Anchorage, Alaska
North to Alaska
My God siblings, Krishnadas,
Paurnamasi and I landed at Anchorage Airport where we were happily greeted by
residents Sudevi and Ryan, a sweet couple, whom we had never met but are
connected to culturally. It is our first time to Alaska and I would say
everything you read or see about the place is magically true. The couple showed
us the downtown, the views of the bay with Mount McKinley in the background and
then there is Kincaid Park, which Krishnadas and I explored.
I was under the impression,
initially, that we would be enwrapped in boreal forest but was surprised to be
in the company of poplars, birches, aspens and a whole assortment of
vegetation, amongst the horse tail, raspberries and even dandelions. We sighted
moose – a mother and two calves – as well as other animals and watched an
amazing tide come in at the bay. There is a popular location where the public
views planes and their dissension and ascension. It gets quite loud. Remember
that Alaska is very remote and flight is the main means of supplies coming in
as well as carrying passengers, such as tourist.
Our purpose in visiting has more
to do with assessing the area to see if features are favourable for
establishing a community here; for developing higher consciousness. So far so
good as we depend somewhat on our hosts in the endeavor to shape such a thing.
We all took to sitting by the
beach near where the planes land and takeoff, to engage in kirtan and
pass out books on transcendence, authored by our dear, Prabhupada. It was a
fantastic welcome to Alaska.
May the Source be with you!
7 km
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