged for a rental car away from the airport -- saves a lot of money if you pick up in town. I had asked for a sub sub conpact to save money and gas. Boulder Airporter dropped me at the Budget truck depot outside of Boulder and I wondered what kind of car I would possibly be getting. To my surprise, a free upgrade to a really nice look white Sonata. It reminded me of the cars in the Memoirs of Sir Nyima Sangpo that the Vidyadhara wrote. I began to relax, thinking this might just work out ok.

The next mission: to obtain katas -- went smoothly and I now have 50 at a bargain price from the Tibet Gallery.

Not much chance I'll be able to blog from SMC, but who knows? Looks like a beautiful day in the mountains and I'm planning to blast Handel's Water Music on my stereo system in the car, one of Chogyam Trungpa's favorite pieces of music.

And up we go!