The Goat Walk

Story and photos by HELENA PASQUARELLA

A magical goat walk through the majestic arching oaks of the Upper Ojai Valley provides an opportunity for family and friends to commune with each other and nature. One follows the pace of the goats as they steadily graze on the tasty brush encountered along the path where the Chumash have walked before them.

Chirping children frolic with newborn kids and goat-tending teens make sure the livestock does not stray from the group, while patient grandparents share their words of wisdom of days gone by.

This daily ritual of strolling with the herd reminds us to slow down, and appreciate one another. This daily ritual of strolling with the herd reminds us to slow down, appreciate one another, and be in reverence of Mother Earth’s creations.

Summer Ojai Magazine writer, Helena Pasquarella

Cathy Titus, Liv Sotheby's

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Lisa and Cameron Clark, Keller Williams