A Wonder Walk with Rebecca Solnit at the Galisteo Basin Preserve
You’re invited to join Ted Harrison, founder and president of the Commonweal Conservancy, Barb Groth, founder of the Nomadic School of Wonder, and acclaimed author and environmentalist, Rebecca Solnit, for a “wonder walk” at the Galisteo Basin Preserve on Monday, May 18th, 9:30 am - 1:00 pm.
Embracing more than 12,000 acres of forested hills, sandstone escarpments, sculpted arroyos, and vast savannah grasslands, the preserve is a nonprofit-owned and managed open space that serves as a place of refuge and sustenance for wildlife and people.
Commonweal Conservancy is hosting an intimate gathering of Santa Fe Literary Festival participants with the goal of strengthening and deepening our individual and collective appreciation of Northern New Mexico’s unique high desert environment.
During our wonder walk with Rebecca, we’ll take time to slow down, breathe deeply, and immerse ourselves in the beauty and spirit of one of Santa Fe’s most scenic, historic, and beloved wildland resources.
On Monday, May 18th at 9:30 am, we’ll gather at the Cottonwood Trailhead, to orient ourselves to the preserve’s history, warm up our senses, walk, notice, sketch, share stories and widen our perceptual awareness. We’ll walk approximately one mile into the preserve’s interior with stops along the way – returning to the trailhead after a time practicing deep observation and reflection. The terrain is gentle: ensuring a nonstrenuous, meditative walk/hike experience for participants.
To ensure our time together is evocative, meaningful, and fun, registration is limited to 20 wonder walkers.
Tuition is $60. All proceeds support Commonweal Conservancy’s perpetual stewardship of the Galisteo Basin Preserve.
We look forward to walking in wonder with you this spring.
Ted, Barb, and Rebecca