Join us for free samples of premium GTEA, either Ancient White or Black Loose Leaf Tea and a hike to steep in appreciation of nature.
Appreciation Hike: Lower Macleay to Pittock Mansion out & back
Date: Sunday, October 30th at 11 AM to 1 PM
Distance: 5 miles round trip
Pace: 2.0-3.0 mph
Duration: Roughly 2.0 hrs
Address: 2960 NW Upshur St. Portland, OR 97210
Directions: Turn onto Highway 30 heading west towards St. Helens, and exit at Vaughn St. Turn left at the first light onto NW 23rd, then right onto Thurman Ave. Turn right on NW 28th, then an immediate left onto Upshur. The park is 3 blocks further at the end of Upshur.
Parking: There are roughly 6 spaces at the park. Additional parking is found on surrounding residential streets, including Thurman Ave.
Stress sucks. But the forest is close at hand. Share your presence while immersed in time honored elements of nature. Seek the profound simplicity of an observant walk with like-minded folks. Allowing ourselves to experience the visceral calm of the natural world can become the antidote to our largely unnatural waking lives. With time you may even find some sense of clarity about what is truly necessary and what is glaringly unnecessary for you on your path.
This hike will include brief introductions of participants so inclined to share. A portion of the hike is silent. This is your opportunity to be mindful of your forest experience, and perhaps enjoy a passive camaraderie with other hikers, or whatever else happens to enter your mind and your senses. We will assist your mindfulness with simple guiding words to help you in your process of discovery. This is about you! And in a way, because of you it is about all of us together! At the conclusion of the hike, and time permitting, we may talk about what we enjoyed, unexpected surprises and any challenges that crept up.
Be grateful. Find beauty. Become more whole.
Please reference the path for our hike: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/oregon/lower-macleay-park-to-pittock-mansion
Other resources:
Imagine Well Being - htpps://www.liveimagining.org - "Envisioning a world where well-being is available to everyone."
Richard Hood, Co Host - htpps://www.gteashop.com - htpps://www.shinein.org - Cognitive Health Matters of Being