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[I found the following notice on the bulletin board in the Tea Room of Solidity Hamlet. I have emailed Lesley and received a reply. See "walking sangha" (in the blog's links?) for why this was a special discovery for me ("Dharma Hike" is similar to what I proposed there).]
Summer 2009 (July) or Aug?
contact: lesleyhawk a@t yahoo . com / Lesley McClintock (510)649-13xx
Let's hike in the high sierras!
Dear brothers and sisters,
I would like to invite you to hike with me on the John Muir Trail for a few days up to 2-3 weeks. I plan to hike Florence Lake to Mt. Whitney, but can do another part.
We can practice mindful walking, breathing, meditating in the forest, and more. It will be a pilgrimage of sorts to deepen our own practice and explore our relationships with all living beings. No cost except your food and transport.
We can hike maybe 5-15 miles a day, with layover days. (This is flexible though.) High altitude--so good physical shape is important--but you have time to train! We can do side trails as well. Lots of lakes and rivers for swimming.
[Hand-written on a 25cm^2 paper, illustrated with three snow-capped mountains, from which a river flows--into a lake, under a bridge, into another lake. Two hikers, two sitters, a bird, pines: three here, one there, two here. "Let's hike. . ." follows the contour of the ridgeline. "We can hike. . ." is in the foreground lake. "Dharma Hike", above it all in a heavier font with scroll-like underlining.]
