Sacred Camel Gardens

Valencia, Pennsylvania

Tonight we arrived at our destination in Brewster, New York. But before I get into that let’s do some catch up on the previous day’s events. Continue reading →

After driving from Iowa through Illinois and Indiana we pulled into the beautiful Lilac Thyme Stables in Ohio’s Columbia Station. The camels were greeted by a dozen or so cheering young girls holding up signs with the camels’ names and images drawn and painted. The girls ran alongside the trailer as we drove up the driveway. Continue reading →

Last night, Sunday May 13, we unloaded Sage and Phoenix into a lush paddock outside the house of Linda Nebbe of Cedar Falls, Iowa. New, and never before tasted, grasses, weeds, bark and tree leaves had them immediately turned “on”. Continue reading →

On the green lawns of the Edgerton Explorit Center, in Aurora Nebraska, Sage and Phoenix were welcomed by a group of happy kids, happy to meet the two camels and happy to collect grass for them. Continue reading →

Last night, after leaving Nevada many hours earlier, we drew into Park City, Utah, to the home of Charmian Wright. Charmian is one of North America’s leading camel veterinarians.

Sage and Phoenix disembarked the trailer and we led them around to their overnight accommodations in an enclosure alongside Charmian’s spirited and handsome horse. Continue reading →

After a wonderful send off from about 20 people, this morning, it was a smooth and easy day getting from Middletown, California, over to Washoe Valley, near Reno. Phoenix and Sage traveled well and were in good shape upon arrival, relaxed and relational.

Susan Juetten is our host here and the camels are now resting in her ‘backyard’., sampling the desert plants, and her compost! She wants to keep them! Continue reading →

Today we load Sage and Phoenix into their trailer and head over the Sierras to Washoe Valley, near Reno, Nevada, where we spend our first night…

Our eventual destination is the Green Chimneys School in New York, where Sage and Phoenix will begin their new life. Continue reading →

Our view of animals is limited by our view of ourselves. Continue reading →

The North American Sacred Camel Ceremony soon begins….

A couple of days ago I felt a subtle but clear shift in Sage and Phoenix. They’re sensing the changes coming in their lives…

Our May 10 departure approaches, with plans and preparations coming into focus. Continue reading →

May 10, 2012.

Early morning…

Sage and Phoenix boldly step into their trailer for the seven day journey across the breadth of North America… Continue reading →

My good friend, Coal, died recently (Feb 23). He was hit by a truck. Not pretty. Coal was about 13 years old, living a good life here among the camels. Never my ‘pet’ he was always his own man. I love and miss him. The heart breaks…

Adi Da said it all: “Coal is a good guy. He’s a serious dog.”

Coal and Adi Da's first meeting

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The February 4 Sacred Camel Ceremony was attended by a small group of people and two camels. The rest of the herd came and went, or stayed further afield.

Peaceful Baba took up his position for the ceremony opening, but after a while he moved out nearby to graze some fresh hay. Continue reading →