JULY PWC Annual Picnic Monday, July 12, 6:30 pm 2010 Location: Raab Park, 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, potato salad, macaroni salad, desserts, and place settings will be provided. If you would like to bring something (i.e., chips, munchies, fruit,…) to share, feel free to do so. Water coolers will be provided, and cups will be available, but members are encouraged to bring their own reusable cups or bottles to minimize the amount of garbage generated. Bring your own beverage (alcohol is permitted). Activities include a Tall Tales Contest and Tug-O-War, and you are encouraged to bring your own yard games (Frisbee, croquet, bocce ball, etc.) to share. Perry Avenue in East Bremerton. 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Monthly Date Outing / Meeting Contact 7/3-5 Climb The Brothers David Cossa, 360-871-5577 7/4 Sea Kayak Hood Canal Charlie Michel, 360-830-4984 7/6-8 Backpack Royal Basin Doug Terry, 360-550-7911, [email protected] 7/8 MAP Meeting Steve & Nancy Osburn, 360-697-5982 7/9-11 Sea Kayak Lummi and Clark Islands Paul Dutky, 360-479-2683, [email protected] 7/10 Climb Mount Adams Doug Savage, 360-698-9774 7/10 Bike Bainbridge Tom Leurquin, 206-842-5906 7/11 Climb Cadet Peak Kevin Koski, 360-373-7429 7/11 Hike to Silver Lake via Silver Creek Megan Thompson, 360-871-6014 7/11 Hike to Upper Lena Lake Doug Terry, 360-550-7911, [email protected] 7/12 Annual PWC Picnic Brian Steely, 360-297-3825 7/12-16 Lake Cle Elum Campout Bob Brown, 360-569-2878, or Tony Abruzzo, 360-871-5754 7/13 Hike Tunnel Creek to Valhalla Ridge Doug Terry, 360-550-7911, [email protected] 7/15 Mount Walker Picnic Doug Terry, 360-550-7911, [email protected] 7/16-19 Climb Mount Rainier Tom Rogers, 360-692-2547 7/17 Puget Sound Challenge: Steilacoom http://www.olympickayakclub.com/ to Luhr Beach ThePugetSoundChallenge 7/17-18 Backpack Cady Ridge Kevin Koski, 360-373-7429 7/18 Hike the Dry Creek Trail Doug Savage, 360-698-9774 7/21 Hike to Silver Lakes Doug Terry, 360-550-7911, [email protected] 7/24 Tubal Cain/Upper Dungeness Key Exchange Doug Terry, 360-550-7911, [email protected] 7/24 Kayak Potluck Social Lee Derror, 360-271-4838 7/25-28 Climb Glacier Peak Tom Rogers, 360-692-2547 7/25-30 Backpack to Del Monte Ridge John & Ellen Knott, 360-710-1158 7/26-29 Backpack the High Divide Doug Terry, 360-550-7911, [email protected] 7/30 July Potluck Megan Thompson, 360-871-6014, and Steve & Wilma Childers, 360-871-6663 7/31-8/1 Climb Mount Stuart David Cossa, 360-871-5577 S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 J U U 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 G 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 L U 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Y 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 S 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 T 29 30 31 2 Monthly Events Outings MAP: Monthly Activity Planning Meeting Climb the Brothers Thursday, July 8, 7 pm Saturday, July 3 - Monday, July 5 Contact: Steve & Nancy Osburn, 360-697-5982 Contact: David Cossa, 360-871-5577, [email protected] Discuss club business and help schedule outings at Steve & Nancy’s home in Poulsbo. All members are invited to attend. This climb is part of our 2010 PWC mountaineering schedule. The Mount Adams trip originally scheduled on these dates has July Potluck been postponed till later in the year. Join Dave in a climb of Friday, July 30, 6:30 pm The Brothers in the Olympics. Scrambling and snow travel Contact: Megan involved. Anyone with proper equipment and training is Thompson, 360-871-6014, welcome. and Steve & Wilma Childers, 360-871-6663 Sea Kayak Hood Canal Megan will be co-hosting Sunday, July 4 Contact: Charlie Michel, 360-830-4984 the potluck at her brother Steve’s home in Port Paddle from Scenic Beach State Park in Seabeck past Stavis Orchard. Steve has 5-6 Bay, Hoods Point, and Guillemot Cove, to DNR land at a acres with ponds and newly restored estuary. This is a Class I-II paddle, ideal for waterways on his property. People are invited to come at 5:30 beginning kayakers. Rental kayaks are available; call Paul pm to go canoeing. He has canoes, other watercraft, and PFDs, Dutky at 360-479-2683 for details. The round trip distance of so just bring yourself and maybe a change of clothes. For the 12 to 14 miles is ambitious for beginners, so we will give potluck, bring an entrée or side dish to share. As hosts, Megan paddlers the option of taking out near our destination after and Steve will provide the dessert. lunch, and car shuttling the boats back to Seabeck. Details about the paddle, including a map to the launch site and the history of the restored estuary, are available on the online A Word About Outings calendar. All PWC outings and other activities are open to anyone, but if you enjoy our company and what we do, we would like you to Backpack Royal Basin become a member. The persons sponsoring trips should not be Tuesday, July 6 - Thursday, July 8 considered instructors or leaders. If you are unsure of your Contact: Doug Terry, 360-550-7911, [email protected] abilities, discuss the trip thoroughly with the organizer. Each participant is responsible for his or her own comfort and safety One of the best hikes in the Olympics takes us through glacier- on any outing. Always carry the 10 essentials. carved basins to a sunny alpine lake surrounded by some of the park’s highest peaks. This hike is 7 miles each way, with 2630 feet of elevation gain. Details for this trip and information Please Call Early about other trips of Doug’s are listed on his website, http:// As a courtesy to the sponsor of an outing in which you are www.meetup.com/Kitsap-Outdoors/ interested, please try to call at least two days before the trip for single-day outings, and as soon as possible for overnight outings. This allows the sponsor time to make necessary Sea Kayak Lummi and Clark Islands arrangements, or alternate plans, should a trip be canceled for Friday, July 9 - Sunday, July 11 Contact: Paul Dutky, 360-479-2683, [email protected] some reason. Your consideration will be greatly appreciated. This is a 3-day kayak camping trip with overnights at the kayak Pet Policy campgrounds on the southeast side of Lummi Island and on Please leave pets at home when attending PWC outings unless Clark Island. It is a SK Class III-IV trip because of two the trip is specifically listed as welcoming them. crossings of Rosario Strait. The Rosario crossings will be done as a close-knit group. Details about the paddle are available on The WEBSITE: A Source for Outings the online calendar. Remember that trips can be listed on the website under Last Minute Trips. If you don’t see something that interests you in Climb Mount Adams the newsletter, check the website for additional trips. Or, if you Saturday, July 10 are doing an outing that was planned after the deadline, use the Contact: Doug Savage, 360-698-9774 website to post the information. This can now be done in Climb the south Spur Route of Mount Adams. This is the THREE ways: you can fill out the form online, or you can call easiest route to climb a 12,000-foot strata volcano! We will or email the info directly to the Webmaster, Jay Thompson, drive to Trout Lake after work on Friday for a car camp, and 360-307-0037 or [email protected]. Alternatively, then ascend trails and gentle snowfields to the Lunch Counter you can call or email Paul Dutky at 360-479-2683 or (at about 9800 feet). Sunday morning we will ascend to the [email protected] to get the outing listed on the PWC summit. A 3000-foot glissade will be the reward. Ice axe use calendar online. is needed, but the route is otherwise non-technical. 3 Outings Bike Bainbridge Hike Tunnel Creek to Valhalla Ridge Saturday, July 10 Tuesday, July 13 Contact: Doug Terry, 360-550-7911, [email protected] Contact: Tom Leurquin, 206-842-5906 We’ll start from my home, one mile north of the ferry, and To work off the BBQ from the previous evening, we are hiking head toward the south end of the island. Much of the ride will up the Tunnel Creek Trail from the north, to Valhalla and 50-50 be on the flats along the water, where we will enjoy the fabu- Pass. After traipsing up through thick forest, and past the shel- lous views.