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Camus and Bhagavad Gita-Joshua Tree Trip Report part 2 of 2

 Camus and the Bhagavad Gita- Joshua Tree Trip Report part 2 of 2 “Patience, he thought.  So much of this was patience-waiting, and thinking and doing things right.  So much of all this, so much of all Living was patience and thinking.” Gary Paulsen, Hatchet At the BNB camp sight, the amber mountains lined the horizon, tipped with snow.  There were giant stones everywhere, how did they get there?  A question for infinity.  It was the first thing on this trip to remind me of the titans and the Greeks.  It was older than the trees, to quote John Denver.  The first animal I saw was a crow.  I believe Crows are bad luck, but cool. I wasn’t that excited about the view during the day,  I wanted to see the stars.  Since the beginning of man’s existence, the stars provided entertainment and meaning and passion.  When I was a child we were vacationing in Vinalhaven, Maine, and there was a meteor shower.  Countless shooting ...