Zenwest Newsletter – June 2015 – Corrected

On June 13 there will a silent hike from one end of the East Sooke Trail to the other. This is one of the most beautiful trails in the world. Not always easy, sometimes a bit challenging, but quite astonishingly lovely. Meet at Kokizanji (the Zendo at Nagle Road) at 7:30am sharp. Depending on the pace, it’s a six to eight hour endeavour (including rests and lunch), so be prepared for a real wilderness hike: Proper footwear, lots of water, your lunch, layers of clothing, hat, sunscreen… all of that serious hiking stuff. And, of course, hikers will be silent the whole way. Please let Eshu Osho know if you plan to participate.

It would be really great for a lot of people to show up to this one. The plan is to get a start on kinhin trail-making. Kokizanji is on a beautiful chunk of land, but at present kinhin is up and down the driveway. That’s fine, but through the meadow and around the pond sounds nice, doesn’t it? Well, that will only happen with willing hands to help. Let’s get a good turn-out for this jolly bit o’ fun!
Necessary: Work clothes, proper footwear, and work gloves. Sunscreen, hat, water bottle. Trail-making tools would help if you have them to bring.
Not necessary: Any particular skill!