A Celebration of the Carmel River

The celebration was organized  by Marie Butcher of Green Heart Works and Paola Berthoin with sponsorship from the Carmel River Watershed Conservancy

Carmel River Steelhead passing by Cachagua. One of two we saw this day. Rare and special, given thousands used to come up the river years ago.

Birthing Spring
sharing,
listening,
abundance of gifts.

On the way to the Birthing Rock

Los Padres dam on the Carmel River.

Baby Blue Eyes

Jules Hart, videographer, at Birthing Rock.

Birthing Rock Being.

John Dotson reading Robinson Jeffers poem, Oh Lovely Rock.

                        You can go to this link to read the Jeffers poem.

Carmel River below Los Padres Dam at Cachagua.

Willow and lichen bundles ~ remembering lives, setting intentions.

On the way to the river at the Carmel Valley Trail and Saddle Club.

Into the forest along the River Trail.

Reda Rackley, leading stone stories gathering.

Mark and Adam Angel sharing stone storytime.

Gathering of stone stories.

Relations.

Helping out.

Carmel River reflections.

California saxifrage and gold back fern.

Marie gathering water for ceremonial releasing to the ocean.

Dream catcher at the lagoon.

Dream Catcher Dance

Kelly Weigel

Playing music...

Sidney Ramsden Scott reading Joseph Cloonan's "Carmel Valley is a Pilgrim." Published in 1974.

Marie's mother. Connie, ending her poem of her Dream for the Carmel River.

Symbolic releasing of Carmel River Water to the Ocean.

Going home filled with a rich day spent outside with friends, family, poetry, music, the Carmel River.