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Join retired professor from the Office of Religious Life Jim Burklo on a fantastic day trip in the Ojai wilderness! After hiking Gridley trail (6 miles) we will head to Burklo’s home to relax and swim afterwards. Not hooked yet? You also get to meet his iconic pet donkeys Sespe and Sisar (named after local Ojai trails)!
PACKING LIST:
A snack for the morning - trail mix/granola bar
H2O!
Sunscreen
WAIVERS
Swimsuit & towel (The pool will be cold, but open)
PROFESSOR: Jim Burklo
DEPARTMENT: Office of Religious Life
Professor Burklo is one of the most genuine and friendly people you can meet. (He emails using at least three exclamations per sentence, what a treat!)
While at USC, he taught a course in Public Policy at School of Social Work, and a course in the Arts of Service at the USC Keck School of Medicine. For eight years, he served as the ecumenical Protestant minister for the United Campus Christian Ministry at Stanford University, where he supervised student projects, retreats, and internships related to spirituality and social justice.
While at Stanford University, Reverend Burklo served as the vice-chair of the Community Working Group-Opportunity Center, which built a $24 million housing complex for Palo Alto’s homeless residents. Reverend Burklo previously served as the Executive Director of the Urban Ministry of Palo Alto (now part of InnVision Shelter Network, Inc), an interfaith non-profit cooperation serving thousands of homeless people annually.
He is also an ordained United Church of Christ pastor and is the author of six published books on progressive christianity. Check out his personal blog, Musings!
PEAK: Gridley Trail
DIFFICULTY: 3/5
SCENERY: Beautiful green mountains, wild flowers and blue skies in Ojai!
FUN FACT: The entire trail is 12 miles! But the fun part is we will not be hiking all of that :)
TRIP LEAD: COLIN DUFFY