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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 26, 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 17, 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 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
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