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asked a few who have led more
Trails and hawk tails! than their fair share of hikers into
The Ever- the verdant hills of our state to
ett Branch name some of their favorite hikes.
will treat
volunteer
trail work-
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ers with to visit – M3
a raptor
Following is a blend of their insight
show on
and guidebook grist that should
National
film clips to finish a video produc- “History is not just old, dried-out
tion on Beckey last year, they stuff; it has tremendous value,”
KITSAP FOREST THEATER were literally standing in the stated Lowell Skoog, who is
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Poo Poo Point — On a good and Mt. Constance. The flora you can see Seattle. Go during
day you can sit at lunch for hours changes regularly as you gain the peak of wildflower season.
just watching the paragliders altitude. Just as you break out at Reference: “Day Hiking Sno-
taking off, sitting on the thermals the alpine level you get a first-
qualmie Region.”
and wandering around up there hand view of nature’s fury—huge
in the sky. The gliders leave the Above Rachel Lake.
Guidebook author
trees, broken off at the base,
landing zone at about noon or lie downhill after a decade-old
12:30 and ride up in a truck to naturalists of all levels. Refer-
Romano to visit
avalanche. Switching back up
the launch site. Plan your day towards the pass, an over-the- ence: “100 Hikes in Washington’s
to arrive at about noon and give shoulder look reveals The Broth- Alpine Lakes,” Hike 52.
The man behind the lines of print
yourself plenty of time to enjoy ers sticking out from Constance Lake Ingalls — Go in sum- that lead you to new hiking destina-
the spectacle. They are gliding Pass. Finally, you make Marmot mer for wildflowers, go in fall for tions will step out from behind the
on weekdays as well—a good Pass, under the shadow of Buck- larches. Hold onto that sandwich! pages of his guidebooks to speak
thermal day means a lot of out- horn Peak, and get your first view A colony of hungry mountain
to Mountaineers on Thu., June 17.
sick calls for gliders, apparently. of the entire Olympic interior. goats inhabits this area. Refer-
Reference: “Day Hiking Olympic ence: “Day Hiking Snoqualmie The Mountaineers Program Center
A special presentation of the award- Peninsula,” Hike 58. of the award-
A special presentation Region,” Hikepresentation
A special 93. of the award- will feature a night with Romano,
winning adventure drama in winning adventure drama in winning adventure drama in
including books signings and
support of Big City Mountaineers, Mt. support
Townsend in spring—
of Big City Mountaineers, Umtanum
supportRidge and
of Big City Creek
Mountaineers,
providing wilderness experiences to Shortly afterwilderness
providing hitting the trail, youto
experiences —This is where a lot of us lead- to
providing wilderness experiences a question-answer period that
under-resourced urban teens. under-resourced urban teens.
are flanked by rhodies to start
under-resourced urban teens.
ers go in April and May when the promises some insight not only on
the floral display. You gradually lingering snow just won’t melt. destinations but also on the critical
switch your way up, and after Reference: “Desert Hikes.” issues surrounding trails and ac-
a wee bit, break out into open cess to them. The event will begin
Surprise and Glacier Lakes
meadows of blooming flowers, — Glacier Lake is quite possibly at 7 p.m.
swarming with butterflies and the best lake in which to swim in Romano, who has hiked more than
bees—a virtual potpourri of plant the entire Alpine Lakes Wilder- 13,000 miles of Washington ter-
life and color. Arriving at the alpine ness. Swim out to the center of rain—from corner to corner, north
level, you are ushered into a quiet the lake and look in the distance and south—is currently working on
area below the summit trail, sur- northward to see why they
rounded by hardy pines nestled his latest guidebooks, “Day Hiking
named it Glacier Lake. Refer-
around Camp Windy. And finally Columbia Gorge” and “Backpack-
ence: “Day Hiking Cental Cas-
your reward for all this work—a ing Washington.” Both are due for
cades,” Hike 32 (note: the book
series of switches up dust-cov- release in spring of 2011.
incorrectly calls Glacier Lake
ered rock to the twin summits “Granite Lake”). Growing up in rural New Hamp-
that stand guard over the Olym-
Blanca Lake —This forest shire, Romano says he fell in love
pics from the northeast corner
hike does not seem special until with the natural world as a child,
7:PM, Thursday June 17th and provide endless vistas
7:PM, Thursday June in all
17th you get7:PM,
to theThursday June 17th
lake, opalescent eventually becoming a Boy Scout
Egyptian Theater directions. Reference: “Day
Egyptian Theater Hiking Egyptian Theater
and glowing with 805its aquama- and backcountry ranger in the
805 East Pine Olympic Peninsula,” Hike 59.
805 East Pine East Pine
Seattle, WA 98122 Seattle, WA 98122 rine color, unlike any
Seattle, WAother
98122lake White Mountain National Forest.
Carly Waterman, Seattle Branch I’ve seen. It looks otherworldly. In the meantime he has held down
Skyscraper Mountain — Big Reference: “Day Hiking Central the positions of ski bum in Vermont
Tickets are $15 – Available at
bang forTickets
yourare
hiking buck. Wild-
$15 – Available at
Cascades,”
Tickets are $15 – Available at
Hike 36. or (800) 838-3006
Brownpapertickets.com or (800) 838-3006 Brownpapertickets.com or (800) 838-3006 Brownpapertickets.com Continued on M7
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conservation
raising public awareness and begin- publicize and promulgate the case for
ning the political processes that will managing our public lands—not merely
lead to protection and completion of for the short-term interests of extrac-
CURRENTS
the park. As part of this venture, The tive industries—but for the continued
Mountaineers, in partnership with the value and benefit of all citizens living
Braided River imprint of Mountaineers now, as well as for future generations
Books, will publish a book celebrating in perpetuity.
Completing the Vision: North the glories of the North Cascades. The
book’s ultimate goal will be to provide a
It is time for a new volume, a new
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support for the North Cascades. Each
of the North Cascades front-country
he North Cascades is an area North Cascades coalition group will be
with the splendors which are currently
of great beauty where many able to use the book as an education
only available to those who can venture
of our members frequently tool in their outreach efforts.
into the backcountry.
recreate. The creation of the park in
The Mountaineers was instrumental in
1968 was the culmination of years of What can you do to help? Make a
securing designation of North Cas-
effort—vividly recounted in “Wilder- tax-deductible donation to Braided
cades National Park back in 1968.
ness Alps; Conservation and Conflict River online at www.braidedriver.org,
The publications of Braided River are
in Washington’s North Cascades,” by or by mailing your check, made out to
“committed to inspiring support for criti-
Harvey Manning (2007), and on sale in Braided River, to: The Mountaineers,
cal conservation efforts.” Braided River
The Mountaineers Bookstore. But even 7700 Sand Point Way N.E., Seattle,
has a proven track record of publishing
in triumph the park was incomplete. WA 98115. Please be sure to write
beautiful and informative books that
Concessions were made to short-term “North Cascades Book” in the memo
serve as powerful tools to illustrate
political interests. As Manning wrote, line of the check. The Mountaineers will
the significance of these areas from
projecting the voice of future genera- match your donation dollar for dollar up
an environmental as well as a cultural
tions who would look back at the effort to $25,000!
perspective.
to create North Cascades National Johanesberg Peak from the air. John Edwards, Mountaineers conser-
Park: In past successful advocacy cam-
the American Alps Legacy Project, The vation chair, and Martinique Grigg,
paigns, books were effectively used
“You were too timid. You compromised North Cascades Initiative and Cas- Mountaineers executive director, con-
as tools to raise awareness and to
too much. You should have been more cades Wild. tributed to this article.
farsighted and daring. I hereby place Mountaineers volunteers have long
on record my apologies to the year been involved with The American See birds of prey on National Trails Day
2000.” Alps Legacy Project, a bold initiative Trail volunteers may want to hold on tight to their burgers and other treats when
Here we are now, in 2010, taking up to complete the original vision for the they finish work at Lord Hill Regional Park on National Trails Day. About a half-
the campaign to complete the park. North Cascades National Park. The dozen raptors will be cruising the park’s airspace just after the volunteers’ much
Why? Our population continues to American Alps group currently includes deserved barbecue dinner is served on Sat., June 5.
grow and pressures from development The Mountaineers, the North Cascades Actually, the birds should be quite behaved around the table, thanks to their
are increasing; scenic and recreational Conservation Council, Republicans trainer and the Snohomish County Park Rangers. As part of the post-work-party
landscapes remain unprotected; an for Environmental Protection, Seattle festivities, the county has scheduled an air show of the feathered kind for those
important, functional ecosystem is be- Audubon and the University of Wash- who sign up for work on one of three trails in the park: Chapel Pond Loop, River
ing dissected; and headwaters of rivers ington Climbing Club as partners, with Trail or Devil’s Butte Trail.
and streams that reach Puget Sound Pilchuck Audubon, Skagit Audubon,
Volunteers will be working on trails from 8 a.m. to about 2:30 p.m., and then
are unprotected. Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs
head to the barbecue potluck site around 3 p.m. to enjoy burgers and bever-
and Issaquah Trails Club as supporting
Further, while the park has stupendous ages. The raptor show will start at 4 p.m. and run about an hour.
organizations.
backcountry opportunities, it has little
As far as eating goes, all volunteers are asked to bring a lunch or snack and a
front-country access to offer day-hik- Both King and Snohomish counties
dessert for the barbecue. The rest—beverages, burgers and condiments—will
ing, picnicking, bird-watching and other have passed resolutions of support for
be provided by the trail maintenance committee.
opportunities to people of all fitness the Legacy Project. Other groups are
Lord Hill Regional Park, located at 12921 150th St. S.E., south of Snohomish,
levels. In fact, most who drive the being actively courted with the goal of
covers about 1,500 acres.
North Cascades Highway (Washington aggregating a broad-based coalition
SR-20) do not realize that they never of non-profit organizations, business Those interested in volunteering for the Everett Branch work parties should sign
actually enter North Cascades National owners and community members to up by June 3 at 6 p.m. Volunteers should bring water, a long-sleeved work shirt,
Park. advocate for the completion of North long pants and gloves. To sign up, contact Clark at woodmanfor@aol.com.
Cascades National Park. Other Mountaineers work parties
There are several initiatives working to
raise awareness and increase protec- How will North Cascades National The Olympia Branch will be leading volunteers to the Church Creek Trail in the
tion for the North Cascades, including Park be completed and protected? By Olympic National Forest on National Trails Day. Tacoma also plans to enlist in
Trail Days activities by helping at Mt. Rainier National Park. Foothills Moun-
Spend a volunteer summer in the wild. See ‘Go taineers will be heading to the Ira Spring Trail to roll up their sleeves. See each
Volunteer’ on pg. 20 of the Go Guide branch’s section in the Go Guide for more details.
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Editor’s note: Much of the In the course of events, he became one of the first members of the new
following obituary about regiment that would develop into the Army’s Tenth Mountain Division.
Duke Watson, who first Watson’s military career included a vital taking of German strongholds in
joined The Mountaineers
Passages
the Appennine Mountains of Italy just prior to Germany’s surrender. Howev-
in 1940, comes from an er, Watson took mortar-shell shards in the gut during a heroic approach on
interview conducted by Mount Della Torracia that ended his combat career. He was taken off the
Mountaineers History Committee Chair Lowell Skoog when Watson was mountain en route to a hospital via an assist from his fighting companion
91 years of age. Much more detail about Watson’s life can be found in and good friend, Ralph Bromaghin, a member of Seattle’s Ptarmigan Club.
Skoog’s 2006 article in the Northwest Mountaineering Journal web-zine, Two days later, Bromaghin died from a German mortar shell.
www.mountaineers.org/NWMJ/06/061_Watson1.html.
Watson’s career in the army’s mountain divisions intersected with another
Duke Watson: On a transcontinental paddle across Canada and climbing friend, Fred Beckey, who was later to gain much mountaineering
Alaska via canoe, Duke Watson finished by paddling out into the Bering fame and reunite with Watson on some North Cascade climbs after the war.
Sea as if he were headed for Japan. His wife, Marillyn, who accompanied
After nearly six years of service Watson retired as a major. Second only to
him on the last leg of the trip, asked, “Duke, will you ever stop?”
marrying Marillyn Black of Seattle in 1948, his proudest moment was lead-
Watson proved to be unstoppable up to the time of his death on April 22, ing his battalion to the summit of Della Torracia.
2010, at the age of 94. His zest for the mountains and waterways, his forti-
After his marriage, Watson became involved in the lumber wholesale trade,
tude for accomplishing his quest or task and his duty to his country forged
eventually establishing his own business and later creating the Crystal
a life story that can arguably be called unequaled.
Mountain ski area.
Born in Illinois, Watson was 18 months old when his father died, leaving
Though steeped in skiing and mountain climbing during the first half of his
Watson, his six-week old brother and their mother.
life, Watson endeavored in wilderness canoeing for much of the remainder
During his childhood, his mother took Watson and his brother, Edward, of his time in the wild.
on many travels, such as winter stays in Florida that included trips to the
He traveled well over 20,000 miles by canoe, including a transcontinental
Caribbean, summer retreats in the ‘North Woods,’ and visits to U.S. and
journey from the Labrador Sea on the Atlantic Coast to the Bering Sea on
Canadian national parks throughout the West, including Yellowstone, Banff,
the Pacific, as well as a branch connection through Canada’s Northwest
and Jasper. Several of these trips terminated in Vancouver or Seattle
Territories to the Arctic Ocean.
before the journey home by train, prompting Duke to decide at a young age
that he would spend his adult life in the Pacific Northwest. His input to lawmakers as the founder of the Crystal Mountain ski area was
significant in the decision to create the North Cascades National Park in
Duke studied forestry at the University of Michigan, hoping this field would
1968 and relegate future ski resort expansion to ample areas outside of the
offer him the best chance of employment in the Northwest. After gradu-
park.
ation, he moved to Washington in the fall of 1937. He found work in the
Skagit Valley in the waning days of railroad logging. He witnessed the
How far will you go this year?
transition from hand saws to power saws and from steam power to truck
logging. He began climbing in the summer with Everett members of The
Mountaineers. In winter he took up skiing at Mt. Baker and Mt. Rainier. In
March 1941, while he was working for Sound View Pulp Company in Ever- The
Mountaineers
ett, he was drafted into the army.
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were making a case for what could he facilitation and preserva-
“The ability to tell a be lost if we didn’t act to protect tion of film archives is only
may have to increase his hours in
consulting as a software engineer,
wilderness,” said Skoog. Chuck
story is valuable, to and Marion Hessey were particu-
part of the History Committee’s
charge. It is also working on long-
thus reducing his volunteer hours
noticeably.
larly instrumental in campaigns to
tell why things are term preservation of Mountaineers
T hough the budget for archiving Washington and the Washington More importantly, he noted, such
Queen Anne neighborhood. When
and preservation has been State Historical Society, as well as ability continues to provide The
the committee ran out of space or
challenging, the History Commit- other outdoor organizations, such Mountaineers leverage to pursue
climate-appropriate quarters for
tee has found some relief through as the Mazamas. its mission and contribute to the
preservation of archives, it often
the grant process, according to its Skoog sees such relationships as broader community.
had to keep those items off-site,
chair. In 2004, Skoog received a critical in order to effectively pre- Brad Stracener is managing editor
such as the homes of committee
grant from The Mountaineers Foun- serve mountaineering archives of of The Mountaineer.
members.
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