Our Women of the Woods Program had a remarkable year. We began the year with record hike attendance, transitioned to online programs, and then began offering covid-conscious, in-person hikes. We realized how important our programs were to many women when we resumed hikes again this summer. The deep and heartfelt sharing that took place at these gatherings showed that the need to connect with nature and with each other is stronger than ever. There is something special about the community women that forms when we gather outside.
Wadsworth Falls State Park, Middletown, 1/11/20
Chatfield Hollow State Park, Killingworth, 2/20/20
Mt Pisgah, Durham, 3/7/20
Enjoying a sit spot helps us connect to nature, to ourselves and each other.
Whitney Pond at Mica Ledges Preserve, Durham, 8/25/20
Whitney Pond at Mica Ledges, Durham, 11/21/20
Timberland Woods, Guilford, 12/13/20
A winter sit spot at Timberland Woods, Guilford, 12/21/20
We will be glad when mask wearing is not needed, but we feel so fortunate that connections and good times still happened over the last five months.
Mt Pisgah Sunset Hike, Durham, 9/18/20
Rockland Preserve, Madison, 11/6/20
Viewpoint at Mica Ledges, Durham, 11/21/20
Pyramid Rock at Mica Ledges, Durham, 11/21/20
Rockland Preserve, Madison, 11/21/20
Timberland Woods, Guilford, 12/13/20
Timberland Woods, Guilford, 12/13/20
Timberland Woods, Guilford, 12/21/20
Timberland Woods, Guilford, 12/21/20
Timberland Woods, Guilford, 12/21/20
We enjoyed the vistas
View from the ledges at Mica Ledges, Durham, 11/21/20
Whitney Pond at Mica Ledges, Durham on 8/25/20 & 11/21/20
Paradise Pool at the Timberland Preserve, Guilford, 12/13/20
and the little things we noticed.
Indian Cucumber and Chicken of the Woods
We look forward to the future when we can also gather for evening fires, camping and more.
WoW gathering with option to camp at Rockland Preserve, 9/21/19
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If you have been to a WoW hike/gathering or two and/or you value our nature connection programs for children, please support Everyone Outside and help us keep our programs so they are free (with a request for donations from those that are able) or with a sliding scale fee structure. To make a donation, click here.
The Women of the Woods program is funded in part through a grant from the Community Foundation of Middlesex County's Sari Rosenbaum Fund for Women and Girls.
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