Hi friends,

Our November wandering will take place Saturday, November 23rd at 10am at Millard Canyon Falls.

Trailhead Address: Millard Trail Camp, 4041 Chaney Trail, Altadena, CA 91001  

To get to the trailhead: From Interstate 210 in Pasadena, exit Lake Ave. and go north to Loma Alta Dr. Turn west (left) on Loma Alta and drive to Chaney Trail Drive (flashing yellow light). Take a right turn on Chaney and follow the road until it dead ends at the trailhead. Park at trailhead and follow signs to the campground.

We’ll meet up at the big parking area at the bottom of the hill at 9:30am. A $5 “Adventure Pass” is needed to park. Get it in advance and carpool if at all possible!

Details, directions, and recommendations at: hikespeak.com/trails/millard-falls/

This trail is in Altadena, California and is part of traditional, sacred, and unceded land of the Tongva-Gabrieleño, Fernandeño Tataviam, and other Indigenous peoples.

We wander in spaces with layered, complex histories that include abuse and exclusion. We try to be mindful and work towards understanding, renewed relationship & restitution. Learn more here. 

The nature of our wanderings requires a level of ability that is not a reality for all. We walk as a community, conscious of varying ability and individual need. Regardless of your particular ability, 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.

Please send an RSVP to payton.hoegh@spiritualityinnature.org so we know who to expect!

Recommended gear: Comfortable shoes, Sun hat, Layers, Sun block, Water and Snacks

Here are the resources we’ve been digging into that we hope will guide and shape our conversation:

Essay - Unphotographable: Singular Magic of Autumn - by Richard Adams - Marginalian

Poem - For Calling the Spirit Back… - by Joy Harjo - Poets

Video - The Facts of Life - by Padraig O’Tuama - On Being

Hope to see you soon!

// paz