I met Janardan in 1983 at an ashram (a residential community dedicated to yoga and meditation) in India. The following year, back in the U.S., we got together for a road trip to various spiritual hot spots. The following stories describe our adventures during these travels. They are transcribed from taped conversations, and were originally published in a slightly different form in Janardan's "Hookah" magazine.
In later issues of Janardan's zine, I contributed a couple travelogues from non-geographical trips.
The following excerpts are from letters I wrote about 10 years ago to my high school friend Al. I had recently moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and was trying to share the magic of the time and place.