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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 6, 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 5, 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,...
May 2, 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...
Apr 26, 2022


Newberg, OR - Welcome to the Peace Project
Follow a short paved path, decorated with peace-inspired signs and messages, and in just a few minutes, you're at a large pattern set...
Apr 25, 2022


Cumberland, RI -- Six gardens in one spot, including one labyrinth
Behind Emmanuel Church on a busy road in Cumberland, Rhode Island, is a tiny oasis of activity. Benches, flowers, artwork, stained glass,...
Apr 22, 2022


Cumberland, RI - Plenty of room to wander
In suburban Rhode Island, the town of Cumberland boasts average-sized home but super-sized property tracts, with huge lawns. Some have...
Apr 22, 2022


Alger, WA - A 3-in-1 design
I'm can't recall three different designs connected to each other like this. A small circular pattern, and then following the path to a...
Apr 22, 2022


Stanwood, WA - A square labyrinth behind City Hall
I almost missed finding this one. We parked in the lot and looked around. Nothing was apparent in the small greenspace. It turned out to...
Apr 22, 2022


Coldspring, MD - Cold and hidden
Very cold day when I came across the Coldspring community - which is a collection of homes, apartments, community facilities just about...
Apr 4, 2022


Stevenson, MD - Horse country outside of Baltimore
I've never heard of Stevenson University, about 20 minutes north of Baltimore, Maryland, but it is currently celebrating its 70th...
Apr 4, 2022


Davidson, NC - Football-adjacent but out of sight
I bet most of the people who go to sporting events at Davidson College, especially football and soccer games, walk right past this very...
Mar 23, 2022


Bandon, OR - First time to the Bandon event of events
Wasn't sure what to expect from Circles in the Sand but I knew I wanted to be there. This was our first trip. It didn't disappoint....
Mar 23, 2022


Elkhorn, WI - Truly in the woods
The church here is called St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church and it lived up to the rustic appeal of its name. Elkhorn, WI is a...
Mar 23, 2022


Montevallo, AL - Along the road in the suburbs
Had never been to Montevallo, about an hour south of Birmingham, AL, but had time to kill and saw there was a labyrinth there, so why...
Mar 23, 2022


Mooresville, NC - Near the lake that is more than a lake
A trip to the Charlotte, NC, area often touches Lake Norman in some way. It's a huge body of water and creates beautiful coastal villages...
Mar 23, 2022


Colorado Springs, CO - A view of the Rockies
Hard to not love being outside in Colorado. This one was at the beautiful campus of Colorado College, which is in Colorado Springs, CO. I...
Mar 23, 2022
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