Images of the April 28, 2002 "A Walk to the Park"
Photographs by Yigal Toister

Starting up Sonoma Mountain Road.

Group starting up Sonoma Mountain Road

 

Filmmaker Jonathan Blease.

Filmmaker Jonathan Blease.

 

Continuing up Sonoma Mountain, with a view of the Petaluma Valley in the background.

Continuing up Sonoma Mountain Road

 

A closeup from the same vantage point as the preceding photo. Julia and Larry Modell lead the group up the road.

Julia and Larry Modell lead the group up the hill

 

View of the Petaluma Valley, through some haze, from just below the Lafferty gate.

View of Petaluma Valley from just below Lafferty gate.

 

Cresting the small rise just before the Lafferty Gate.

The group crests the rise just before the Lafferty gate.

 

Marching up to the Lafferty gate.

Marching up to the gate.

 

Our welcoming committee at the gate includes friendly neighbors Mary and Robert ("Mac") McChesney. Mary is holding the peace flag.

Welcoming committee at gate with peace flag.

 

Bruce Hagen addresses the group at the gate, with the Lafferty's hills and canyon visible in the background.

Bruce addresses the group at the gate.

 

Two children who are growing up in the struggle to keep and open Lafferty Park, Julia Modell and Kim Nadeau's daughter Hollister ("Hollie"), pose with Lafferty park behind them. Their badges read:

I'd rather be WALKing TO in LAFFERTY PARK

Julia Modell and Hollister, daughter of Kim Nadeau.

Open Lafferty!