10 ways to connect to nature

Criteria for Selections

Experiences that are in some way participatory,

that can either now or eventually result in a positive

emotional response to nature.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1jlBiPMQok

Feel nature’s energy like the guy in the video below

Go Surfing: Pacifica, Santa Cruz, Half Moon Bay

Go for a hike, especially one with a nice view: Yosemite or Santa Cruz or even the Dish.

Visit somewhere you can feel the full force of nature: Yosemite Lower Falls

Plant something and watch it grow, then admire its beauty or eat it.

Go backpacking, especially on a hike with a reward: Iva Bell Hot Springs

Go Fishing, the less technology the better.

Visit some where that really storms: like Anacortes, Seattle.

Connect with nature by going places where the other inhabitants of nature are and experiencing their

silent power.

Get off the land and into the water, deep deep into the water.