DUNGENESS SPIT CLUB WALK

On Saturday June 26th, an enjoyable walk was had by all as we bid Victor farewell for another year. The weather was cool but soon warmed up and most everyone was down to short sleeve shirts The walk along the beach was a bit rocky but everyone had fun dodging rocks.

Barbara and Allen Tyson, new walkers and hopefully new Club members, joined us today.

Thanks to Ingrid and Bob Forcier for submitting this post and for the excellent pictures!

MARYMERE FALLS WALK

On Saturday morning June 12 2010, about twenty hardy Explorers met at the new Walkbox location at the Fairmount Restaurant, about a mile west of Albertsons on US 101. We moved the Walkbox from Albertsons where it had been for a number of years. We happily greeted several new walkers Barb Ervin, Dena Walker and Lori Jacobs, a new member who with her husband Jon joined our club at the “Triangle of Fire” walk at Fort Worden on Memorial Day weekend. They all bought New Walker Packets and we explained the ins and outs of walking for credit. After registration we car pooled to the Lake Crescent Lodge and began the walk. It was a beautiful day with glorious “Peninsula Weather!” Just right for walking. Climbing up the stairs to the Falls we were heartened to see that the Falls were in full, roaring flow, unlike some other, drier years when sometimes the Falls are reduced to a mere (Marymere?) trickle (sorry about that!). Walking through the forest always reminds me of the beautiful Hoh Rainforest, further west on US 101, past Forks, with the moss and vines hanging from a wide variety of west coast trees. Our thanks to Bob Forcier and George Christensen who in turn led the walk and kept us “on track!” The walk was a lot of fun, the various vistas of the mountains, forests and extraordinary Lake Crescent contributed into making this a memorable walk for everyone.

TRIANGLE OF FIRE

On Memorial Day Weekend three northwestern Washington clubs, the Olympic Peninsula Explorers, the NWTulip Trekkers and the Kitsap Volkssporters conducted walks at Fort Worden, Fort Casey and Fort Flagler. These three forts combined in guarding the entrance to Puget Sound, prohibiting enemy warships from entering in the days before airplanes became dominant. The walks were very well attended and walkers had many encouraging comments, even suggesting that we put these walks on every two or three years in commemoration of our brave armed forces.