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rovers invite all to summer hikes in the shadow of Mt. Baker
All Mountaineers are invited to the Rovers’ summer outings at Mt. Baker Lodge
Imagine waking up in the North Cascades to
a full-course breakfast, a view of Mt. shuksan and a half-dozen hikes
practically in the shadow of The Mountaineers’ Mt. Baker Lodge. Then
imagine that the lodge will open its doors for you for a full two weeks
in late summer.
The retired rovers got fed up with imagining 22 years ago and
have since hosted Mt. Baker summer Outings for all Mountaineers to
enjoy—year in and year out! Only this year is different. The rovers will
host two weeks of hiking, fun and camaraderie.
Artist Point, Table Mountain, Lakes Chain or just a walk outside the
youth Theater camp set
for first week of August
The Fourth Annual Youth Theater Camp, presented
by The Mountaineers Kitsap Branch,
will be held the first week of August. Theater
Camp provides an opportunity for 8-15 yearold
youth to learn about not only theater but
also nature.
“i have been part of camp every year since
the beginning,” says Alexandra Winder, who
now serves as an intern. “The campers have
a ton of fun learning stage fighting, dancing,
singing and acting from really amazing
instructors,” she notes. “Theater Camp is one
of the most fun experiences i have ever had,”
she adds.
The participants are surrounded with the
natural beauty of the Forest Theater, thus immersed
in a culture of environmental responsibility
and Leave No Trace ethics. Details and
registration information are available at www.
kitsapmountaineers.org/theater
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Gala Lindvall photo
lodge door and over rare terrain—ground that is usually covered in
snow most of the year—the Mt. Baker Lodge will serve as base camp
to these destinations August 12-19 and again september 9-16.
According to rovers Chair Warner Hughes, the event planners feared
that there may still be too much snow in late July to enjoy all the hiking
around the lodge, so they decided to tag on the week in mid-september,
which by the way is very near prime time for the blueberries and
huckleberries on nearby trails.
The lodge’s best chefs—headed by Donna Osseward and Evelyn
Lester of Thanksgiving Weekend culinary fame—will be serving the
food in the traditional hostel-style: help a little, eat a lot! Combined with
comfy reading and gaming areas, an authentic cabin feel with fireplace
and bunks, as well as plenty of friendly, fellow lodge-goers with which
to trade hiking stories, the Mt. Baker summer Outings make it easy to
relish in the beauty of the North Cascades.
To find out more about Mt. Baker Lodge and its accommodations as
well as what to bring, visit our Outdoor Centers pages (35-36) or www.
mountaineers.org. if you need more info, contact Barbara Post, 206-
937-1374.
Note: Be sure to register for the summer hiking outings online under
Mt. Baker Lodge, even though it is sponsored by the retired rovers.
Participants must sign up with the lodge rather than the rovers.
if you arrive at midday, please remember to bring your own sack
lunch. Otherwise, all meals can be enjoyed via the lodge’s kitchen crew.
In the Players’ next production, “Into the Woods,” the witch (Jenny Dreessen) tells the baker (Peter Nolte) and his
wife (Megan Jones) that she has cast a spell on their house. For more about the summer production see page 42.