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Winter weekend getaway in Leavenworth A Publication of Washington Trails Association | wta.org Northwest Exposure Winners Revealed! 10 Trails for This Winter State Parks Centennial 2013 Volunteer Vacations Jan+Feb 2013 Jan+Feb 2013 20 16 32 NW Weekend: Leavenworth » Eli Boschetto NW Explorer An alpine holiday is waiting for you on the east side of the Cascades. Snowshoe, ski, take in the annual Ice Fest Northwest Exposure celebration or just relax away from home. » p.20 Congratulations to the winners of WTA's 2012 Northwest Exposure photo contest. Images from across the state— Tales From the Trail » Craig Romano and a calendar for planning hikes too! » center Guidebook author Craig Romano shares insights and lessons learned from years of hiking experience. » p.24 Nordic Washington » Holly Weiler Hit the tracks this winter on Nordic skis. Destinations Epic Trails » Wonderland » Tami Asars across Washington will help you find your ideal escape at Info and tips to help you plan your own hiking adventure some of the best resorts and Sno-Parks. » p.16 on the classic round-the-mountain trail. » p.32 WTA at Work 2013 marks the 100th anniversary of Trail Work » Sarah Rich Washington's state park system. With Bridge-building in the Methow » p.10 more than 700 miles of hiking trails, Engineering Trails » Janice Van Cleve make a plan to visit one this year. » p.8 Turnpikes—what they are and how they're constructed » p.12 Advocacy » Jonathan Guzzo Budget concerns for 2013 » p.14 Youth on Trails » Krista Dooley Snowshoeing with kids » p.15 Trail Mix Gear Closet » Winter camping essentials » p.22 Nature Nook » Tami Asars Birds, beasts and blooms in the NW » p.25 Cape Disappointment, by Jeremy Horton 2 Washington Trails | Jan+Feb 2013 | wta.org Guest Contributors TAMI ASARS is a writer, photographer and career hiker. At every opportunity, Craig ROmanO grew up in rural New Hampshire she puts her trail skills to work selecting where he bonded with the natural world. He is the author the perfect spiderweb-whacking sticks, of nine books, among them Day Hiking Olympic Peninsula, determining time and distance traveled Day Hiking North Cascades, Day Hiking Columbia by the position of the sun, and identifying River Gorge, Backpacking Washington, and Columbia bird calls. Wherever there is trail, Tami Highlands: Exploring Washington’s Last Frontier, which was always finds something charming—even recognized in 2010 as a Washington Reads book for its on the snoozers. As a Washington Trails contribution to the state’s cultural heritage. He lives with regional correspondent, Tami often his wife Heather and feline office assistants Giuseppe and contributes her trail expertise to the nature section—look for her Scruffy Gray in Skagit County. new column, “Nature Nook.” Also in this issue, Tami shares some of her love and knowledge of Mount Rainier's Wonderland Trail in the PAUL RAYmaKER discovered nature photography first of the new “Epic Trails” series. Look for Tami’s new book, Hiking when he spent a summer in the mountains of Colorado. the Wonderland Trail: The Complete Guide to Mount Rainier’s Premier Since then, he hasn’t put his camera down. In 2007, he Trail, at local retailers and at tamiasars.com. moved from Wisconsin to Seattle to work as a geologist at an environmental consulting firm, while shooting Washington’s trails in every spare moment he had. Nature photography is HOLLY WEILER started hiking in now Paul’s passion, his goal being to show others the beauty 2001 to supplement her other favorite that surrounds all of us, and encouraging people to care more outdoor pursuit, trail running. She for their environment and where they live. He has been a long- joined the Spokane Mountaineers time contributor to Washington Trails, and has placed several in 2003, and currently serves on the winning images in WTA’s Northwest Exposure photo contest. Mountaineers’ Board of Trustees and co-chairs the hiking committee. She has been known to tackle 40+ JANICE VAN CLEVE is a foodie, wine taster and mile dayhikes just for fun, enjoys writer, with a focus on Mayan archeology. She was the occasional solo backpack trip introduced to the joys of hiking in the Cascades in and frequently leads shorter group hikes and backpacks 1994; in 2004, she joined WTA. Janice is now a Fireside for the Mountaineers or conservation groups. A three-time Circle member and has earned her saw for more than participant in Hike-a-Thon, she is already plotting ways 50 days of trail maintenance. She enjoys day hiking in to increase her 2013 mileage and fundraising goals. Holly the I-90 corridor, but for backpacking she heads for coaches the University High School girls cross country team. the Teanaways. Her books and research papers can be found at mayas.doodlekit.com. Northwest Exposure Turn to the center of this issue for a special presentation of the Northwest Exposure photo contest winners! And for even more photos, turn to pages 34–35 for this year's editor's picks and honorable mentions. What's Your Story? Grand Prize Have you taken an amazing hike in Lijuan Guo, grand prize winner of Washington or the greater Northwest? WTA's 2012 Northwest Exposure Captured some gorgeous photos? Perhaps photo contest, loves snowshoeing had a riotous good time on a Volunteer and winter camping on Mount Vacation or BCRT? Or maybe you're an Baker. He spends many a sleepless expert on marmot behavior, wilderness night taking photos of stars and first-aid or repairing gear on the fly? Then experimenting with light. This we want to hear from you. photo was one of them, taken in early summer on the still-snowy Washington Trails welcomes editorial and slopes of Artist Point. To capture photography contributions of all sorts. Share the stars of the Milky Way, Lijuan with us your adventure, some history, some used his Nikon D800 with a 14–24 know-how or some great imagery. mm wide-angle lens and a timed, long exposure at ISO 1600. He For more information on how you can adjusted the color temperature in contribute to Washington Trails, email post-processing. [email protected]. Washington Trails | Jan+Feb 2013 | wta.org 3 Washington Trails Association Staff Picks: What is on your rainy-day reading list this winter? Board of Directors President WENDY WHEELER JACOBS – Wild, Cheryl Strayed VP, Advocacy STEPHEN TAN VP, Board Development CRAIG MCKIBBEN VP, Communications & Tech ROB SHURTLEFF Editor's picks: Plan your own Mount From ancient burial places to the piles Rainier Wonderland Trail adventure of rocks that pave our way on trails, VP, Finance DOUG BRECKEL with this new guidebook... this reader covers.... 1 like 7 repins 2 likes 3 repins VP, Fundraising STEVE PAYNE Secretary CAROLE BIANQUIS mountaineersbooks.org burkemuseum.org ANDREA BAINES, LISA BLACK PERRY BURKHART, JEFF CHAPMAN – NEPA, agency and research documents (fun!) Check out WTA's hiking library AMY CSINK, TODD DUNFIELD pinterest.com/wtahikers LAURIE HARTSHORN*, DAMIEN MURPHY – The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkein* BILL POPE, KATE ROGERS*, ADAM RYND – The Mountain of My Fear, David Roberts* Share hikes, get trail news and join the Staff Executive Director KAREN DAUBERT – Everest: The West Ridge, Tom Hornbein conversation at wta.org. Advocacy Director JONATHAN GUZZO – The Pale King, David Foster Wallace facebook.com/ Bookkeeper Ilona Fauver – Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert washingtonhikers Chief Crew Leader MIKE OWENS – Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell twitter.com/ Communications Director SUSAN ELDERKIN – Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher WTA_hikers Development Director REBECCA LAVIGNE – Walking the Beach to Bellingham Development Manager LISA UNSOELD-CHANG – Refuge, Terry Tempest Williams Dev. & Comm. Assistant LUCY SHIRLEY – Let the Great World Spin, Colum McCann Digital Content Manager LOREN DRUMMOND – The Brothers K, David J. Duncan Washington Trails Association is a volunteer-driven Editor & Art Director ELI BOSCHETTO – The Last Season, Eric Blehm nonprofit membership organization working to preserve, Engagement Manager KINDRA RAMOS – Flight Behavior, Barbara Kingsolver enhance and promote hiking opportunities in Washington Field Director ALAN CARTER MORTIMER – Winter Brothers, Ivan Doig state through collaboration, education, advocacy and trail Finance & Admin. Manager DEB HEMINGWAY – The Rope, Nevada Barr maintenance. Membership Manager KARA CHIN – fluff and nonsense WTA was founded by Louise B. Marshall (1915–2005). Ira NW Crew Leader ARLEN BOGAARDS – Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades Spring (1918–2003) was its primary supporter. Greg Ball Office Administrator JULIE CASSATA – House of Stone, Anthony Shadid (1944–2004) founded the volunteer Program Assistant SARAH RICH – Flight Behavior, Barbara Kingsolver trail maintenance program. Their spirit Project Coordinator TIM VAN BEEK continues today through contributions SW Regional Coordinator RYAN OJERIO – Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak from thousands of WTA members and Trail Programs Director MICHAEL STUBBLEFIELD – My First Summer in the Sierra, J. Muir volunteers. Volunteer Coordinator ALYSSA KREIDER – Farm City, Novella Carpenter Washington Trails Association Youth Programs Manager KRISTA DOOLEY – The Art of Innovation, Tom Kelley 705 2nd Ave, Suite 300, Seattle, Youth Programs Specialist ALEXA LINDAUER – Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy WA 98104 • (206) 625-1367 Washington Trails Volunteers Copy Editors JIM CAVIN, REBECCA KETTWIG Washington Trails Vol. 49, Issue 1 Proofer MITZI SUGAR – The Cliff Walk, Don J. 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