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Santa Rosa, CA - Who doesn't love Snoopy?
Santa Rosa is a wine and food destination. It is a farming city. It is the economic center of the North Bay Area. It is a lot of things....
Apr 14


Glen Ellen, CA - In the hills
Deep in Sonoma County is Glen Ellen, which includes the quaint Glen Ellen Village, a gem of a recreation space in Jack London State Park,...
Apr 13


Sonoma, CA - In the redwoods
Just steps from the noted and historic Sonoma Square in the picturesque town of Sonoma, California, is Trinity Episcopal Church and its...
Apr 11


San Francisco, CA - Grace Cathedral, finally
Outside of Chartres, there aren't many labyrinths more widely cited or traveled to than the floor of San Francisco's Grace Cathedral. It...
Sep 13, 2024


San Francisco, CA - A downtown star
Just a few blocks from Chinatown in San Francisco is where I found a star-shaped labyrinth recently. It wasn't a true labyrinth as I...
Sep 13, 2024


Loyola Marymount, CA - Garden of Slow Time
The labyrinth I found on the west campus of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles is in a space called the Garden of Slow Time....
Mar 16, 2024


Glendale, CA - Forest Lawn somber setting
I had heard that if I only walked one labyrinth in all of Los Angeles, this was the one to find. So I was intrigued. The setting is...
Mar 15, 2024


Woodland Hills, CA - A church for peace
Construction was underway around the grounds of this suburban church in Woodland Hills, but the labyrinth was open and easy to find. It’s...
Mar 14, 2024


Culver City, CA - In the stones
I didn’t quite realize that I was in the labyrinth at the Stoneview Nature Center at first. The entire labyrinth is also part of the...
Mar 13, 2024


Los Angeles, CA - Keeping it downtown
Downtown Los Angeles is a concrete jungle in places - tall buildings, wide and busy streets, imposing structures. I had heard that there...
Mar 12, 2024


Pasadena, CA - A neighborhood garden oasis
Amid large homes and busy streets in Pasadena, I came across Arlington Garden, a three-acre botanical garden and mini-oasis from southern...
Mar 11, 2024


Rancho Mirage - Gastrodiplomacy and flora
Visitors to Southern California's Palm Springs area often make a quick trip to Sunnylands. After all, it's a gorgeous complex of gardens...
Mar 17, 2023


Redlands, CA - Campus solitude
I had never heard of the University of Redlands, but one of the not-insignificant joys of my labyrinth hobby is the chance to see new...
Mar 16, 2023


Palm Desert, CA - Windy but welcoming
Palm Desert, just southeast of Palm Springs, is a place of big - large golf courses, shopping center, housing communities, and of course...
Mar 15, 2023


Palm Springs, CA - Filling in the path
The labyrinth outside of the Center for Spiritual Living in Palm Springs is unusual. For one, it's long - a 600-foot path. And it winds...
Mar 14, 2023


Palm Springs, CA - Wellness in the park
Palm Springs is known for so many ways to have a good time - from eating and drinking to hiking and entertainment to its architecture and...
Mar 13, 2023


Rialto, CA - Clouds and palm trees
I came across this one in suburban San Bernardino County. I arrived at the church and parked across the street, which happened to be...
Mar 6, 2023


Rancho Mirage, CA - In the desert
Down the road from Palm Springs, we found the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Desert, which could not have been more aptly named....
Jun 1, 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
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