7-7-02, Hike up to Inspiration Point at Mount Tamalpias and Picnic

View of the Bay and San Francisco from Mount Tamalpias		Thanks to everyone for bringing food for the picnic.
We picnicked at Inspiration Point and had a great view.		A little rest after eating.
Sign from American Sign Language		Everyone's personal sign.

Personal Signs
Sandra - gathering the forces from the earth. They get released into the sky.		Gary - a whack on the side of the head.
Joan - a slow build up and then an explosion.		Joan reaches even higher and starts levitating  "That's on a normal day."
Edwin - the little engine. Does it go forward or backward?  Forward and backward at the same time does the trick		Ida -soaking it in. Every morning she does her inspiration stretch.

Gary took these photos with his digital camera.

Some of the Quotes we Discussed

• Nature is my manifestation of God. I go to nature every day for inspiration in the day's work. I follow in building the principles which nature has used in its domain.  Frank Lloyd Wright 
• The observation of nature is part of an artist's life, it enlarges his form [and] knowledge, keeps him fresh and from working only by formula, and feeds inspiration.  Henry Moore 
• The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration. ~ Claude Monet
• Man does not bring to God’s altar the stuff of nature in itself, in its initial structure, but something he has made and molded out of nature for the nourishment and the inspiration of men.   Wilford O Cross
• One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Evaluation of Meeting

Hi Everyone,

As we drove home we realized something was missing. We did not take a few moments to check in on how we all felt or reactions to the days activity. Better late than never! If you would like to share a comment please write.  joan

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My thoughts on the July 7 meeting.

I enjoyed the meeting. It was good to do something different and take a hike instead of only working in a room. Everyone found the carpool meeting location ok, and thanks to Gary, we could all carpool together in his van.

The conversations on the drive up to the top of Mt Tamalpias were fun.

The hike seemed to be a good distance. It was enough to get a bit of a workout but not too strenuous. Having the destination of Inspiration Point to hike to, for a goal oriented person like myself, was fun.

Thanks to everyone for bring delicious food.

I find having time to talk about and share our experiences of the week and different things we are going through helps me a lot.

I would like to see how we can document our insights more. Document so that we can share the insights with others, perhaps use them in in our final exhibition.  Perhaps doing more writing, after reading the quotes we could have written down our comments and then read them. Perhaps they could have been tape recorded and transcribed?  Transcription is however time consuming.

A written closing could be good as well.

All in all I think the hike works well and I look forward to the next hike to inspiration point in Tilden park.                          Edwin

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My comments are a response to a question we discussed during our hike.

 Is an "Inspiration Point" necessarily inspiring?

Yes, with an insightful facilitator, good company, interesting and enjoyable activities, tasteful refreshments, pleasant weather, an "Inspiration Point" was a lovely place to visit and an excellent way to spend a Sunday!

Joan

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I had great fun.  admire everyone's courage, follow-through and playfulness in the sign language activity.  at first i was somewhat shy but then i looked around and everyone was taking the activity to heart.  it looked like something out of a fellini film. ida

Insightful comments for the trip"

Sandra said, "Sometimes when you get to inspiration point you find out you want to be somewhere else."

"I get inspired by young people, not so much by nature." Ida

"I get inspired by doing something in nature, like fishing or gold panning. Somehow being involved with it." Edwin

 

 

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The next meeting of the Inspiration Project group is this Sunday, July 7. We will be taking a hike up to inspiration point at Mount Tamalpias.. Bring picnic supplies. If you are coming, send me an email to coordinate which picnic supplies you would like to bring. edwin@humanityquest.com

Carpooling: There is a meeting place for carpooling at the Manzanita Park & Ride just off Highway 101 at the Stinson Beach Highway 1 exit. The Park and Ride lot is just under the freeway. Meet immediately to the right upon entering.
You can contact us Sunday by cell phone 510 685-2621 if you need directions, etc. the meeting point is the intersection of 101 and highway 1.

click on map to zoom in.

About the name of the exit - unfortunately it always escapes me. Look for "Stinson Beach", Shoreline Hwy", or "Hwy 1". The exit is north of the Sausalito exit and south of the Tiburon Blvd exit. For Ida (coming from south) - follow the exit as it goes under the freeway, then turn left immediately after the freeway into the Manzanita parking lot, parts of which are actually under the freeway. gary

• meet at 12, 
• drive to top of Mt. Tam. 30 min.
• hike 30 to 60 minute to inspiration point
• picnic around 1 hour. writing/acting/talking.
• hike back or a bit farther depending on time.

food

• bring Stuff for sandwiches, etc

• ETC.

Stuff people are bringing

• Sandra - I'm bringing grilled eggplant and rye bread and ????
• Gary - Avocado,   tomatoes,  drinks, 
• Ida  - veggies, fruit
• edwin and joan
  • baguette,
  • cheese,
  • carrots,
  • olives,
  • sardines
  •  
  • drop cloth,
  • knife
  • cups
  •  
  • paper, drawing material
  • hike,  writing, acting,
  • video Camera/tripod.