JULY 2012 Location: Raab Park, Peninsula Wilderness Club PWC Annual Picnic

Monday, July 9, 6:30 pm 18349 Caldart Avenue NE, Poulsbo

The Annual PWC Picnic takes the place of the July General Meeting and will be held at Raab Park in Poulsbo. Burgers, salmon burgers, veggie burgers, hot dogs, buns, condiments, tossed green salad, potato salad, pasta salad, cake and place settings will be provided. If you would like to bring other food items to share (i.e., chips, ally ally invited. veggies & dip, fruit, desserts, etc.), that would be great. Bring your own beverages (alcohol is permitted). Water and cups will be available, but members are encouraged to bring their own reusable cups or bottles to minimize the amount of trash generated. Activities will include the popular Tall Tales Contest and some games. There will be a door prize as well as contest prizes! Also feel free to bring your own yard games (Frisbee,

croquet, volleyball, etc.) to share. n Perry n Avenue in East Bremerton.The publiccordiallyis invited. n Perry n Avenue in East Bremerton.The publiccordiis PWC Picnic volunteers are still needed! We are still looking for volunteers to help make the PWC Annual Picnic successful and enjoyable for all. Some of the items that need to be done are: purchasing the food, planning and setup of an obstacle course event, grill and table setup, grill chefs, and cleanup afterwards. Please contact Tom Broszeit or Brian Steely if you can help:

Tom: [email protected]

Brian: [email protected]

Photos of 2011 picnic from Pam Sargent Map reprinted by permission from Poulsbo Parks and Recreation http://www.cityofpoulsbo.com/parks/documents/poulsbo_parks.FINAL.pdf

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Thursday, July 5, at 7 pm Friday, July 27, 7 pm (NOTE: Half hour later than normal) Contact: Steve & Nancy Osburn, 360-697-5982 Contact: Venita Goodrich, 360-471-0522

Discuss club business and help schedule outings at Steve Visit with fellow PWCers at a member’s home. Bring an & Nancy’s house in Poulsbo. All members are invited to entrée or side dish to share. The host will provide the attend. dessert. Check the calendar for host’s info.

Recurring Trips (weekly events): See the “Other Outings” section of this newsletter for these trips. Road Bike Rides with Tom Leurquin Tom Leurquin, 206-842-5906, [email protected] 7/1, 7/5, 7/8, 7/12, 7/15, 7/19, 7/22, 7/26, 7/29, 8/2 Green Mountain Weekly After Work Hike and Social Jay Thompson, 360-509-9918, [email protected] 7/4, 7/11, 7/18, 7/25, 8/1

Regular Trips: Date Outing / Meeting Contact 7/2-4 Climb Mount Baker Tom Rogers, 360-692-2547, [email protected] 7/3-4 Mount Townsend Overnight Paul Cooney, 712-229-9097, [email protected] 7/5 MAP Meeting at Steve & Nancy’s house Steve Osburn, 360-697-5982, [email protected] 7/6 Dee Molenaar's Alpine Art on display Collective Visions Gallery, http://www.collectivevisions.com/ 7/7-8 Kid & dog-friendly Hike Mount Townsend Jay Thompson, 360-509-9918, [email protected] 7/9 PWC Annual Picnic! Tom Broszeit, 360-621-3683, [email protected] 7/14-8/17 Hike the Pacific Crest Trail through Oregon Derek Zimmer, 360-871-6367, [email protected] 7/16-22 Sunshine Trip: Car Camping Sun Lakes/Dry Falls Bob Waldorf, 360-830-6868, [email protected] 7/27-29 Olympic Coast Beach Hike Shelley Fleming, 360-361-6167, [email protected] 7/27 POTLUCK (Starts a 7 pm) Venita Goodrich, 360-471-0522, [email protected] 8/3-4 EXTREME DAY HIKE David Boyde, 360-692-9325, [email protected] Notes & Announcements to Members: • TRIP SPONSORS NEEDED! The club event calendar is running a little low on weekend trips. Please consider sponsoring weekend day trips and backpacking trips throughout the summer. Email the calendarmeister your trip plans at [email protected], or come to the MAP meeting and help fill up the calendar! We depend on volunteers to lead trips! Thanks!

On the Trail with “Boots” McFarland Reprinted with permission of the artist, Geolyn Carvin. Check out her website at http://bootsmcfarland.com/home.html

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A Word About Outings All PWC outings and other activities are open to anyone, but Mount Townsend Overnight if you enjoy our company and what we do, we would like you Tuesday, Jul 3-4 to become a member. The persons sponsoring trips should Contact: Paul Cooney at 712-229-9097 not be considered instructors or leaders. If you are unsure of your abilities, discuss the trip thoroughly with the organizer. Stay overnighter on Mount Townsend! We'll leave July 3rd in Each participant is responsible for his or her own comfort the evening, watch fireworks at the top, camp, and hike out and safety on any outing. Always carry the 10 essentials. the next day. This is weather permitting. Contact Paul for more details. Please Call Early As a courtesy to the sponsor of an outing in which you are MAP Meeting at Steve and Nancy's interested, please try to call at least two days before the trip house for single-day outings, and as soon as possible for overnight Thursday, Jul 5 at 7 pm outings. This allows the sponsor time to make necessary Contact: Steve Osburn at 360-697-5982, or arrangements, or alternate plans, should a trip be canceled email: [email protected] for some reason.

All members are encouraged to attend this PWC event- Pet Policy planning meeting (''Membership Activity Planning''). Those Please leave pets at home when attending PWC outings present try to coordinate proposed outings to offer trips on unless the trip is specifically listed as welcoming them. most weekends. Trips that are agreed upon are subsequently published in the Penwicle and listed in the Carpool and Ride Sharing Calendar. We strongly encourage carpooling and ride sharing as a way to reduce impact to trailheads, minimize our environmental Volunteers offer to host the meeting at their house. Feel free footprint, and reduce costs. Please be considerate to your to bring snacks or drinks to the meeting to share. This drivers, including situations when you ride with different month's MAP meeting location is at Steve and Nancy drivers in each direction. The amount you contribute to your Osburn's house at: driver(s) should reflect the distance driven, the cost of gas, and tolls/parking fees – short trips might be $5 per person, 22848 Adams Road NW long trips could be considerably more. Poulsbo, WA 98370

The WEBSITE: A Source for Outings Dee Molenaar's Alpine Art on display Our PWC Website calendar is at: Friday, Jul 6 at 5 pm http://www.pwckitsap.org/content/117-pwc-calendar.html Contact: Collective Visions Gallery in Bremerton If you don’t see something that interests you in this Website: http://www.collectivevisions.com/ newsletter, check the website for additional trips and last- minute trips. Or, if you are leading an outing that was During July, Dee Molenaar will enjoy the featured spot at the planned after the deadline, use the website to post the Collective Visions Gallery in Bremerton. Dee's art will information. This can now be done in THREE ways: You include originals and laser prints covering his areas of travel can fill out the form online; you can email or call the info among the mountains of the world. In 1971, The directly to the Webmaster, Jay Thompson, at Mountaineers Books published his book, THE CHALLENGE [email protected] or 360-307-0037; or you can OF RAINIER, and in 2011 released a special 40th email or call Paul Dutky at [email protected] or 360-479- Anniversary edition, which will be available for signing and 2683 to get the outing listed on the PWC Calendar online. sales during the reception.

Molenaar was born in 1918 to Dutch immigrant parents in Upcoming Trips & Events: Los Angeles. He and his younger brother Cornelius (''K'') initially explored the mountains, deserts and seashores of Climb Mount Baker Southern California. They then extended their travels to the Monday, Jul 2-4 ice-clad volcanoes of the Pacific Northwest, where they Contact: Tom Rogers at 360-692-2547, or served as guides and park rangers at National email: [email protected] Park. In 1946, the brothers were members of the successful Alaskan Mt. St. Elias Expedition, and in 1953, Dee was a Climb Mount Baker with Tom Rogers. Tom has not decided member of the famed, tragedy-marred American Expedition on the route (as of May 11) - it will be either the Easton to in the Karakoram Himalaya. Glacier Route or the Coleman-Deming Route. Both approaches involve glacier travel and prior training in A graduate of the UW in 1950 with a major in Geology and a crevasse rescue and climbing in a rope line. Contact Tom for minor in Art, Dee served with Phillips Petroleum Company's more details. Exploration Division in , and , then with 3 Outings the Dept. of Conservation in Olympia and U.S. Geological Survey in Tacoma. In 1967, Dee and his wife The park is over 4,000 acres in size with 73,640 feet of Colleen moved to southern Kitsap County with their daughter freshwater shoreline at the foot of Dry Falls. Dry Falls is one and two sons. of the great geological wonders of North America. Carved by Ice Age floods that long ago disappeared, the former The reception will be held from 5 to 8 pm on Friday, July 6. waterfall is now a stark cliff, 400 feet high and 3.5 miles wide. The public is invited and light refreshments will be served. In its heyday, the waterfall was four times the size of Niagara Collective Visions Gallery is located at: 331 Pacific Avenue Falls. Today it overlooks a desert oasis filled with lakes and Bremerton, WA 98337 abundant wildlife.

Kid & dog-friendly Hike Mt. Townsend Your reservation should be made well in advance to claim Saturday, Jul 7-8 the campsite of your choice. I have reserved campsite 84 in Contact: Jay Thompson at 360-509-9918, or the upper campground. email: [email protected] Go to: https://secure.camis.com/WA/ to see a map of the Jay and son Hayden are camping overnight on Mount campsites and to make your reservation. For more Townsend. Dogs are welcome. Views of the Olympic information on the area: Mountains and Puget Sound are awesome. http://www.examiner.com/outdoor-travel-in-seattle/exploring- Call Jay for more info. washington-state-parks-sun-lakes-dry-falls-state-park

PWC Annual Picnic! Olympic Coast Beach Hike Monday, Jul 9 at 6:30 pm Friday, Jul 27-29 Contact: Tom Broszeit at 360-621-3683, or Contact: Shelley Fleming at 360-361-6167, or email: [email protected] email: [email protected]

This month’s PWC meeting is replaced with the PWC Annual Join Shelley for this backpack beach hike and spend two Picnic. See the front page of this newsletter for details and nights on the coast. Contact Shelley for more details. location. Note that the picnic start time is one half hour earlier than the normal meeting start time. POTLUCK Friday, Jul 27 at 7 pm (NOTE: Half hour later than normal) Hike the Pacific Crest Trail through Contact: Venita Goodrich at 360-471-0522, or email: [email protected] Oregon Saturday, Jul 14 through Aug 17 Visit with fellow PWCers at one of our member's homes. Contact: Derek Zimmer at 360-871-6367, or Bring an entrée or side dish to share. The host will provide email: [email protected] the dessert. Venita Goodrich is the host tonight – her address is: Join Derek for a memorable experience backpacking along the Oregon PCT, from the California border to the Columbia 167 N. Lafayette Ave River. Departure is planned for July 14th and return on Bremerton WA 98312 August 17th.

This section of the Pacific Crest Trail measures 456 miles EXTREME DAY HIKE and traverses the Sky Lakes and Diamond Peak Wilderness Friday, Aug 3-4 areas, Crater Lake National Park, Three Sisters Wilderness, Contact: David Boyde at 360-692-9325, or and Mount Jefferson Wilderness. email: [email protected]

Contact Derek for more details. Dayhike the 45-mile long Low Divide Trail from Lake Quinault to Lake Mills (or vice versa). We will leave for the trailhead(s) sometime Friday afternoon or evening, and then SunshineTrip: Car Camping Sun hike until we get to the other end. Due to transportation Lakes/Dry Falls issues, it will be much easier to have two groups – a south- Monday, Jul 16-22 north, and a north-south group. This will enable a key swap Contact: Bob Waldorf at 360-830-6868, or mid-route. Contact David for more info. email: [email protected]

Join Bob on this car camping trip to Sun Lakes / Dry Falls State Park in central Washington. It has excellent hiking, kayaking, fishing, swimming, bicycling, photography, etc.

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Other Outings (General information describing trips Into the Future (Trips that require group planning or and events that recur over multiple weeks) reservations by each attendee)

Recurring (Weekly) after-work 2012 Sunshine Trips Green Mountain Hike Tony Abruzzo, Bob Brown and Rob Waldorf are leading trips Wednesdays, 7/4, 7/11, 7/18, 7/25, 8/1 at 6:10 pm to different destinations this year, collectively termed Contact: Jay Thompson at 360-509-9918, or “Sunshine Trips” because these areas typically have nice email: [email protected] weather. Some trips require permits and advance planning, so please read below, and consult the PWC Website Weekly Wednesday after-work Green Mountain hikes will calendar for more details. begin starting May 9th and continue throughout the summer DESTINATION: Bend area (Oregon) and into fall. Be at the Gold Creek trailhead at 6:05 pm and be prepared to hike by 6:10. Bring headlamps in early spring DATE: Aug 6 to 12 and late fall as a precaution. Hikes will occur every LEADER: Bob Brown; 360-569-2878; or Wednesday evening, rain or shine. Email: [email protected] This is in the lake country south of Mt. Bachelor, north of These hikes have been very popular and are a great Crater Lake. Lots of kayaking on inter-connecting, salmon- opportunity to meet hikers of all abilities from the Peninsula filled lakes, Newberry Crater National Monument. Wilderness Club, Kitsap Outdoors Meetup and the Kitsap Hikers Group on Facebook. We have had as few as 3 and as DESTINATION: Pryor Mt. Wild Horse Refuge (Bridger, many as 22 hikers on past events. All are welcome to attend Montana) and Black Hills (Hill City, South Dakota) and share a snack or two at the summit. DATE: Pryor - Sep 11 to 14; Black Hills - Sep 15 to 21 LEADER: Bob Brown; 360-569-2878; or A good place to rideshare from is the parking area at the Email: [email protected] Wildcat Lake County Park (not to be confused with Wildcat Pryor Mountain is about 30 miles from Bridger, MT. At 9,000 Trailhead) as a park-n-ride. It's free to park there. A Discover feet elevation, the campsite is at an old homestead on a Pass is required at the Gold Creek trailhead. large, grassy plateau where several herds of wild horses roam freely. Camp and walk among them as they migrate To see images from last year's hikes, see the club website. across the pasture through the day. High clearance vehicles The PWC website also has a detailed description of the Gold are highly recommended. The Bighorn, Beartooth, Creek Trail, including driving directions to the trailhead in Absarokee, and Wind River Mountains frame the scene. If their Field Guide. you have never visited the Black Hills in South Dakota, you have not experienced one of the most beautiful geologic anomalies in North America – a granite intrusion in the Recurring (2x weekly) Road Bike Rides otherwise flat Great Plains, with many national parks and with Tom Leurquin monuments, and Custer State Park with its buffalo. This trip Sundays & Thursdays, 7/1, 7/5, 7/8, 7/12, 7/15, 7/19, 7/22, will include riding the intricate network of improved bike trails. 7/26, 7/29, and 8/2 Drive across the Bighorn Mountains and/or the Bear Tooth Contact: Tom Leurquin at 206-842-5906, or Highway (above 10,000 feet), or visit Devils Tower, on this email: [email protected] trip for an added experience.

Tom will be two-wheeling on Thursdays and Sundays. The Fall 2012 Grand Canyon Trip ride location, length, and pace will be oriented towards the Sep 15-30 (Tentative) group. Many of the rides will be on Bainbridge Island, and Contact: David Boyde at 360-692-9325, or will be about 20 miles with 1500' elevation gain and greater. email: [email protected]

The Sunday rides may be anywhere, such as Bainbridge David is currently in the planning phase of a September trip Island, Olympic Discovery Trail, Burke Gilman Trail, to the Grand Canyon and Zion National Parks. Initial plan Vancouver Island, or elsewhere. includes a day hike Rim to Rim via the North Kaibab and South Kaibab Trails, 22 miles (optional), and a 6-day, 5-night Start time will generally be 10 am. Grand Canyon trip. The Grand Canyon route will be the Starting location will change by week. Royal Arch Route, which includes a 20-foot rappel, and the dates on the permit are September 20 through 25. There Check the PWC Website calendar or call Tom for the may also be a 2-day Zion Narrows Backpack Trip, which is specifics of that day's ride. 16 miles, mostly hiking in the Virgin River; a 2-day West Rim Backpack Trip, also 16 Miles, plus an optional side trip to the top of Angel's Landing; and a Huber Wash - Chinle Trail -

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Coalpits Wash 12 mile loop day hike. This will be determined on July 5. There is only one opening left for this trip.

Trip to Nepal with Brian Steely Starting approximately October 1, 2012 Contact: Brian Steely at 360-297-3825, or email: [email protected]

Brian will be returning to Nepal to an area he loves (Tilicho Lake) and going to an area he has not been (Dhaulagiri Base Camp). He is willing to take up to 10 people with him. This will be a totally catered affair and all you will have to carry is your day pack. It will be professionally guided and the camps will be set up for us and the cooking will be done for us. This is a visually stunning part of the world and one of those experiences of a lifetime.

Please note: This is not a commercial endeavor on Brian’s Weekly Green Mountain hike (Jun 20). Photos by Patrick part and Brian is only a person of contact. All participants Kerber (above) and Jay Thompson (below) will be making their own arrangements for flying to Nepal and back, and dealing with the Nepal agent. The agent, Dipak Dhamala, is a personal friend of Brian’s, and has arranged his previous trips. For itinerary and details, contact Brian.

More details on the above trip(s) are available on the PWC Website calendar.

Trip Reports and Photos

Weekly Green Mountain hike (Jun 13). Photo by Jay Thompson

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Mount St. Helens Climb (Jun 10). Photos by Greg Myrick

Big Craggy Peak (Jun 10). Photos by Kevin Koski

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Gulf Islands kayak trip (May 23-29). Photos by Paul Dutky

Pictured are: Shirley McBride, Nancy Krotec, Tom Weiner, Linda Weiner, Pictured are: Tom Weiner, Nancy Krotec, Mike Donnelly, Cori Donnelly, Violette Fitzgerald, Cori Donnelly, Mike Donnelly, Elizabeth Hastorf and Elizabeth Hastorf, Shirley McBride, Bob McBride in kayak, Violette Bob McBride. Fitzgerald, Linda Weiner Barkley Sound kayak trip (June 1-10). Photos by Tom Weiner 8 Club News Club Business

PWC Host Joining/Renewing your Membership Are you a new member or guest? Look for the PWC Host, The PWC General Meeting is held the second Monday of identified by a Host name tag, 15 minutes before the General each month, 7 pm, at the Kitsap Unitarian Universalist Meeting and during the break. The Host can answer Fellowship in East Bremerton. To join or renew, please see questions and point out PWC trip sponsors that share your form on the back of this newsletter. Receive a discount on interests. Joe/Kathy Weigel will be the July hosts at the select merchandise or services at the following businesses picnic. with your PWC membership (check with vendor for details):

PWC Online… http://www.pwckitsap.org/ • Olympic Outdoor Center, Port Gamble, http://www.olympicoutdoorcenter.com/ Go to the website to find upcoming trips, trip reports, photos, a discussion forum, and more. • Silverdale Cyclery, Silverdale, http://www.silverdalecyclery.com/ • Commander’s Beach House Bed and Breakfast, Port Townsend, http://www.commandersbeachhouse.com/ June Meeting Notes: • Ajax Café, Port Hadlock, http://www.ajaxcafe.com/ Barney Bernhard won a headlamp as a door prize at the • Kitsap Sports, Silverdale, http://www.kitsapsports.com/ meeting. • Wildernest, Bainbridge Is., http://wildernestoutdoorstore.com/

• Poulsbo Running, Poulsbo, http://www.poulsborunning.com/ Meeting Refreshments • Back of Beyond, Bainbridge Is., http://www.tothebackofbeyond.com/ Thanks to all who have brought snacks to meetings! Contact Tom Broszeit at 360-621-3683 or [email protected] if New members will receive a membership card with their New you would like to help bring snacks to the next meeting. Membership packet. All members can pick up a card at the monthly meeting. We Need You! Each month the club’s MAP meeting and potluck dinner need Member Address & Phone List Changes volunteer hosts willing to share their home for an evening. If Address changes should be sent to Venita Goodrich at: you can handle a small home invasion, please contact the Peninsula Wilderness Club club secretary, Megan Thompson, at 360-871-6014. P.O. Box 323 Bremerton, WA 98337-0070 or email [email protected], or call 360-471-0522. Sponsor an Outing If you are planning a trip, let us know about it! Come to the PENWICLE Submissions MAP meeting to discuss your trip, or submit trip descriptions Submissions to the PENWICLE must be received by the to the Calendar-Meister, Paul Dutky, at [email protected], Wednesday after the General Meeting to ensure a place in or by calling Paul at 360-479-2683. Planning a last-minute the next issue. Please contact Steve Osburn at outing? No problem - post your trip on the PWC website [email protected] if you have a submission. under Last-Minute Trips, or on the PWC Calendar. Officers and Staff Scrapbook Photos Wanted President: Brian Steely 360-297-3825 Sue DeArman is looking for photos of PWC activities. Please Vice President: Tom Broszeit 360-613-9573 include your name, details of the trip, and people and places Secretary: Megan Thompson 360-871-6014 in the pictures. Contact Sue at 360-697-1352 or Treasurer: Venita Goodrich 360-471-0522 [email protected] President Emeritus: Paul Dutky 360-479-2683 Board of Directors: Steve Osburn 360-697-5982 Jay Thompson 360-307-0037 Update Your Email Address Isaac Sun 360-930-5300 Contact Venita Goodrich to update your email address and Entertainment: Jay Thompson 360-307-0037 other contact information. Contact Venita by email at Events: Tom Broszeit 360-613-9573 [email protected], or call 360-471-0522. Refreshments: Doug Savage 360-698-9774 Scrapbook: Sue DeArman 360-697-1352 Membership Database: Venita Goodrich 360-471-0522 Your Trip Photos Wanted! Webmaster: Jay Thompson 360-307-0037 Do you have some great PWC trip pictures? Each month we Calendar-Meister: Paul Dutky 360-479-2683 need your trip photos to share as part of the club meeting Dropbox Manager: Paul Dutky 360-479-2683 slide show and in the Penwicle. Please contact Paul Dutky, Penwicle Editor: Steve Osburn 360-697-5982 the PWC Dropbox manager, to find out how to send us your Penwicle Proofreader: Steve Dikowski 360-692-8386 pictures – it’s easy, and helps us a lot! Email Paul for more info at [email protected].

9 PWC Join or Renew Membership PWC The Peninsula Wilderness Club is an informal organization for persons interested in active outdoor pursuits. Main activities include hiking, backpacking, mountain climbing, rock climbing, skiing, kayaking, and bicycle riding. All outings, from casual hikes to technical mountain sports, are initiated by individual members. These members are volunteers who generously offer to make minimal arrangements so an outing can take place. They do not accept responsibility for the safety or care of any participant. The PWC does not conduct instructional programs and members are expected to have whatever clothing, equipment, skills, and physical conditioning are appropriate for the outing they wish to join. Members are expected to practice responsible environmental stewardship and must accept that there are dangers and a risk of injury in most outdoor activities.

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