Druk's Path: A Journey on the Back of a Dragon

When does an adventure actually begin? What makes someone decide to do something unique, something daring, something challenging, something scary? This is the true story of a trek through the foothills of the Himalayas by a woman, who in her fiftieth year takes on the challenge of a wild adventure that culminates in finding out a lot about herself. This book opens with how this adventure came to be realized, what led up to the decision. It takes you along from the beginning visit to India to see the Taj Mahal, to the ancient and exotic city of Kathmandu, to Chitwan National Reserve and the last of the wild tigers, and finally to Bhutan. The spiritual journey begins at the Spring Festival, launching a five-day climb into the Himalayas on a path called The Dragon's Back Ridge or known in Bhutan as Druk's Path. As journal entries unfold, stories and impressions capture the essence of the adventure. You feel the cold, the uphill climbs, the hardship of getting from sea level to over 12,000 feet. You share the vistas, taste the food, enjoy the clouds, hear the wind. You meet the people, share the temple rituals, feel the solitude. The mystery and magic can sometimes only be captured in poetry, and the magnitude can only be seen between the lines. You are transported, and perhaps even become a part of the adventure just by reaching it. In epilogue, the books collects the synergy of the trek into a series of thoughts, of reflections, of epiphanies that were part of the experience, IT allows you to crawl inside the mind and heart of a woman who just turned 50 years old and traveled alone at the top of the world just to see what she would find there. You may even recognize some reflections of yourself. This is a story of one woman's adventure on the back of a Dragon.