SACApr 15 minApril 2022 NewsletterOverall we had 14 students and three mentors join 8 SAC volunteers to experience rock climbing. After the first event, students heard how...
SACMar 13 minMarch 2022 NewsletterJuliet Evans and other SAC members at the Vamos Outdoors Project - Rock Climbing event on 2/19/2022 at Riverstone Climbing Gym. Overall...
SACFeb 12 minFebruary 2022 NewsletterSAC member Kimarie Scholz has this to share; I took my 5 kids camping in our 26’ motorhome at Mission Ridge Ski area over the 3-day MLK...
SACJan 13 minJanuary 2022 NewsletterCongratulations to Lisa Rouse, Claire Kamak and Juliet Holzknecht on their 2021 Skagit 60 accomplishments! Lisa won the 2021 Literary...
SACDec 1, 20212 minDecember 2021 Newsletter“Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing the lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.” – Jack...
SACNov 1, 20212 minNovember 2021 Newsletter“Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless in facing them.” – Rabindranath Tagore NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: We tried to...
SACOct 1, 20213 minOctober 2021 Newsletter“The best way is always through.” – Robert Frost NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: Apparently, fall arrived while I was working and in Colorado. The...
SACAug 1, 20212 minAugust 2021 Newsletter“Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing the lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.” – Jack...
SACJul 1, 20212 minJuly 2021 Newsletter“The summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what matters.’” – Conrad Anker NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: I trust everyone made it...
SACJun 1, 20214 minJune 2021 Newsletter“Spring is Nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s Party!’” – Robin Williams NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: From all of the trip reports and pictures,...
SACApr 30, 20212 minMay 2021 Newsletter“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.” – T.S. Eliot NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: I’ll say it. Spring is...
SACApr 1, 20213 minApril 2021 Newsletter“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. – Albert Einstein NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: As I listen to the chorus...
SACMar 1, 20214 minMarch 2021 Newsletter“Our life is March weather, savage and serene in one hour.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: It’s hard to believe it’s been...
SACFeb 1, 20215 minFebruary 2021 Newsletter“It is not the mountains we conquer but ourselves.” – Sir Edmund Hillary NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: It looks like everyone enjoyed the mild...
SACJan 1, 20212 minJanuary 2021 Newsletter“Will things ever be the same again? It’s the final countdown. The final countdown.” – Europe NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: What do I say about...
SACDec 1, 20204 minDecember 2020 Newsletter“To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold.” – Anonymous NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: With sunny skies...
SACNov 2, 20205 minNovember 2020 Newsletter“Winter is not a season, it’s a celebration.” – Anamika Mishra NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: As I drove over Washington Pass through a snowstorm...
SACOct 2, 20204 minOctober 2020 Newsletter“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: You probably noticed I didn’t...
SACAug 2, 20204 minAugust 2020 Newsletter“A mountain is the best medicine for a troubled mind. Seldom does man ponder his own insignificance.” – Finis Mitchell NOTE FROM THE...
SACJul 1, 20202 minJuly 2020 Newsletter"To touch the sky, you just have to get that little bit closer.” – Anthony Hincks NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: With the constant rain today and...