Pilgrimage can happen anywhere: a hike in the desert or a walk around the block, solo camping in the Rockies or a family trip to the dog park. What matters is setting an intention before we head out, paying attention to the natural world along the way—using all five senses if possible—and returning home again with a new perspective. Perhaps only at the end of a pilgrimage, after all the preparation and arduous travel, can we speak to how our relationship to nature has changed. Has the landscape spoken to our longing? Have we reconnected with our inner wholeness that we lose so easily in our
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