SLC to Reno

I wrote this whole long post, an it got erased. Doh! Basically, the trip to Reno was uneventful, save for the 100+ temperature! Some final pics from Salt Lake:

Thanks to Michael and Sophia for putting me up!


My final night I saw Genpo Roshi speak here. He's amazing...


Other pics from the drive:








Later!

-- Post From My iPhone

Hello from Salt Lake City

Well, I've been in Salt Lake City for a few days now, and I must say it is a really lovely place. The weather is great and the people are very kind. My old college friend Michael Case and his girlfriend Sophia have been kind enough to put me up for a few days, until I leave for Reno.

Last night I saw my favorite band, the Avett Brothers! They played an outdoor concert. Here's a pic:





Michael and I checked out the huge Mormon Temple. We weren't allowed in the actual temple, since we're not Mormons, but we were able to go to Temple Square:






Today Michael took me to possibly the best pizza joint in the west, Este Pizza. And then we went hiking. More pics:







This is the view Bringham Young saw when arriving to the Salt Lake basin, after walking 1300 miles, and proclaiming, "This is the spot."



Ta ta!!

-- Post From My iPhone

A few Dathun pics

Lots of silence!
Beautiful rainbows throughout, including the first and last day:

Beautiful sky....

Group photo!

This is a typical oryoki meal. Here we have oatmeal and scrambled eggs:

One morning we woke up at 5am and hiked half an hour to see the sunrise...

Acharya Ferguson:

The tent. It got really, REALLY cold at night!

Out of Sangha Retreat and Dathun!

Wow, that was an intense five weeks! The first one was spent with Acharya Adam Lobel, Pema Chodron and Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. The the next four weeks was spent, mostly meditating in silence, with Acharya Gaylon Ferguson. I posted all my pictures at www.facebook.com/evansilverman but I'll throw a few up here:

Great Stupa of Dharmakaya, Which Liberates Upon Sight:


Last picture with best friend Ciprian, who was at Shambhala Mountain Center on a different retreat:

With Pema Chodron!

At the highest point of SMC, called Marpa's Peak:

For Dathun pictures and more, go to my facebook page. Much easier than posting here!

David Bartlett encounters iAlien during Dathun

Perhaps anything is funny during a thirty day meditation retreat...

Waking up to deer at dathün

Leaving my tent in the morning while on meditation retreat, I encounter 3 deer!