On the last day of the pilgrimage, you can meet us at the Rail Trail trailhead on Rabbit Road and walk with us for the final 5.4 miles to the State Capitol, or meet us for the final .7 miles at the Railyard Park. Near the end of the walk, we will stop briefly at the Open Circle Church for a Welcome Ceremony before proceeding to the Roundhouse. Choose your walk below!
Thursday, February 5, 2026 · 8:30am - 1:00pm
Meet the three pilgrims at the Rabbit Road Rail Trail parking lot south of Santa Fe to walk the final 5.4 miles to the State Capitol. We will proceed to The Open Circle church for a Welcome Ceremony, stopping briefly at the Railyard Park to meet other joining walkers. From the church, we will continue to the Roundhouse for Climate Solutions Day activities starting at noon.
NOTE: We will have several cars available to give walkers rides back to the Rabbit Road trailhead, but if you need to be back at the trailhead at a specific time, we recommend that you coordinate a ride with a friend.
📍 Rail Trail Parking Lot, 249 Rabbit Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87508
Thursday, February 5, 2026 · 10:30am - 1:00pm
Meet us at the water tank in the Santa Railyard Plaza to join the pilgrims and other walkers who have walked the Rail Trail. This short, approximately 0.7-mile walk will take about 20 minutes and brings the procession to The Open Circle church, where the Welcome Ceremony awaits before we move on to the State Capitol for Climate Solutions Day activities.
📍 Santa Fe Railyard Plaza (at the Railyard Plaza Water Tank)
Thursday, February 5 · 11:00am - 1:00pm
Join us at The Open Circle Church (just 4 blocks from the Capitol) to officially welcome the pilgrims after their 320-mile walk. This event will feature refreshments, a ritual of welcome, and a time for prayer. Immediately following, we will all make the short walk to the Roundhouse to participate in Climate Solutions Day events.
📍 The Open Circle Church at 645 Webber St, Santa Fe, NM 87505, then the State Capitol
On our pilgrimage, we will walk holding your hopes, dreams, or prayers for our earth, state, and communities. We will deliver them to our state leaders in written form at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe on Climate Solutions Day, February 5th.
Some hints and tips for writing your hope, dream, or prayer:
Use this form to send your prayer; or alternatively, you can mail your prayers to:
New Mexico Interfaith Power & Light
PO Box 27162
Albuquerque, NM 87125-7162
This pilgrimage belongs to all of us, and we invite you to bring your unique gifts and creativity to this journey. Whether you're an artist who wants to create a banner, a cook ready to prepare a meal for walkers, a researcher eager to share data on air quality, a musician who could offer a song at a gathering, or a neighbor who wants to walk a mile with us through your town—your contribution matters.
Use this form to share your ideas, from the practical to the symbolic, from the expected to the unexpected. Let's build this pilgrimage together as a true expression of community creativity and collective action.
This pilgrimage requires resources—for food, water, safety equipment, and logistics. Your financial contribution helps ensure that this act of witness can be sustained from the Permian Basin to Santa Fe. Every donation, large or small, supports our collective voice for climate justice.
