VALLEY OF SPIRITUALITY
Sahasrara, the crown chakra, represents human spirituality. Experiences to align us with something larger than ourselves.
#1 SUN VALLEY WELLNESS FESTIVAL & CONFERENCE
Action: Attend Sun Valley Wellness Festival & Conference Intention: No event in the Wood River Valley covers the spectrum of human spirituality more comprehensively than the Wellness Festival. Now in its 25th year, it is widely recognized as the longest-running wellness festival in the world and has been on the forefront of the wellness movement for decades by offering a wide range of innovative wellness programs, many for free. Information: More information about all the speakers and segments of the event can be found online at sunvalleywellness.org—a robust website that organizers revamped during the pandemic.
views. The trail is also a popular area for bird watching. This campground contains several family campsites, some of which have lake or creek views. Vault toilets and drinking water are provided. Roads and parking spurs are gravel. A day-use site is adjacent to the campground with a designated swim beach. Smokey Bear Boat Ramp is less than 1/4-mile away. Alturas also has 28 campsites including five double sites. Alturas Creek runs through the campground, where summer wildflowers are plentiful and a mixed-growth conifer forest provides partial shade. Temperatures are cool, with an average summer high of 78 degrees and a low of 40 degrees. Call for reservations and information, (928) 537-8888 or visit recreation.gov/camping.
#2 SCENIC SANDS
Action: See Scenic Sands Intention: Commune with nature in every way possible. Information: Alturas Lake Inlet Campground is located on the shores of scenic Alturas Lake at the foot of the Sawtooth Mountain Range. This site is part of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, where outdoor activities abound. Alturas Lake offers excellent boating, waterskiing, canoeing, kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding and fishing for bull trout and Kokanee salmon. The 10-mile-round-trip Alpine Meadows Trail begins nearby, with spectacular canyon, meadow and alpine lake 12
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101 Things To Do | Summer & Fall 2022