Skagit Alpine

Newsletter of the Skagit Alpine Club -- July 2006 Volume 44 Issue 7

“To promote the use and prevent the abuse of outdoor recreation areas."

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 Summer Picnic - 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 5

The annual picnic meeting will be at the top of Little Mountain in southeast Mount Vernon. 

There are two tables near the top and another near the new overlook. Please bring portable chairs and tables, if you can. 

Directions: From the west, take Blackburn Road east to Little Mountain Road, and turn right at the Y-intersection. 

Take a right at Little Mountain Park Road and go up the hill. From the east, take West Big Lake Boulevard to 

Amick Road. At the T-intersection of Amick and Little Mountain Road, take Little Mountain (toward Mount Vernon) 

and then take a left at Little Mountain Park Road. Carpool, if possible.  

Bring your own drinks and a potluck food item as determined by the first letter of your last name: 

A-H, side dishes and salads; I-Q, deserts; or R-Z, main dishes. 

Disposable plates, spoons/forks, and cups will be provided. 

For information, call Wade Bessett at 770-0250. See you there

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Interested in being a trip leader? Submit your trip to outings chair Lynn Postler at 360-428-4237 or sancho999@comcast.net. Please include leader’s name, phone number

and e-mail, date to trip, total distance to be hiked/biked/skied, elevation gain, travel time to trailhead, days gone, cost, if any, and skill and gear requirements.

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        Skagit Alpine Club Officers Committee Chairpersons

President Wade Bessett, 770-0250, bessettw@hotmail.com                         

Conservation in transition

Vice President Jenny Baker, Baker_1240@yahoo.com                                  

 Lookout John & Marie Erbstoeszer, 336-5896

Secretary Laurie Sherman, 293-2984, shermanpt@verizon.net     

Treasurer Jill Youde, 202-7441, drjillo@yahoo.com                                

Website Steve Trent, smacktrent@hotmail.com