Trails & Vistas Art Hikes

The art of incorporating distant scenery, like mountains, trees and lakes, to make an intimate space feel larger and more integrated with its surroundings, is called "borrowed landscape," or shakkei (借景), in Japanese. This technique uses elements like strategically placed openings or framing devices to "capture" the background view, making it an essential, living part of the landscape’s aesthetic. Trails & Vistas’ Artistic Director, Nancy Tieken Lopez, is collaborating with over fifty artists this summer, and will create a seamless blend of human-created art elements with the natural world beyond to connect to nature, connect to culture, and to connect to people and place.

The 2.2-mile Art Hike trail will be choreographed to awaken senses with dance, music, and visual art along a trail that traverses through towering aspen groves, with lush fields of golden mule’s ears and towering Jeffrey pines. Hikers will be invited to build community and a sense of mindfulness with profound gratitude and awe toward nature and the arts. All hikes are half-day on the mountain to be present and absorb the natural environment through the arts.

SPECIALTY ART HIKES
Trails & Vistas offers Specialty Art Hikes, including:

• Mindfulness Hikes for adults at 9AM tour on both Aug 22 and 23.
• Family and Friends at 11:20AM tour on both Aug 22 and 23 for a relaxed pace filled with playfulness for families of all ages. This is a great hike for multi-generational families to enjoy art in nature together.
• Leisure Hikes at 11:40AM for a more relaxed pace designed for slower hikers.

When: Aug. 22 + 23
Where: Alder Creek Adventure Center
Who: All ages
Tickets: Learn more at TrailsandVistas.org.