Hello fellow travelers!
Our October wandering will take place on Saturday, October 29, 10am - 1pm at the Los Leones trail in Topanga State Park.
The trailhead can be found at:
566 Los Liones Drive, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272).
This trail is described as moderately challenging. It is difficult to gauge accessibility for trails. “Moderate” means different things for different people, abilities, and experience. We are a community of support and will help one another enjoy our time on trail and hike as we all feel comfortable. We will approach our hike with intention and care.
Details, directions, and recommendations at: All Trails - Los Leones Trail
This trail is in Pacific Palisades, California and is part of traditional, sacred, and unceded land of the Chumash, Tongva-Gabrieleño, Fernandeño Tataviam, and other Indigenous peoples. We must be mindful of the fact that this is native land. Consider what that means to you and to us as we hike. How can we best honor the land and those from whom it is stolen?
We encourage all those who live and move on indigenous lands to learn about the history of this land and to be active in responding to the deep wounds caused by colonization. We also ask all who wander with us to support the Tongva Land Conservancy and the indigenous communities who, at great cost, care and have cared for the lands on which we live and walk.
We know that the land we walk together is scarred by layered histories of abuse - culturally and ecologically. Our hikes take place on traditional, sacred, unceded land of many indigenous tribes. We are working to be part of a movement for renewed relationship & restitution.
Regardless of who you are, who you love, your beliefs or understandings, we hope you will feel welcomed, affirmed, embraced, and heard if you wander with us.
We recognize that the very nature of our wanderings requires a level of ability that is not a reality for all. We support one another while hiking our hike. We also recognize that the outdoors is not always a safe and welcoming space for all. We do our very best to create an environment of hospitality that honors the complex realities each person brings with them to the trail.
Please send an RSVP to payton.hoegh@spiritualityinnature.org so we know who to expect!
Recommended gear: Sun Hat, Layers, Sun block, Water and Snacks
If you want to know some of what we’ve been digging into check out:
(Interview) Encounters with Spirit w/ Sandra Cisneros
(Poem) On My Aging by Carolyn Marie Rodgers
(Essay) All of the Nature to Change by Barbara Gates
Hope to see you soon!
// paz