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Walking Local Waters ~ Reclaiming Pilgrimage
by Scott Davidson, a story of walking with local waters in the Lagunitas Creek watershed with teens
Lagunitas Creek Watershed - Autumn 2017
Oh, what a day! Adolescents and pilgrimage? Really?!
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Chico students of The Wildflower School walked this mini and potent water pilgrimage with Lagunitas Creek in my home watershed just before the Bioneers Conference​. So simple, natural and meaningful.
After hiking up to Kent Lake, we shared favorite places and stories of water, a kind of invocation into the center of our circle...
They found a stick, touched string to water with sincere wishes, then tied the two together to co-create a walking staff...
An empty bottle received waters from the local reservoir, then included some of their home waters from Chico and from Walking Water with waters from around the world, a pilgrimage that is walking through LA right now...
"We hiked to get up here, but the walk downstream will be a bit different." We walked in silence for an hour, carrying the water, staff and wishes with care, then broke silence with a council in the redwoods by the creek. ​
They were touched and curious, to my delight. What a blessing. An hour later they walked into the Bioneers Youth Orientation circle with their own impulse to offer some water to that center with staff in hand. I'M SO GRATEFUL, what a privilege, oh my...
Thank you Kelly Munson for inviting me to co-lead this with you, and to Kate Bunney for being such a good friend of water everyday! 

To schedule a walk, please contact Scott Davidson, Scott@DeepNatureGuides.com, 831.359.9852​

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