The Hike Details
We will be journeying from the upper Western corner of Oregon's political border to the Snake River. This requires 19 days of hiking and backpacking! How wonderful.
Now, I understand that this might sound a little extreme. The answer to this is...yes! But in the best ways. We are hard at work fundraising and trying to find funding to lighten the financial weight that comes along with this trip for those truly interested in this life transforming trip.
The Hike will take place on June 15th and extend to July 4th as a final conclusive and socially-important date. This was chosen as a way to exted the impact of this immersive experience and journey away from the systems that we become so immersed in. The hope is that we can all return to more than ourselves and then re-emerge as new and empowered versions ready to make lasting splashes of change in our own communities! Keep in mind, this event started from a single-person's ideas and has blossomed through ever-present systems of support.
Healing Hike
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July 4, 2026
Healing Hike
June 15, 2026
Columbia River
F ight For THE ColumbiA
4 months away!
For many years I have looked for and tried to find resources to heal not only my personal traumas but the historical and intergenerational trauma symptoms that plagued my family and those around me. I looked for ceremony and access to things greater than me to no avail. I thought of the Rogue River Trail of Tears and a ceremonial hike for this heavy remembrance. I thought of the ceremonies atop Spirit Mountain.
Systematic oppression in our society is designed to destroy the individual--especially those of BIPOC and other impacted communities--and beat us into being submissive, blind consumers. I speak on are the mental barriers that were inflicted upon me by the forced assimilation of myself and my ancestors from the formation of this country. Now I am using my voice and body to fight the continued colonization that they are trying to force upon us.
Colonization never ends, unless we shift our perspectives and rise against the perpetual harm being done to our bodies of water, bodies of life, and generally overlooked aspects of what keeps planet Earth alive. This is a stance for the future.
I came to the realization that I was to do this hike, this last summer (2025). I was driving home from a weekend at Table Rocks (a sacred and culturally-important area) where we were holding a Culture Camp. I was listening to classical music, driving through the snaking valley---and then it hit me! All the information I had received regarding the plans for a nuclear fission plant, several AI data centers...all the time with and on the land thinking about the forced treaties resulting in our modern political geographical and political landscape, the graphic and violent reactions to protests...everything began spinning through my head. It was as if someone had turned the lights on. On such a bright and beautiful blue day, I all of a sudden saw the metaphorical mental clouds parting as well. I felt so certain and aware of what I was to do. I was to do a spiritual hike along the Columbia. A hike to honor the land, connect with the first Mother, fight for what I know is right with my body and voice.
My Story
ɬax̣ayam, djuli nayka yax̣al.
Hello, I am Julie. I'm also an enrolled member of The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. A descendant of Klikitat, Molalla, Wasco, Chinookan, Klamath, French Matis, Filipino, Scandinavian, French Canadian and German people. As you can see, much of my roots are indigenous to the territory I currently inhabit; “Oregon”. I have a deep personal and ancestral ties to imaɬ, The Columbia River. I grew up in “Sandy”, “Oregon” where the tributary of imaɬ, the Sandy River flows. The presence and impact of the river has always been a constant part of my life. I remember spending time as a child fishing out on the Columbia River Gorge with my dad and siblings.
I grew up around the Columbia River. Accessing it for swimming, fishing and leisurely days of basking in the sun. It's always been a place of respite, relief, and sustenance for my self and my family.
- Julie Lomboy
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