Eagle River, Alaska
Trekking and Meeting
There was the cry of a loon,
which enthused Krsnadas and I to walk to its source, Sand Lake. Once we reached
there, the loon was hard to spot. We did witness an osprey with deliberate
determination to get breakfast. It sailed in the air, then dove like a dart for
a catch. Looks like it caught something in its beak. Its speed restricted us
from picking up all the details.
I did spot a group of sandhill
cranes in flight at noon. That was majestic. Too bad it rains quite a lot.
Sudevi tells us that August is the monsoon season. This means we spend
substantial time indoors. That was not all that bad when you consider it allows
us to spend quality time with Karly, who is an avid listener to the podcast
“Wisdom of the Sages,” which has a big draw.
The moist weather today also made
it conducive to make a home visit to Jagatikandha. She’s originally from New
Orleans. She and her husband, Amsu (now deceased, great soul), were assigned to
the Toronto temple back in ’72/’73, so I remember her from then. What a
pleasure this was to chat with her and her grandson, Max, along with our host,
Ryan and Sudevi. Chanting is always purifying. Another plus point here is that
we are meeting people of bhakti or devotional orientation.
A final short walk was back to
Kincaid Park. A side trail allured Krishnadas and I. Not to worry about
grizzlies. We did see bear scat, which comes in different colors. We joked that
bears may discharge scat based on their color. In that regard, polar bears may
excrete white poop. That gave us a laugh.
May the source be with you!
5 km
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