Sacred Parks Trip 5 & Photos: June 3 - 12, 2010 - Northern and Eastern California
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This was the trip where the project saw the pluses and minuses of working with local churches only. Starting in San Francisco, Paul drove southeast through California's central valley to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, where he interacted and hiked with a member of the Sequoia/KC staff of ACMNP. This was a great moment, introducing the importance of truly being out in nature with another person of faith who shares a love for God's creation. Next, was Yosemite, the first Sacred Parks trip where Paul intentionally connected with the ACMNP worship team on a Sunday (and not with a local church.) This was done to witness first-hand how ACMNP student leaders interacted with the community on Sunday mornings - something Paul would do later in the summer (at Glacier.) Again, hiking with the team proved fruitful, as it is often in hiking that real conversation about God and nature happens, well, naturally. After Yosemite, Paul drove north to Lassen Volcanic National Park, a lesser-known park with amazing topographical diversity (i.e. all four of the world's volcano types are there!) Finally, the trip came full-circle in Redwoods National (and State) Park(s).
Parks Visited: Sequoia National Park, Kings Canyon National Park, Sequoia National Forest, Yosemite National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, and Redwood National Park (including Jedediah Smith Redwoods SP, Del Norte Coast Redwood SP, and Prairie Creek Redwoods SP)
Flagship Park: Yosemite National Park
Theme/s: "Transition," "Silent Discernment." "Brothers Seeking Parks of Sacred..." and "Carry On"
This was the trip where the project saw the pluses and minuses of working with local churches only. Starting in San Francisco, Paul drove southeast through California's central valley to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, where he interacted and hiked with a member of the Sequoia/KC staff of ACMNP. This was a great moment, introducing the importance of truly being out in nature with another person of faith who shares a love for God's creation. Next, was Yosemite, the first Sacred Parks trip where Paul intentionally connected with the ACMNP worship team on a Sunday (and not with a local church.) This was done to witness first-hand how ACMNP student leaders interacted with the community on Sunday mornings - something Paul would do later in the summer (at Glacier.) Again, hiking with the team proved fruitful, as it is often in hiking that real conversation about God and nature happens, well, naturally. After Yosemite, Paul drove north to Lassen Volcanic National Park, a lesser-known park with amazing topographical diversity (i.e. all four of the world's volcano types are there!) Finally, the trip came full-circle in Redwoods National (and State) Park(s).
Parks Visited: Sequoia National Park, Kings Canyon National Park, Sequoia National Forest, Yosemite National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, and Redwood National Park (including Jedediah Smith Redwoods SP, Del Norte Coast Redwood SP, and Prairie Creek Redwoods SP)
Flagship Park: Yosemite National Park
Theme/s: "Transition," "Silent Discernment." "Brothers Seeking Parks of Sacred..." and "Carry On"
