June Membership Meeting
Join us Wed., June 9 at 7 pm at the Bellingham Library, Fairhaven Branch (1117 12th Street) in the Fireside Room for our next membership meeting. (Please note the new venue.) The focus for June’s meeting will be hiking and getting in shape for the outdoors. Join Ken Wilcox, author and avid hiker of the Northwest, JoAnne Weldon, our Hiking Committee Chair, and Molly Kaufmann, who is rolling out a summer-long get-in-shape hiking series. All are welcome, members and nonmembers alike. Please bring guests!
Club Trip Schedule
July 7, Wed. – Goat Mtn Lookout Site (M) (Mt. Shuksan USGS) 5 mi., 1500’ gain, moderate pace. Meet at 9:00 am at Glacier Public Service Center. We will possibly hike the ridge depending on everyone’s energy level. Sign up online at Seattle Club website; leader permission required. Leader: JoAnne Weldon. Tel: 360.734.3935 or weldondonjo@aol.com.
July 31, Sat. – Welcome Pass/Excelsior Ridge Traverse (VS) (Mt. Baker USGS and Mt. Shuksan USGS) 12 mi., 3700’ gain, moderate pace. Meet at 8:30 am at the Glacier Public Service Center. Sign up online at Seattle Club website; leader permission required. Leader: JoAnne Weldon. Tel: 360.734.3935 or weldondonjo@aol.com.
Aug. 15, Sun. – Hannegan Peak (S) (Mt. Shuksan USGS) 9.5 mi., 3100’ gain, moderate pace. Meet at 8:30 am at the Glacier Public Service Center. Sign up online at Seattle Club website; leader permission required. Leader: JoAnne Weldon. Tel: 360.734.3935 or weldondonjo@aol.com.
Sept. 11, Sat. – Hidden Lake Peak Lookout (S) (Cascade Pass 90-GT and Diablo Dam 48-GT), 8 mi., 3500’ gain, moderate pace. Meet at 8:30 am at the west side of bridge in Marblemount. Sign up online at Seattle Club website; leader permission required. Leader: JoAnne Weldon. Tel: 360.734.3935 or weldondonjo@aol.com.
Get In Shape Program
Leader: Molly Kaufmann
Ready to knock off the winter rust? Jump into the Get In Shape program! This series of hikes is designed to start with easier hikes and gradually build over the summer to increasing levels of distance, elevation, and sweat! Join us for some of all of them. All ages and body types welcome! Sign up online or email LeaderWhisperer@hr-at-work.com. Trip 4 and beyond: Watch our website and the next Go Guide for upcoming trips!
Trip 1: May 15, Sat. – Lime Kiln Trail (E) (GT Granite Falls No. 109) 7 mi., 600’ gain, moderate pace. Meet at 8 am at I-5 exit 212 (Stanwood).
Trip 2: May 22, Sat. – Wallace Falls (E) (GT Index No. 142) 5.5 mi, 1200’ gain, moderate pace. Option to add 1 mi. via loop if group desires. Meet at 7 am at I-5 exit 212 (Stanwood).
Trip 3: June 5, Sat. – Fragrance Lake and Lost Lake (M) (USGS Bellingham South) 10 mi, 1500’ gain, moderate pace. Meet at 8 am at Cost Cutters on E Sunset Dr or 7 am at I-5 exit 212 (Stanwood).
Trip 4: June 13, Sun. – Goat Lake (Monte Cristo) (M) (USGS Sloan Peak) 10 mi, 1300’ gain, moderate pace. Meet at 7 am at I-5 exit 212 (Stanwood) or 8 am at the Red Apple in Granite Falls.
Trip 5: June 19, Sat. – Eagle Lake (M) (USGS Monte Cristo) 8.5 mi, 1700’ gain, moderate plus pace. Meet at 7 am at I-5 exit 212 (Stanwood). This is the last of the moderate paced hikes in this series. We’ll continue a moderate pace, but with shorter and less frequent breaks. The goal will be to gently push yourself, to sweat!
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