Hi wanderers!

Our December wandering will take place on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 10:00am at the Lower Arroyo Seco Trail in Pasadena, CA

Trailhead Address: 221 San Pascual Ave., South Pasadena, 91030

Street parking is available on San Pascual and we’ll meet up near the Stables at 10:00am. To make things easier carpool if at all possible!

Details for the trail are available at: theoutbound.com/los-angeles/running/running-the-arroyo-seco-trail

This trail is in Pasadena, California and is part of traditional, sacred, and unceded land of the Tongva-Gabrieleño, Kizh, 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

Here's what we've been digging into these past few weeks:

Essay - The Serviceberry – Robin Wall Kimmerer | emergencemagazine.org

Poem - On the Grasshopper and Cricket - John Keats | Poetry Foundation

Video - "Wintering" - Katherine May

Hope to see you soon.

// paz