“Nepenthe” (pronounced Ne-pen-thay) is an ancient Greek word, and generally means anything that makes someone forget their sadness and sorrow.
This unique, wheelchair accessible “healing path” winds through the hospital grounds, and includes streams and ponds, picnic tables and benches. It provides a peaceful place for reflection, prayer and meditation, and it’s also a great place to exercise, bird-watch, sketch, and take photos.
During the spring and early summer months, Canada Geese and Mallard Ducks can be seen strutting along the trail, swimming in the ponds, and teaching their fluffy off-spring how to swim and fly……it’s a photographer’s paradise! Wildflowers abound in the late spring and summer months, and during the fall, the trail is aglow with autumnal colors of bright gold, red and orange from the many hardwood trees along the path. Winter brings a special type of beauty, as the surrounding grounds are blanketed in snow. Magnificent views of majestic Mount Shasta are abundant from the Nepenthe Trail.
