Thursday, Feb 5th, 7-9 PM/ Doors open at 6 PM/ Meeting begins 7 PM
Professor Cliff Mass of the University of Washington will speak on the topic "Predicting Snow in the Washington Cascades."
Dear all friends and Family!
Namaste,
Dear all friends and family, I like
to asked your to help. I am doing projects in Himalayas to build Hydroelectric,
domestic airplane strip, 2 clinic and 3 Schools by year 2015 in the remote
village of Nepal. Hope you all can help to succeed these projects for Himalayan
Women and Children's Foundation. Many ways you can help us.
Dear Bushwhacker members,
I hope that you are having a wonderful winter and coping with the recent winter storms. I want to take a moment of your time to inform you about our new membership and event registration website hosted at 123signup.com.
There will be an Avalanche Beacon Practice club outing on Saturday, February 7th, at Alpental. This will be a chance for those who are rusty with their beacon search skills to get some practice, as well as provide an introduction to those who do not have experience with beacon search techniques. Carrying and knowing how to use a beacon is an important skill for the backcountry traveler venturing into avalanche terrain.
Hello All, The Mt. Catherine loop is 15 kilometers and follows the Snoqualmie Nordic Center trails. We would start at the Silver Fir lift parking lot at 9:00 am. Normally we would start from Hyak but the lift was damaged in the recent slide.
You need to bring a day pack with puffy coat and extra clothes plus lunch. The entire loop usually takes 3 to 4 hours at a relaxed pace, including lunch. The group is limited to 6 plus myself. Please respond to my email to the club if you want to go. Once we get a list together we can arrange for carpooling.
Fred
Most places we eat at after coming out of "them thar hills" are... well...... just ok. I mean that I wouldn't necessarily eat there if the restaurant was a block from my house. However, once in a while we come across a place that actually has delicious food. Milano's, in Glacier, Wa. is such a place.
Coming out of the Olympic mountains looking for a bite? Don't miss The Bushwhacker restaurant in Port Angeles! The name says it all.
The ridge climb was solid and very fun, with only one crux section that really tested our rock climbing skills. The rest was very low fifth class and the weather was perfect up there - short sleeves, sunshine and a mild breeze to cool the heat.
Hiked up the loose volcanic scree up spine of the Adams north ridge, taking in awesome views of the very-crevassed Adams glacier, and Mt. Rainier and Mt, St. Helens in the distance. The last mile of the hike is the summit ice cap with an easy grade of snow and ice to the summit. Mark is a geologist so I learned a lot about fumaroles and the cooling patterns of lava. The summit was socked in but all in all it was an awesome climb!
The actual glacier climb was pretty mellow. I liked the ridge up at the summit though. It was just enough to get the adrenaline going bit! Great weather and great climbing buddies made it a great trip!
Dox -- We need to add a new main section to the website navigation. The name we suggest is "Bushwhacker Talk - Stuff for Club Members". The section will contain all the things we have been talking about for the eNewsletter.
Subnav for this major section would be:
We can work on the names and the order, but you get the idea. How's that sound to you?
This is my first post for the new year. I'm planning to teach Kathy all about doing this too. We will be posting several articles during 2009 and expanding the website. Just for fun I'm including a photo.
