HIKING
Easy: Up to 5 miles and 1000 ft elevation gain. Intermediate: Up to 10 miles and 1500 ft elevation gain. Advanced: More than 10 miles and 1500 ft elevation gain.

Saturday Hikes

Aug 21 Old Snowy
Meet at 7 A.M.
Leader: Greg Wallace 453-2374
Difficulty: 12.5 miles, 3330' gain

August 28 (Sat) Naches Peak Loop, Easy Hike
Leader: Claudia Christie 388-9307
Meet: 8:00 am Bi-Mart parking lot
Difficulty: 4 miles 500' elevation gain
This July planned hike is rescheduled for August due to the late melting of snow. One of the best summer hikes for wildflowers plus a spectacular view of Mt. Rainier. Bring lunch, water, flower guide, hiking poles, sun protection, insect repellent and Northwest Forest Pass. Call Claudia.

Aug 28 Grand Park
Leader: Ed Huang 457-1533
Difficulty: 14 miles 2000' gain going and coming

Sept 11 Cispus Pass
Meet at 7 A.M.
Leader: Gail Seifert 786-4127
Difficulty: 14.4 miles 2000' gain

Sept 18 Third Burroughs Mt.
Leader: Maurine Peck 453-4244
Difficulty: 8 miles 1400' gain

Sept 25 Skyscraper to Second Burroughs
Leader: Maurine Peck 453-4244
Difficulty: 8 miles 1500' gain

September 25 (Sat) Sheep Lake, Easy Hike
Leader: Claudia Christie 388-9307
Meet: 8:00 am Bi-Mart parking lot
Difficulty: 4 miles 400' elevation gain
An easy hike along the famous PCT from Chinook Pass summit up to beautiful Sheep Lake. Bring lunch, water, hiking poles, sun protection, insect repellent, and Northwest Pass. Call Claudia

Extra message: If you desire to go Huckleberrying, call Don Cooper for the best places. 966-3596

SUNDAY HIKES

None listed at this time.

TUESDAY HIKERS: Meet at 40th Ave Bi-Mart June - Sept. at 7:30 am and Oct - May at 8:00 AM. Upper-easy to Advanced trips. Usually a “fast” and “slower” group. Switches to skiing and snowshoeing when snow arrives. For a complete schedule of hikes, pick up a yellow Dayhike Schedule at a regular monthly meeting.

Aug 24 Minotaur Lake/Labyrinth Mountain
Leader: Ted Gamlem 697-5051
Difficulty: 3 miles to lake with 2000' gain;1 mile to the peak with 820' gain

Aug 31 Snow and Gem Lakes
Leader: Roger Chantler 966-6725
Difficulty: 11 miles, 2000' gain

Sept 7 Colchuck Lake
Leader: Gail Seifert 786-4127
Difficulty: 9 miles 2200' gain

Sept 14 McCall Basin
Meet at 7 A.M.
Leader; Greg Wallace 453-2374
Difficulty: 14-15 miles 2000' gain

Sept 21 Rachel Lake
Leader; Ted Gamlem 897-5051
Difficulty: 7.6 miles 1900' gain Some may go on to Alta Mt. 13 miles 3400' gain

Sept 28 Maintenance Shed Rd. to Sand Lake
Leader: Evans Fletcher 965-2481
Difficulty: 6 miles 1100' gain

NOTE VARYING DEPARTURE TIMES AND PLACES!

Aug 26 RESCHEDULED: Naches Peak/Dewey Lake
Leaders: Stephanie Weise, 678-5560; Jon Harlan, 658-2557
Stephanie will lead the hike around Naches Peak and Jon will take the sturdier hikers down to Dewey Lake and back. Lunch, water, proper equipment, Golden Age Passport. Call the appropriate leader. Thanks to Stephanie, Jon and Mary Sublett for switching Naches Peak and Sheep Lake hikes because of snow conditions.

Sept 2 Edgar Rock
Leader: Ramona Banning, 985-7730
Meet: 9 am 40th Av BiMart
Early fall hike up the Lost Creek Trail to the summit with spectacular views. Usual stuff: water, lunch, poles. Call Ramona.

Sept. 9 Ohanepecosh/Grove of the Patriarchs
Leaders: Mary Shinn, 966-9930; Debby Cornue, 966-3085
Meet: 8:30 am 40th Av BiMart From Stevens Canyon Entrance to the Grove, then down to Silver Falls/Ohanepecosh. Bring water, lunch, poles, Golden Age Passport. Call one of the leaders.

Sept. 16 Moxee Hop Fields Adventure!
Leader: Diane Gillan, 576-8975
Meet: 8:30 am K-Mart parking lot New hike, new leader! Explore a new agricultural area! Bring usual stuff including a lunch to eat in Moxee Park. Call Diane for sure.

Sept. 23 Sportsman Park Island Trails
Leader: Alice Whitaker, 966,.0546 Meet: 9 am Sportsman Park first parking area Across the wooden bridge to explore the park's island and its many trails. Water, lunch, poles (and some OFF in case the mosquitoes have not left). Call Alice!

Sept. 30 Coal Mine Trail/Cle Elum
Leader: Jim Hertel, 469-4458
Meet: 8:30 am 40th Av BiMart Newsletter deadline is two months before this hike. Details to come. Call Jim!

POKIES SEMIANNUAL
PLANNING MEETING!!
Alice Whitaker and Ruth Solowan will host us at
Summitview Country Clubhouse, 101 N. 48th Ave.
***high noon-Monday August 30***
23 hikes October 2010 -March 2011
ALL POKIES CAN LEAD A HIKE!!!
Bring ideas, your calendar, lunch. Cookies and coffee provided . LET JEANNE CRAWFORD KNOW YOU WILL BE THERE: 966-8608

Note to all Pokies:
Check the H-R OUTDOORS section, now on TUESDAYS for last minute changes in the CURRENT week’s hike.

Another Note to All Pokies:
The Super (alternate) Pokies are a separate group and generally plan outings via e-mail. Regular Pokies can find the Pokies outing schedule in this newsletter and in the H-R Tuesday Outdoors section. Call the leader or Jean Crawford for possible changes.

For alternate trips/hikes on snowshoe/ski days throughout the season, call Jeanne Crawford (966-8608), or Eulalie Short (469-9906).

BACKPACKING
Participants must be properly equipped with 13 essentials, food, proper clothing, shelter, etc. Contact leaders well ahead of the trip or you may be turned down.  Car poolers expected to share expenses. Map key: GT = Green Trails; FS = Forest Service; USGS = U.S. Geologic Survey.

August 20-23 (Fri-Mon) "Gisela's Delight" - Upper Int-Adv
Leader: Julie Tarara, 786-7891 or jtarara@wsu.edu
Party Limit: 4-6 tents
Map: GT Stevens Pass, #176
Tentatively selected as Robin Lakes and the Granite Mountain Ridge. Camp at Robin (7 mi., 2800' gain). Dayhike the nearby lakes or along the ridge toward French Potholes and Paddy-Go-Easy Pass. There will be a foul-weather alternate trip that weekend. Flexi-day: Advanced backpackers (only) who are squeezed for vacation time from work should call the leader well in advance to arrange a 3-day itinerary and coordinate rides, campsites, etc. By permission of leader only.

Aug 27-29 (Fri-Sun) TBA
Leader: Ethan Schrank, 972-2677
Party Limit: 4-6 Tents depending on destination
Ethan is tentatively planning to go somewhere in the Goat Rocks.

Sept 3-6 (Fri-Mon) Benches above McCall Basin
Leader: Brenda Kelly, 834-1179
Difficulty: 8 miles, 2700’ gain
Party Limit: 4 Tents
Map: GT White Pass
Camp on a meadowed bench high above McCall Basin with great close-up views of the Goat Rocks. Day hikes may include the Coyote Ridge Trail and the PCT along the Goat Rocks crest.

Sept 11-13 (Sat-Mon) TBA NOTE CHANGE IN DATES
Leader: Brenda Kelly, 834-1179
Party Limit: 4-6 Tents depending on destination

Sept 23-28 (Thur-Tue) Fall Color Spectacular: Upper Lyman Basin
Leader: David Hagen, 965-3697
Difficulty: 9miles, 2700’gain
Party Limit: 4 Tents
Map: GT Holden
We will take the Lady of the Lake up Lake Chelan to Lucerne & ride the bus up to Holden & hike a mile or so before setting up camp. On Fri we will go up to Upper Lyman Basin below Spider Gap and spend 2 full days day hiking. On Mon we will hike out to Holden, but it will probably be too late when we arrive to catch the boat, so we will most likely return to Yakima on Tue. The views & fall color should be spectacular.

Oct 8-11 or 15-18 (Fri-Mon) Alpine Larch Spectacular
Leader: David Hagen, 965-3697
Party Limit: 4 Tents
The exact dates & destination of this trip will depend upon the weather. Rather than schedule a specific date & then have to cancel if the weather is bad, David is building in the flexibility to take advantage of whatever window of good weather presents itself.

CLIMBING
Participants must be properly equipped with 13 essentials, food, proper clothing, shelter, etc. Helmets are required on all Cascadian climbs. Most climbs require completion of Basic Climbing Course or equivalent experience, and knowledge of rope handling, knots, ice axe and crampon use, and general glacier travel. Contact leaders well ahead of the trip or you may be turned down.  Good physical conditioning required. Car poolers expected to share expenses. Map key: GT = Green Trails; FS = Forest Service; USGS = U.S. Geologic Survey.

Basic Climbing Class starts at YVCC in mid May. Taught by Central Washington Mountain Rescue. See our Classes page for details.

Climbing Chairman position open. The Cascadians are currently without a climbing chairman. If interested contact a board member.

Skiing; please remember to call the leader a day or two before to sign up, get meeting time, location and any other needed info.

Check back next winter.

Tuesday Skiers: Meet at 40th Avenue BiMart at 8:00 AM Tuesdays. Destination determined at the meeting place by participants.

BICYCLING
Participants must be properly equipped with  food, water,  proper clothing, repair kits, and a spare inner tube. Helmets are required on all Cascadian bike rides. Rated as Easy - up to 15 miles, fairly level; Intermediate - 15 to 40 miles, moderate terrain; Advanced - over 40 miles, steep/hilly terrain.

Many rides are being planned online using the Cascadians Forum.

http://www.topica.com/lists/cascadiansforum/read