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May 31, 2022
Cornelius, OR - Almost, but not quite
Pulling up in front of the small Cornelius United Methodist Church on Memorial Day Weekend, the many American flags planted around the...


May 31, 2022
Forest Grove, OR - College days
I've stopped at Pacific University a few times to walk their large, brick labyrinth. At least twice, it's been raining and cold. Still,...


May 26, 2022
Napa, CA - Wine country find
Napa is known for riches - of wine, food, nature, and much more. I could only find one labyrinth in the town. I'm sure there are more so...


May 26, 2022
Oakland, CA - Graduation day
It was spring commencement at Mills College in Oakland during my visit. I was of course unaware but the party was happening across the...


May 26, 2022
Kensington, CA - A moment of stress relief
About 10 minutes north of the University of California's Berkeley campus, I came across the Arlington Community Church labyrinth. I...


May 26, 2022
Oakland, CA - Inside a caldera
When a volcano erupts, one results is large crater in the earth. That's called a caldera. I'm not sure I knew the name for this until a...


May 26, 2022
Castro Valley, CA - In the shadows
This 11-circuit large pattern was located behind Holy Cross Episcopal Church. There's a small path from the parking lot that leads to a...


May 26, 2022
San Leandro, CA - Meditation during tough times
When people ask me where to find labyrinths, I point to churches and hospitals. I always appreciate a hospital that keeps one close by,...


May 26, 2022
San Leandro, CA - Colorful and cozy
Right off the street to the right of the main doors at First United Methodist Church in San Leandro, CA, outside of Oakland, is this...


May 17, 2022
Portland, OR - Gardening help needed
At St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church in northwest Portland, I figured the labyrinth might be in the large overgrown field behind the church....


May 17, 2022
Portland, OR - Suburban gravel
The labyrinth behind Cedar Hills United Church of Christ is an interesting pattern - it resembles a semi-circle and the path boundaries...


May 6, 2022
Bandon, OR - What a sight!
The seasonal Circles in the Sand event is really hard to capture in words or images, no matter how many I look at or even the amazing...


May 6, 2022
Lahaina, HI - Still there but barely so
My traveling companion called this one a dud. I don't know that I agree with that bleak assessment but it wasn't amazing. Behind a church...


May 6, 2022
Maui, HI - At the Sacred Garden, two options
If you're on the island of Maui, you're likely doing restful things. The beach, the food, the culture, the hikes and on and on. It's a...


May 6, 2022
Spokane, WA - Spires and clouds
I've had the fortunate occasion to go to Spokane, Washington, numerous times for work in recent years. It's a terrific city, and largely...


May 6, 2022
Yamhill, OR - Atop a mountain in the vines
There's hardly a bad view to be had when you're up high in the Willamette Valley. Mountains in multiple directions and rows of vineyards...


May 5, 2022
Carlton, OR - The vines are the thing here
We came across a small winery just outside of downtown Carlton, Oregon, in the Willamette Valley region several years ago. I was struck...


May 2, 2022
Corvallis, OR - A courtyard surrounds it
At the Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan just a few blocks away from the center of Corvallis, Oregon, a bright, sunny courtyard...


May 2, 2022
Newport, OR - Peace and healing
Just outside the front doors of Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital seems a like a place where many need to pace, pray, contemplate,...


Apr 26, 2022
Portland, OR - Monthly walk at Trinity
In NW Portland near the Providence Park stadium district, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral has a gorgeous inlaid wood labyrinth inside a...
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