Hi wanderers!
Our June wandering will take place on Saturday, June 10th at 10am at Charmlee Wilderness Park. We’ll meet up at the picnic tables near the parking lot and enjoy a beautiful trail overlooking the ocean! Detailed information on the trail is available on All Trails, here.
Meetup Address: 2577 Encinal Canyon Rd. Malibu, CA 90265
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's what we've been digging into these past few weeks:
Essay - Discovery Before Knowledge by Andrea Friederici Ross - Humans & Nature
Poem - Sonnet by Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson
Video - Wood Swimmer - Aeon Videos
A note on land, community, and wandering:
We know that the land we travel 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.
This trail is in Malibu,CA and is part of traditional, sacred, and unceded land of the Chumash 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 Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation or Tongva Land Conservancy and the indigenous communities who, at great cost, care and have cared for the lands on which we live and walk.
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 do our very best to create an environment of hospitality that honors the complex realities each person brings with them as we wonder and wander.
We Hope to see you soon.
// paz