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Vol. 39 Issue 6 Back Country Horsemen of Washington November/December 2014 Wine and Halloween Ride to Benefit BCHW see more on pages 10-11 www.bchw.org 2014 Officers, Committee Chairs & Staff OFFICERS: President Trygve Culp [email protected]................ 509.486.2061 Vice President Jim Anderson [email protected]...... 509.486.2061 Secretary Janelle Wilson [email protected]................ 360.748.4880 Treasurer Teri Starke [email protected]................. 253.709.5052 Safety Officer Doc Wesselius [email protected]............ 360.736.6106 Special Assistant for Advocacy Jeff Chapman [email protected]............ 360.385.6364 Special Assistant for Independent Member Affairs Jason Ridlon [email protected]............... 509.964.9260 BCHA Directiors Darrell Wallace [email protected]................... 360.918.3016 Jason Ridlons [email protected]............ 509.964.9260 Alternate Ken Carmichael [email protected] COMMITTEE CHAIRS: Legislative Chair Jeff Chapman [email protected]............ 360.385.6364 Public Lands Chair Darrell Wallace [email protected]..................... 360.918.3016 Membership Chair Heather Moorman [email protected]............ 509.585.4001 Awards Chair Deb Wesselius [email protected]............ 360.736.6106 Education Chair.................................. Vacant LNT Chair Jane Byram [email protected].................... 509.997.7407 Lead Saw Certifiers Tom Mix [email protected] 360.582.0460 Trygve Culp [email protected]............. 509.486.2061 Volunteer Hours Co-Chairs Deb Wesselius [email protected]......... 360.736.6106 Peggy Swanberg [email protected]......... 509.486.1107 Governance By-Laws Chair Teunis Wyers [email protected]................ 509.493.3939 Special Project Coordinator Jason Ridlon [email protected]............... 509.964.9260 Ways & Means Dave Swanberg [email protected].......... 509.486.1107 2015 Rendezvous Chairs lori Lennox [email protected].......... 360.482.2742 Jason Ridlon [email protected]............ 509.964.9260 Publicity Chair & THN Editor Dick Yarboro [email protected]...... 360.264.2263 Web Master & Photographer Jim Thode [email protected]................ 360.978.5336 STAFF: Executive Director Darrell Wallace [email protected]..................... 360.918.3016 THN Managing Editor & Publisher Joyce Willms Adriane Wolfe, Graphic Designer/Advertising Alexandra Mowrey, Asst. 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[email protected].............. 360.754.4543 Volunteer Proof Reader Sondra Johnston [email protected]............. 253.843.2679 ii Trailhead News November/December 2014 Inside this Issue www.bchw.org Prez Says . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 2015 Rendezvous It’s Coming Before We Know It! . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..4 Just three of the Reasons to Attend Rendezvous ‘15! . .. .. .. .. .. .. ..4 BCHW Store. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..5 BCHW Awards. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6-7 TrailMeister – BCHW in Action . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8-9 Wine and Halloween Ride to Benefit BCHW . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10-11 Calendar of Events. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 16 Out on the Trails Horsemen Ride Up and Over Maple Mountain. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12-13 BCHW-Volunteer Hours Report. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 The Good the Bad and the Sad . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14-15 Why Volunteer Hours are Important . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 Invasive Plants on Kendall Peak Trail . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 Why Be a BCHW Member?. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 17 White Pass Horsecamp. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 Members Affected by the Fire. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19-20 Mt. Hood Ride – Frog Pond Trip. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .20 The Enchanted Valley Chalet Moved Out of Harms Way!. .. .. .. .. .. . 21 Cover Photo: From left to right we have a butterfly, Debbie Shockey, a bee, Cindy Cooke and Leah Lahcen, all from Centralia, WA. Cover photo courtesy of Jim Thode. Disclaimer Articles which appear in The Trailhead News (THN) do not necessarily reflect the position, opinion or endorsement of Back Country Horsemen of Washington (BCHW), its officers, committee chairs, staff or Washington Media Services, Inc. (WMS). BCHW and WMS are not responsible for the accuracy of all material and advertisements. Appearance of an advertisement in the THN does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement by BCHW of goods or services offered therein. Prices subject to change without warning. BCHW, WMS and its management shall not be held responsible for any typing errors or omissions other than a correction in the next available issue. The THN shall not be reproduced in any form or manner without prior written agreement. This includes reproduction of articles, photos, and the BCHW logo. As a 501(c)(3) organization, the Back Country Horsemen of Washington has enacted the following policy: Back Country Horsemen of Washington does not endorse or oppose any political candidate, donate or contribute to any political candidate’s campaign, participate or engage in political fund raising events, distribute statements for or against particular political candidates, nor engage in any other activity that may constitute favoring or opposing a political candidate. The forgoing applies to the official position of BCHW, it does not restrict or discourage individual members from representing themselves in support of a candidate. The Trailhead News is the official publication of Back Country Horsemen of Washington (BCHW). The Trailhead News is published bimonthly by Back Country Horsemen of Washington,110 W. 6th Ave. PMB 393, Ellensburg, WA 98926. Annual membership dues include a subscription to The Trailhead News. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Trailhead News, 110 W. 6th Ave. PMB 393, Ellensburg, WA 98926. © 2010 Back Country Horsemen of Washington. Editorial: Maximum word count for articles is 600 plus two (2) photos as space is limited. Photos must be accompanied by the location, name(s) of person(s) in photo and the name of the photographer. Please submit to: [email protected] or mail to: PO Box 7184 • Olympia, WA 98507 • 360.754.4543 Article, Photo & Ad Publish Date Deadline Dates of Newsletter December 1..........................Jan/Feb January 18............................Mar/April April 1..................................May/June June 1...................................July/Aug August 1...............................Sept/Oct October 1.............................Nov/Dec Advertising Information Call: 360.754.4543 BCHW Chapter Locations & Directors November/December 2014 ALPINE LAKES TRAIL RIDERS: Director: Dana Baily P.O. Box 533 • Cle Elum, WA 98922 509-630-7581 BUCKHORN RANGE: Director: Bob Hoyle P.O. Box 845 • Chimacum, WA 98325 360-732-5042 CAPITOL RIDERS: Director: Karen Johnson 6326 103rd Ave SW • Olympia, WA 98512 360-273-8075 CASCADE HORSE CLUB: Director: Barbara Woo P.O. Box 1359 • Lake Stevens, WA 98258 360-435-6923 CRAB CREEK RIDERS: Director: Bill Bailey P.O. Box 519 • Moses Lake, WA 98837 509-765-4017 ENUMCLAW TRAIL RIDERS: Director: Tom Saunders P.O. Box 438 • South Prairie, WA 98385 360-897-8772 FERRY COUNTY: Director: Dave Taylor P.O. Box 1124 • Republic, WA 99166 509-485-3002 GRAYS HARBOR: Director: Lori Lennox 295 Powers Ck Rd • Elma, WA 98541 360-482-2742 INLAND EMPIRE: Director: Ken Carmichael P.O. Box 30891 • Spokane, WA 99223 509-466-2225 ISLAND COUNTY: Director: Paula Keohane 27448 SR 525 • Coupeville, WA 98239 360-969-2578 LEWIS COUNTY: Director: Bernie Stratton 1673 Market Blvd #88 • Chehalis, WA 98532 360-262-3606 METHOW VALLEY: Director: Gary Sterner P.O. Box 902 • Twisp, WA 98856 509-682-0412 MOUNT ADAMS: Director: Teunis Wyers P.O. Box 1835 • White Salmon, WA 98672 509-493-3939 MOUNT SAINT HELENS: Director: Jim Anderson P.O. Box 418 • Brush Prairie, WA 98606 360-835-5719 NISQUALLY: Director: Alan Pankau P.O. Box 641 • Yelm, WA 98597 360-446-5958 NORTHEAST: Director: Jim Hudkins P.O. Box 3094 • Deer Park, WA 99006 509-954-7446 OAKLAND BAY: Director: Traci Koch P.O. Box 1285 • Shelton, WA 98584 360-490-2878 OKANOGAN VALLEY: Director: Dave Sunde P.O. Box 812 • Tonasket, WA 98855 509-486-1547 OLYMPIC: Director: Phil Bennett P.O. Box 250 • Belfair WA 98528 360-277-0643 PENINSULA: Director: Dave Seibel P.O. Box 1931 • Port Angeles, WA 98362 360-640-9472 PIERCE COUNTY: Director: Louise Caywood 21804 Mountain Hwy., #52 • Spanaway, WA 98387253-535-3767 PURPLE SAGE RIDERS: Director: Dave Jackson 1783 Jericho Rd • Richland, WA 99352 509-627-5834 RATTLESNAKE RIDGE RIDERS: Director: Dan Chappel P.O. Box 63 • Benton City, WA 99320 509-588-4342 SCATTER CREEK RIDERS: Director: Jeff Sprehn P.O. Box 1016 • Rochester, WA 98579 360-528-7743 SKAGIT: Director: Rob DeBoer P.O. Box 188 • Sedro Woolley WA 98284 360-770-5082 TAHOMA: Director: Kathy Young P.O. Box 365 • Ravensdale, WA 98501 206-551-7824 TRAILDUSTERS: Director: Cathy Nelson 17121 Butler Rd• Snohomish WA 98290 360-568-5933 WENAS VALLEY: Director: Krohn Traversie P.O. Box 1325 • Selah, WA 98942 509-643-2769 WENATCHEE VALLEY: Director: Ken Bailey P.O. Box 1402 • Wenatchee, WA 98807 509-884-5566 WHATCOM COUNTY: Director: Bill McKenna P.O. Box 28607 • Bellingham, WA 98228 360-599-2526 WILLAPA HILLS: Director: Jacqueline Angermeir P.O. Box 898 • Raymond, WA 98577 360-267-1765 WINE COUNTRY RIDERS: Director: Randy Ridenour P.O. Box 641 • Prosser, WA 99350 509-882-3983 YAKIMA VALLEY: Director: Steve Miller P.O. Box 25 • Cowiche, WA 98923 509-678-5013 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Chapter Directors: This list is taken from the BCHW Directory located online at bchw.org. Trailhead News 1 Optional Members November/December 2014 Back Country Horsemen of Washington expresses its gratitude to those who contribute to BCHW as “Contributing,” “Sustaining,” and “Patron,” members. T he Optional Membership Program is available to all members for renewal or new membership. Members in this program pay only the optional membership fee, which includes the Family or Single Membership. The optional membership information on this page is provided by the BCHW Membership Committee. If you have any corrections or questions, please e-mail [email protected]. Name Chapter Lifetime Members Mitch Baird.................................................... IND Trygve Culp.................................................. OKA Dave Jackson................................................. PSR Heather Moorman.......................................... PSR Jim Murphy....................................................OLY Carol D Wilcox............................................ WEN Teunis Wyers................................................. MTA Pat Wyers...................................................... MTA 2015 Annual Meeting Head Table Kim Merrick...................................................TAH Lori Lennox.................................................. GRA Linda Foster.................................................. GRA 2014 Annual Meeting Head Table Al Norrbom....................................................TAH 2014 Patron Level George Michel............................................... IND Barbara Woo & Scott Bauer...........................CAS Greg Johnston & Cathy Johnson.................... NIS 2015 Sustaining Level Samuel McLean............................................. IND Garry & Penelope Booker............................. NOR Joann Reider...................................................TAH Gene & Mary Sutliff......................................TRA 2014 Sustaining Level Gene & Connie Baugher............................... MTA Sandi Berg......................................................CCR Robert & Sheila Blakely..................................PIE Donald Campbell & Christina Fritzinger....... IND Danny & Jeanie Chappel...............................RRR Leslie Coey.................................................... IND Joel Crosby..................................................... INL Jack Duffy & Eileen Kiera........................... WHA Chris Enrico................................................... CAP Robert & Celeste Eversole.............................. INL Finney / Denney Family................................ MTS Bruce Foreman.............................................. NOR Robert & Vicki Gish..................................... NOR Peg Greiwe & Dale Kelley..............................PIE Sharon & Jack Jenson....................................TAH Sandi Kampen............................................... MET Mary Kane.....................................................TAH Tamara King...................................................CAS Joanne Lacy & Dale Bamford..........................PIE Fred & Lori Lennox...................................... GRA Dan Fleissner & Kay Maccready.................. MET Bruce & Jenny McCall...................................CAS Name Chapter Mary McIntyre Lee........................................ IND Rebecca Meyers............................................. IND Thomas & Kristine Moran............................ GRA John Myers.....................................................RRR Al Norrbom....................................................TAH James & Carol Oakes..................................... IND Mary & Dennis Owens................................. GRA David & Cathy Petrie.....................................TAH Lew Roggenbuck.......................................... ENU Darlene Sabey................................................TAH Boyd & Mikki Sharp...................................... PEN Bob & Sidney Showalter...............................RRR Teri & George Starke..................................... IND Darrell Wallace & Kristy Stender................. NOR Ken Wegner......................................................PIE Dave & Bonnie Welch.................................. MTA Dick Woodfin................................................ MTA Joann Yost..................................................... GRA 2015 Contributing Level Nancy & Bob Lee..........................................TAH 2014 Contributing Level Earl & Dorothy Aalseth.................................CAS Susan & Burton Bates.................................... IND Evie Bredeson............................................... NOR Lettie Broughton............................................OLY Bill & Andrea Clark........................................ INL Bob & Elayne Clubb.................................... WEN Gary & Kathy Collins................................... MTS Allen & Missy Day........................................TAH Gary & Marie Duskin....................................SKA Kevin Eilmes.................................................. IND Ken & Pam Evans......................................... MTS Dawn Graham................................................ PEN Nancy Groff...................................................RRR Jim & Kay Hill.............................................. MTA Judith & Bob Hoyle...................................... BUC Julie Jindal.................................................... MTA Gary & Jill Johnston..................................... LEW Shirley Landgren........................................... MTA Ed, Teri, & Alli Letcher.................................TAH Beverly Masteller............................................ INL Kim Merrick...................................................TAH Miller Family................................................ NOR Clare Painter.................................................. OKA Becky Penoyan..............................................OAK Dave Peterson & Kris Lenke........................ BUC Rase Family.................................................. BUC For Membership Questions and Mailing List Address Corrections/Updates… Please email [email protected] directly! 2 Trailhead News Name Chapter Terry Roberts................................................ BUC Scott & Robin Rogers................................... BUC Len & Kathy Rolph....................................... MTA Joe & Marcia Russell.................................... ENU Bonnie Schafer...............................................CCR Al Schwiesow............................................... LEW Gary & Barbara Sterner................................ MET Penny Tanner................................................... NIS Gerald L & Margaret Throop........................ MTA Chris Tornow & Matt Shirley........................ IND Cathy Upper.................................................. MET Bill Waymire................................................ WCR Kathy Young & Steve Dando.........................TAH A Gift To Honor or In Remembrance Donate in memory of a friend, family, or loved one. To make a donation in their name to BCHW, please contact Teri Starke, BCHW Treasurer, at: 253.709.5052 [email protected]. If you would like the remembrance in The Trailhead News, email information to [email protected]. Tax Deduction P lease be informed that membership dues, paid at the state as well as the chapter level, are tax deductible for the calendar year and subsequent years. Deduct your dues as a charitable contribution under authority of IRC Section 170 (assuming the person paying the membership dues itemizes their deductions when computing their federal net taxable income) or as a business deduction under authority of IRC Section 162 (assuming the person paying the membership dues has a “trade or business” and the payment of the membership dues is directly related to this “trade or business”). When making a donation, ask for a receipt. Your volunteer mileage is also deductible. Make copies of your volunteer hours logs with mileage for your taxes. November/December 2014 Prez Says From My Spot on the Picket Line I By Trygve Culp, BCHW President representative in your area, please contact Executive Director Darrell hope that your fall - and early winter – has gone well so far. We Wallace. His e-mail address is on the inside front page of the THN. are already looking forward to Thanksgiving, Christmas and New The “theme” of the meeting is: How can we help you accomplish Year’s Day in the Okanogan Highlands. During this festive time of more with less? It should be an interesting and frank discussion. the year, I hope that you will continue to remember and keep in your Speaking of accomplishing more, BCHW has some organizathoughts and prayers those who are still aching from their losses, and tional needs that we need to fill as soon as possible to keep the outfit who are still in need, following the disasters near Oso in the Methow, humming along. We need a new Public Lands and near Leavenworth. Chair, an Education Chair, and a Governance I was really impressed by the amount As of the 10th of and By-Laws Chair. We also need a Chair, or of work reported via the Chapter Volunteer more ideally, two Co-Chairs, for the 2016 RenHours Coordinators at the recent Board of September, we had dezvous. Many members believe that to serve Directors’ meeting in Ellensburg. As of the 10th of September, we had volunteered nearly volunteered nearly 44,000 on a BCHW Committee or Chair a Committee they must be a Chapter Director. That is not the 44,000 hours in support of our mission to keep hours in support of our case: any member in good standing can serve! trails open on public lands. Additionally, we drove just over 220,000 miles to do that work, mission to keep trails open Your Director can brief you about the duties and responsibilities of the vacant positions, or and we used our saddle and pack stock for on public lands. you can contact me directly. I sincerely hope 1,744 days. The total value of the work we’ve that each of you will consider these opportunidone for the various land management agenties to serve the only organization in the State cies around the State so far is $1,586,565.20; actively pursuing the longstanding right of equestrians to ride and can you believe that? Wow! Take a second and pat yourselves on the back. Stay tuned for a final report around the end of the year. utilize trails on public lands. I’d like to take this opportunity to invite all of you to the BCHW A quick final reminder: our BCHW raffle calendars make great Public Lands Day meeting in Ellensburg on December 5th. We will Christmas presents. Lucky buyers or recipients stand to win $300 be meeting at the recently-renovated Armory building on the Kittitas each month and the grand prize of $3,000 in December. Please see Valley Events Center grounds. We have invited all of the U.S. Foryour Chapter Director to purchase one for your partner, or a dozen for est Service District Rangers and their trail staff personnel, as well as all of your friends and relatives. the Washington Department of Natural Resources Regional and Area Stay warm and dry as winter deepens. May your holidays be Managers, to attend this year. We have also invited other agency trail festive and joyous. I look forward to seeing you at Rendezvous in staffers as well. If you would like a “special invite” sent to an agency March, or out on the trails a little later in the spring. BCHW Mission Statement BCHW is affiliated with Back Country Horsemen of America (hereinafter “BCHA”) and therefore adopts the BCHA mission statement as follows: The mission of this organization shall be: • To perpetuate the common-sense use and enjoyment of horses in America’s back country and wilderness. • To work to insure that public lands remain open to recreational stock use. • To assist the various governmental and private agencies in their maintenance and management of said resource. • To educate, encourage and solicit active participation in the wise use of the back country resource by horsemen and the general public commensurate with our heritage. • To foster and encourage the formation of new chapters in the state organization. Trailhead News 3 2015 Rendezvous November/December 2014 It’s Coming Before We Know It! By Lori Lennox and Jason Ridlons, 2015 Rendezvous Chairs S ave the date: March 20 – 22, 2015, again on the 3rd weekend of the month. This is our big, annual, state-wide, statesupported, educational and social fundraising BCHW event. Our theme is “Partners for Progress.” We will be recognizing the work we do with other user and stock groups, all of whom are working together to help keep trails open. Some of those groups will be putting on classes, clinics, or seminars for us at Rendezvous. Faced with huge budget cuts to our public land agencies, various groups who love and need trails have found that by working together on projects, not only do more miles of trails get opened and maintained, but trail skills, ideas, and tips are shared. We also have more clout when it comes to acquiring grants and dealing with legislators and land managers. Best yet, new friendships are made! We also want to recognize and offer activities to the diverse members within our own organization. We have occasional riders, day riders, horse camp users and those who pack into the back country for a week at a time. Many of us consider ourselves all of those as the riding season progresses! All are very necessary and vital to BCHW in order to keep our presence known in Olympia, DC, and with the land agencies. So far for Rendezvous 2015 we have planned talks, clinics, seminars from Barb Apple, Robert “TrailMeister” Eversole, Trailhead Supply’s Andy Breland, Scott Montgomery, WOGA member and owner of Three Peaks Outfitters, and David Roe from the Pacific Crest Trails Association. Due to popular demand, “The Good ‘Ol Boys,” Stan and Paul, will be back to entertain us again on Saturday night after another great meal prepared by Cascade Mountain Grilling. And the popular young Ellensburg entertainer from last year, Miss Tearney Ford, will also be returning. We have a couple more things in the works too, more info coming in the next couple of months. We will be posting the most up-to-date information on our website, www.bchw.org, on the Yahoo Group, https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/BCHW/ info, and to the BCHW Facebook pages, https://www.facebook. com/BCHW.org & https://www.facebook.com/public.bchw. MANY thanks to all the individuals and chapters who have already stepped up to make this event happen! It would not happen without you. Some more help is, of course, appreciated, either by physically filling a small job, or by financially contributing to the event’s expenses. If you have any vendors you would like to see, please share our contact informaiton with them ASAP – we already have several signed up, and we even had to turn some away last year! Lori, [email protected] & Jason, [email protected] JUST THREE of the REASONS to ATTEND RENDEZVOUS ‘15! J oin Barb Apple at the “ Rendezvous Trail Course Clinic.” Barb’s forte’ is helping riders improve confidence, trust and partnership with their horse. This course is for the beginner or seasoned rider, whether for casual trail riding or Competitive Trail Horse Trials. Hone your skills in a safe environment while navigating obstacles that will include tarps, ground polls, overhangs, bridges, water obstacles and other de-spooking challenges. “Riding from the Ground UP” will be the format used. We will begin by building confidence on the ground in the morning, then apply this same understanding to riding the course in the afternoon. We would love to have YOU…Come join the FUN!! Contact Barb to for more information, prices and to sign up for this course. There are limited riding openings so hurry and get signed up! (360) 832-3616 & horse4 Trailhead News [email protected] See website for more information about what she offers riders: www.barbapple.com. No charge to watch for Rendezvous spectators. Robert Eversole will be back to Rendezvous again thanks to popular demand, the “TrailMeister” will be holding several talks, helping us learn how to Stay Found on the trails using maps and compasses. Plus he will be sharing his techniques tips on how to pack in to camp without a pack animal. Robert is the owner of www.TrailMeister.com, the largest database of horse riding and camping areas in the U.S. with free trail and trailhead information, trail maps, and much more to help horse enthusiasts experience the joys of trail riding. Andy Breland, owner of Trailhead Supply, and Chuck Allen, his long-time packing partner, They’re baaaack! will be back at Rondy 2015, entertaining us as they teach us from their lessons learned on the trail. Last summer Andy and Chuck packed over a 1,000 miles and slept 85 nights on the ground while packing around NW Montana throughout both the Bob Marshall and Cabinet Wildernesses. Come sit in and let them help you learn how to build a pack string, balance those loads you never thought you would be packing, and dealing with the unknown problems that just happen. Remember, we are Back Country Horsemen so it’s OK to spend a night away from the LQ trailer. Also, this year they will again be hosting the very popular all-woman’s pack clinic. Ladies - you know you want to try this, let us help you! BCHW Store November/December 2014 BCHW Store Order Form NEW ITEM! FULL ZIP HOODY WITH BCHW LOGO EMBROIDERED ON LEFT CHEST - $35 Light Pink, Hot Pink, Royal Blue, Black & Maroon Email for size availability Purchasing BCHW items supports and publicizes YOUR organization! Gift Certificates Available See the BCHW website at www.bchw.org for photos, additional items and specials Want to save on shipping and handling? Order and pay for your merchandise & it will be given to your chapter director at the Board pf Director's meeting - your director can bring you order to a chapter meeting for you. Simply indicate that you want your items given to your director on your order form. Send Order to: Lori Lennox ♦ PO Box 194 ♦ Satsop, WA 98583 ♦ (360) 482-2742 ♦ [email protected] Name (Please Print): Phone: ( Date of Order: ) ❏ Payment Method: ❏ Check to BCHW ` Visa ❏ MasterCard ❏ Email: Discover Cardholder: Exp. Date Card # Signature: Billing Address: City: State: Ship to Address (USPO only: City: State: Item Price (Check color and size when applicable) Cook Books Limited quantitiy! ___ qty Total $12 Item Zip: Zip: Price (Check color and size when applicable) Total Drink Ware: Mail postage is $3 for 1 or 2 books or $6 for 12 when Etched wine glasses ____ qty $10 ordered alone. If combined with other store items, refer Steins ____ qty $10 to rates at the bottom of this order form. Whiskey glass, 11 oz. ____qty Steel Coffee Mugs ____ qty $5 $11 Ceramic, white, 10 oz. $10 License Plate Brackets $15 Brass Lapel or Hat Pin (Made in USA) BCHW Brass Logo Belt Buckle ______ qty (W/O Date) ______qty $6 $30 Made in Washington! Great Gifts! chrome, metal, white name plates Short Sleeve Tees, mens sized, left chest logo $15 Decals & Patches Email for size availability before ordering please! Small white oval with rope, perfect for hard hats, etc. ___qty ❏ Royal Blue Large triangular Truck/Trailer Deacl ___qty ❏ Chocolate w/pocket ❏ ❏ Spruce ❏ Pink Black w/pocket ❏ Navy S____qty, M____qty, $2 ea or 7/$10 BCHW Silhouette Sticker: Spruce L____qty, $7 Small Bumper Sticker ____qty Full front rope outline logo: ❏ $1 XL____qty, $4 XXL____qty Long Sleeve Tees, mens sized, left chest logo Volunteer Hour Items $20 Chevron Patch (With Volunteer 50 Hours) Hour Chevron Only ❏ Cardinal or ❏ Indigo Blue w/BCHW down left sleeve 100 hr____qty, 200 hr____qty, 500 hr____qty, 1000 hr____qty ❏ Black or ❏ Military Green, no sleeve print NEW! 2500 hr____qty, M____qty, L____qty, XL____qty, $2 ____qty Email for size availability before ordering please! S____qty, $10 Black ____qty, White ____qty Shoulder Patch ____ qty $2 5000 hr____qty XXL____qty Volunteer hour hat or lapel pins: 1/4 Zip Sweat Shirts w/Collar $30 1000 ____qty, 2500____qty, $5 5000____qty (Embroidered logo on left chest) ❏ ❏ Green S____qty, ❏ Blue M____qty, L____qty, Black XL____qty, ❏ Ken Wilcox Book Gray Leg Slickers TRAIL CREW Safety Tees $35 Husky___qty, Husky Tall____qty $25 $20 Short Sleeve ___ M____qty, L____qty, XL____qty, XXL____qty Aprons Run large! see website for photo M____qty, L____qty, XL____qty, $17 (With pockets & embroidered logo on chest) Red______qty, Safety Vests S____qty, $20 (Black only, Silkscreened logo on one leg) Reg.___qty. Reg. Tall___qty, Long Sleeve ___ S____qty, ____qty XXL____qty Royal Blue_____qty, Hunter Green_____qty $25 NEW! Shopping bags XXL____qty $3 Black w/white ___qty Black w/yellow ___qty Denim Shirts w/left chest logo $35 Men's ___ Ladies ___ S____qty, L____qty, XL____qty, XXL____qty $15 (With embroidered logo) Visa, MasterCard and Discover cards accepted. 2-tone taupe w/denim bill____qty Ladies: Blue_____qty, Pink_____qty, Bandanas Red______qty, Green_____qty Apricot_____qty, Blue_____qty (With silkscreen logos) Green____qty, SUB TOTAL Shipping TOTAL ENCLOSED Shipping Rates: 2-tone taupe w/green bill____qty Black_____qty, 4 for $10 Blue w/white ___qty M____qty, Baseball Caps Pink w/white ___qty Pink w/black ___qty $6 $0 to $30; add $7.00 $60.01 to $80; add $11.00 $30.01 to $60; add $9.00 $80.01 to $100; add $13.00 $100 & over add 12% Notes or Special Instructions: Navy____qty, Pink____qty Order Form Updated on 9-19-14 Trailhead News 5 BCHW Awards November/December 2014 Reminder to Nominate Those Deserving Volunteers with a Prestigious BCHW Award! By Deb Wesselius, Chair [email protected], BCHW Awards Committee I t’s not too early to nominate that special volunteer for one of the following prestigious BCHW Awards. Don’t let those deserving members go without a nomination from your chapter. Let’s not forget those volunteers who deserve recognition for all their hard work and dedication to the organization. Nominations may be from either a chapter or BCHW member. Nomination forms and the most current list of all known award program recipients are posted at www.bchw.org. Award categories are only given out once to a volunteer. Nominees must be a BCHW member. BCHW Awards Categories Lifetime Achievement This award is for the BCHW member or couple who has shown a lifetime of dedication to BCHW by actively pursuing and promoting the organization and the BCHW Mission Statement in a variety of ways. This award is recognition, not a contest. Lifetime = 2 member who had demonstrated outstanding commitment and dedication to their chapter or to BCHW by participation and promotion of what the BCHW Mission Statement stands for. This is kind of an all-around award, with the nominee being active in several different aspects of the many things that make up BCHW. Lopper = 3, maximum 4 Camp Cook This award is for the BCHW member who willingly keeps the campfires burning and the kettles hot and full of delicious food to share with others. Whether it is at meetings, work parties or social functions, they are in the kitchen making sure all are well fed. Camp Cook = 1 Trail Warrior This person may not make all the chapter functions or even own a computer, but they are out rain or shine, day in and day out, working on the trails. Trail Warrior = 3, maximum 4 Desk Jockey This person is one of the behind-the-scenes people, always at a computer or running from meeting to meeting. They keep the wheels of our organization turning. Desk Jockey = 2, maximum 3 Trailhead News Backbone This award is to recognize that special member Your Name Here Lopper Award This award is for the BCHW 6 Junior BCHW Our future! Who stands out in your chapter? This person would participate in chapter events such as work parties, fund raisers, LNT/education, training or BCHW promotion such as parades. Junior BCH = 1, maximum 2 who is always there when needed, ready and willing to do some special job that no one else can or will, sometimes at the last minute. This is a member who is very important in keeping the chapter, organization or event operating smoothly. Backbone = 2, maximum 3 Cinch Award This award was created to recognize those hard-working BCHW members who have consistently and competently carried out jobs at the state level, year after year. Recipients shall be Volunteer Committee Chairmen, Volunteer Committee member, or an UNELECTED state officer - they keep the wheels of this great organization running smoothly. They may or may not be very visible - they may be quietly working in the background, reliably doing their jobs. They may or may not be active or hold an office in a chapter or even be a chapter member, but they are invaluable at the state level. Cinch Award = 1, maximum 2 President’s Diamond Award The President’s Dia- mond Award is decided autonomously from the BCHW Awards Program. The BCHW President awards a person or persons “In recognition of outstanding dedication, passion and commitment to the BCHW mission.” President’s Diamond Award = 1, maximum 2 Keep in mind that photos, news clippings, and letters of recommendations from BCHW members and land managers will help the judging team learn about your nominee. Start collecting documentation from chapter projects, work parties, fundraising events, education training, and other BCHW programs. Sponsorships These are extremely important for the suc- cess of your BCHW Award Program. Last year nine different BCHW chapters and two businesses sponsored BCHW awards. These sponsorships partnered with the BCHW award budget allowed for seventeen different volunteers to be recognized. BCHW chapters please continue to support the BCHW Award Program by sponsoring one of the award categories. Also, remember that with our 501(c3) businesses could have tax advantages for award donations. BCHW Awards November/December 2014 Back Country Horsemen of Washington Award Nomination Form (one form per nominee) Category : Lifetime Achievement _____ Lopper Award _____ Camp Cook _____ Trail Warrior _____ Desk Jockey _____ Junior BCHW _____ Backbone Award _____ Nominees Name ___________________________________________________ Chapter(s) _______________________________________________________ ! Submitted by _____________________________________________________ Chapter(s) _______________________________________________________ ! Please clip out and mail Phone __________________________ Email ____________________________ Please keep in mind that your presentation will be all the award judges have to see to do their evaluation; they will probably not know the nominee personally. Information to include in your nomination presentation: In 25 words or less, please give an opening statement telling why this person is deserving of special, statewide recognition for this specific award. And then separately and on as many pages as you need, please create a presentation detailing WHY this person should receive this award: Chapters this person has belonged to and for how long Positions or job titles this person has held An estimate of his or her of volunteer hours (Chapter VHC’s can help with this) Awards this person has won Trails or camps this person has worked on A little family history Include anything which will make your nominee stand out - letters of recommendation from land managers, news clippings, photos, etc. Your presentation will be given to the recipient at the awards ceremony. Mail nomination forms with your presentation via USPO to: Deb Wesselius 1608 Big Hanaford Rd. Centralia, WA 98531 Questions: [email protected] or 360-736-6106 Must be received before Feb 15 th, 2015. Awards to be given out at BCHW General Meeting in March. Trailhead News 7 TrailMeister November/December 2014 BCHW in Action By Robert Eversole “The TrailMeister” S aturday, September 27, 2014, marked the Grand Opening of the new equestrian area at Riverside State Park in Spokane, Washington. I’m proud to say that the Back Country Horsemen of Washington were well represented in this large event that brought in horse folk from around the region, indeed even from out of state! “Yeah,”,you say, “BCHW puts on a lot of activities. What’s so special about this one?” Well to start, the grand opening wasn’t a BCHW event at all. The Riverside State Park Foundation was the organizer and invited many other equestrian groups besides BCHW. Mounted drill teams, 4-H chapters, dressage clubs, Mounted Sheriff’s Patrol, cowboy poets, competitive mounted orienteering groups, veterinary clinics, therapy centers, mounted shooting, and even jousting clubs were there to celebrate the newly opened equestrian arena and everything the park has to offer horse riders. Even though the Inland Empire Chapter (IEBCH) was just one of many equestrian groups that had representatives mancontinued on page 9 PHOTO COURTESY OF ROBERT EVERSOLE Arie Tobler tells horse folk about BCHW. 2014 BCHW All adult members need to sign the form. Chapter Members: contact your Chapter for an application. Membership Application Independent Members mail to: BCHW ATTN: Membership, 110 W. 6th Ave., PMB 393, Ellensburg, WA 98926 ! I would like to help preserve the Horsemen’s rights to use horses on public lands. Adult Names (please print)______________________________________________________________________________________ Children Names (please print) ___________________________________________________________________________________ Address _______________________________________________City _____________________State _____Zip ________________ Phone (______ )______________ Cell (_______ )_______________Email_________________________________________________ Occupation ___________________________________________ Do you want to be a Volunteer? o Yes o No What would you like to volunteer for?______________________________________ ! Please clip out and mail o New Member o Renewal/Past Member Mmbr #:__________County__________________________Legislative District _______ 8 State membership for 2014 calendar year Family Membership $ 54_________ Single Membership $ 41_________ Additional State Donation $ _________ Optional Memberships (Includes Family or Single Membership) Contributing Member $ 75_________ Sustaining Member $ 125________ Patron Member $ 250________ Benefactor Member $ 500________ Lifetime (Single) Member$1,200_______ TOTAL ENCLOSED $ _________ Trailhead News Liability Release & Notices All ADULT members MUST sign! Adult’s signature covers minor children. Recognizing the fact that there is a potential for an accident wherever horse use is involved, which can cause injuries to horses, riders, and spectators, and also recognizing the fact that Back Country Horsemen of Washington, including chapters, officers, directors, or members cannot always know the condition of trails or the experience of riders or horses taking part in Trail Rides or other BCHW functions, I do hereby release the above named from any claim or right for damages, which might occur to me, my minor children or horses. Signed______________________________________ Dated______________ Signed______________________________________ Dated______________ Signed______________________________________ Dated______________ Back Country Horsemen of Washington (BCHW) is a public charity as defined in Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). Accordingly, membership dues paid to BCHW may be treated as deductions characterized as “charitable contributions” when computing federal and state income tax obligations. TrailMeister November/December 2014 BCHW In Action continued from page 8 ning booths for the many hundreds of spectators that came through during the day, the BCHW setup was the largest by far with multiple areas where visitors could learn all about what BCHW does to help them stay on the trails. IEBCH members were on-deck in a wide variety of capacities like Vern Hopkins and Ken Elliot showing people how BCH packs in equipment ranging from hand tools to bridge decking. Talk about blending science and art; these guys made hard work look easy and drew a steady crowd throughout the day. Inland Empire chapter President Don Dyer was the highline guy and regaled the crowd with tall tales as he demonstrated how to set up a safe highline for the many visitors with an interest in learning how to camp with their horses. Ken Carmichael, chapter Director and head socializer, mingled with the press and local dignitaries keeping them in the loop with information about BCH. Nolan Tobler attracted a steady flow of the curious with his expert discussions on hoof care and a slightly morbid display featuring a cut away horse hoof. The TrailMeister was on-hand and I had a wonderful time helping riders learn how to Stay Found on the trails. Of course, it wouldn’t be BCHW without food, and no one went hungry. Talk about a spaghetti feed of epic proportions! I don’t know how Doug Bailey and his crew of able chefs did it, but I think every one there had a heaping plate of goodness that was the talk of the show – I heard more bravos for the food than I did about the jousting! The most important person of the day was Ari Tobler who was tireless as she handed out BCHW pamphlets, literature, and member sign up forms. The rest of us did what we could to get people interested in the many facets of BCHW, but Arie was the one who let them know how they could become BCHW members and join us in the fun! I have a sneaking suspicion that we’ll need to set up more tables and chairs at our next membership meeting. Although the Inland Empire had the largest number of members in attendance, we weren’t the only Back Country Horsemen there, and that was, in many respects, the most illuminating for me. I had never before really thought about how much cross pollinating BHC does with other equine organizations. In between talking with droves of riders, and occasionally trying to sneak a bite of that glorious spaghetti, I saw that many of the people manning the other booths were also BCH members from other chapters and even other BCH state organizations. Several members of the Sheriff Community Oriented Policing Effort (S.C.O.P.E.) Mounted Patrol are BCH members, as were several from the mule club, and other groups. Well there you have it. BCH can have a huge impact by just attending an event and letting people know what it is that we do. The Inland Empire BCHW crew made a big dent in letting lots of Washington and Idaho horse folk learn more about the best kept secret in the equine world. As always, to learn more about Riverside State Park, or the hundreds of other horse riding and camping areas in Washington, visit www.trailmeister.com the official trail directory of BCHW. Donate Money to BCHW by Buying an Ad in The Trailhead News BCHW The Trailhead News Ad Insertion Rates (Design Extra Cost) Email Ads to: [email protected] Ad Deadline Dates and Payment Due Publish Date Ad of Newsletter Size (or first business day after this date) December 1.................................................. Jan/Feb January 18................................................. 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I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of the Chapters whose volunteers stepped up for BCHW and made this year’s event absolutely stupendous. A huge thanks goes out to Deb Wesselius, Dave Jackson and Danny Chappel for hugely herding the effort to success. Deb did a fantastic job recruiting volunteers and getting all of us organized and in the right spots at the right time. Dave and Danny were the “lightening rods” leading the charge and keeping things running smoothly. Thanks and recognition for the efforts of Heather Moorman, our trail manager, and Llorene Bezanson, our winery liason and coordunator. Their individual contributions form the very foundation this event is built on. Both have my continued and undying gratitude and respect. I’d also like to thank Peg Greiwe for her excellent handling of this immense registration effort; handling over 500 pre-registrations, followed by 100 - 200 additional walkin registrations on the event weekend. A very special thanks to all of you Directors who volunteered too. I was approached by two of the winery owners who both told me that our Wine Ride is the biggest event they have all year. One fellow confided that our ride was his best day for wine sales of the year. I’m not sure what that says about equestrians, but it tells me that we make an impact for those businesses. Of course that works both ways the better for them, the better for us. For those of you who were not able to attend, please consider attending in 2015. Speaking of next year, as your Chapters are putting together their activities schedules for 2015, please include the BCHW Wine Ride - it will be on October 24, 2015. PHOTOS COURTESY OF JIM THODE List of the 2014 participating wineries: Severino -Host Winery Dineen Tanjuli Paradisos del Sol Maison de Padgett Bonair Knight Hill Hyatt Silver Lake Two Mountain Wine Glass Reflections Agate Field 10 Trailhead News November/December 2014 Halloween Fun Ride PHOTOS COURTESY OF JIM THODE Trailhead News 11 Out on the Trails November/December 2014 Horsemen Ride Up and Over Maple Mountain By Lu Young, Publicity Ferry County Chapter of Back Country Horsemen of Washington O ur Maple Mountain Trail is unique; the start of the trail is in the Colville Forest off of Sheridan Road. Since there is no real trailhead, we park along the Forest Service Road 2086. The start of this trail is in the Colville Forest in Ferry County and climbs for two miles up toward Maple Mountain and crosses into the Okanogan Forest and Okanogan County. PHOTO COURTESY OF LU YOUNG In 2010, with cooperation from the Forest Service, we started looking into improving this forgotten trail. Maple Mountain trail was of interest because it involved both the Okanogan and Colville Forests. Since it unites both forests and both counties, it also unites both chapters of Back Country Horsemen. Ferry County Chapter members invited the Okanogan Valley chapter members to help improve and maintain this trail, as well as some days to repair the bridge over Granite Creek. Both Okanogan Valley and Ferry County members with Job Corps, as well as the Forest Service, restored the bridge over Granite Creek. Just last summer the lower part of this trail as it descends into Sweat Creek has been improved by the crew from Pacific Northwest Trails Association. We now have some natural switchbacks on this trail, which make the decent much easier on horses and hikers. Because Back Country Horsemen of Washington is an advocate for improving trails for horses in Washington, it was suggested by Trygve Culp we invite our county commissioners and Forest Service Rangers to ride this trail. Ferry County Commis- continued on page 13 PHOTO COURTESY OF LU YOUNG Ferry County Commissioner Brad Miller and Bart. PHOTO COURTESY OF LU YOUNG Maple Mountain lookout. Tinelle Bustam mounted on Crystal at the ride. 12 Trailhead News Out on the Trails November/December 2014 Up and Over Maple Mountain continued from page 12 sioner Brad Miller and Colville Forest District Ranger, Tinelle Bustam arrived on-time and ready to ride. Okanogan County Commissioner Jim Detro attended the pre-ride discussion, but was unable to ride due to prior commitments. Nine members of the Back Country Horsemen mounted up and accompanied our VIP’s on the ride over Maple Mountain on Saturday, September 6, 2014. Our officials saw the need for a parking area at the Maple Mountain/Granite Creek Trailhead as well as places on the trail that need relocation for safety reasons in Okanogan Forest. When we crossed the new bridge over Granite Creek it was pointed out that this bridge and the reconstruction of the trail were completed with virtually no, or low-cost, to the Forest Service and all work done by volunteers. At the end of our ride, members treated our VIP’s to a steak dinner at the Sweat Creek Camp area. This was a fine way to display the work done by Back Country Horsemen and volunteers as well as a time to show what we at Back Country Horsemen of Washington can accomplish as volunteers. PHOTO COURTESY OF LU YOUNG Brad Miller and Tinelle Bustam discussing the ride. BCHW-Volunteer Hours Report By Peggy Swanberg & Deb Wesselius, BCHW Volunteer Hours Co-Chair N ow that the 2014 Volunteer hours reporting year has ended (9/30/14) a little recap is in order. The early checkpoints throughout the year were a huge benefit for the chapter, regional and state volunteer hour coordinators. We were able to identify those areas where there is a need for better instruction, and as we moved forward through the year, we saw fewer and fewer reporting errors. Some chapters are still struggling with embracing the importance of reporting their volunteer hours. But if you were not aware, the IRS has an interest in what we report and soon Teri Starke will be contacting your chapter treasurer, and/or volunteer hours coordinator, for detailed work hours for BCHW officers, directors and chapter officers. If those individuals were diligent in reporting their work, this should not be a problem. As we finish up reporting this year, we would like to remind A B C D 3 E G H I J K L M N O Volunteer Hours Report for year ______________ Revised March 2014 Chapter Name ___________________________________ 4 5 F BACK COUNTRY HORSEMEN OF WASHINGTON 1 2 everyone of upcoming deadlines. Your chapter Volunteer Hours Coordinator must turn in a corrected/correct report to their regional by November 10, 2014. Any errors remaining on the report by November 10, 2014 will be deleted and not included in the 2014 report. On November 10, 2014, the regional coordinator will submit these reports to the state coordinators. On November 30, 2014, the final 2014 BCHW volunteer hours report will be created in time for the December 6th board of directors’ meeting. You can do your part by making sure you have turned in all of your hours from October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014. If everybody does his or her part in a timely manner, this responsibility becomes much less onerous. Thanks to all who have worked so hard to make this a very successful year. Volunteer Name 6 7 Chapter Project Agency Date Code Dist. Auto Calculated Totals Work Hours Basic Skilled LNT Hours Hours Educ. 0 Other 0 Equines Total Travel Vehicle Quant Days Stock Time Miles Stock Used Days 0 0 0 0 0 Description of work/ trail/trail head names 0 0 0 11 0 12 0 13 0 14 0 15 0 16 0 17 0 18 0 19 0 20 0 21 0 22 E - Education and LNT Travel Admin 0 9 10 D - Nat'l Parks, Hours Pub. Meet 0 8 23 A - U.S.F.S. B - State DNR, C - State Parks & Hiway 0 F - Dept of Fish and Wildlife (State), Page 1 G - Other, M - Bureau of Land Mgmnt T - Private or Timber, W - County Printable Worksheet Trailhead News 13 Out on the Trails November/December 2014 The Good the Bad and the Sad Nisqually Chapter Camp Over at Mt. Adams Horse Camp By Leah Smith B etween members and guests, we had a nice turnout for the Nisqually chapter camping trip at Mt. Adams Horse Camp! As most people know, I do a great deal of camping, but this trip was one of the most unusual weekends that I can recall. It’s history now, but I will long remember this trip with good, bad, and sad memories. Thursday, August 21: Gene and I arrived with our guests, PHOTO COURTESY OF LEAH SMITH Eric and Shelly. It was warm and we were fortunate to get shady camp sites. Later, Julie, Terry and Karen arrived. They opted to set up camp in a shady, non-designated area, a short distance from the main campground. Friday August 22: We woke to a beautiful morning! It wasn’t long before I viewed three trucks, driven by three disgruntled women, returning to the main campground. Apparently there was going to be a wedding on Saturday. There was no signage, but the area had been reserved. Julie, Terry and Karen had inadvertently set up camp where an elaborate, 300 guest wedding was to take place the following day, and thus, had to pull up their camp and move! Others who arrived were Frank, Sandra and their daughter who initiated their new camper for its maiden voyage! How exciting for them! Laura, Mike and Kristine arrived and quickly got settled in. Gene, Eric, Shelly and I mounted up and enjoyed a delightfully relaxing loop ride that took us to the “Big Tree.” We had lunch at the picnic table, visited and soaking in the tranquility of the afternoon. We noticed dark and menacing clouds were moving in. By the time we returned to camp, thunder could be heard in the distance. We unsaddled quickly, got our horses blanketed and hurriedly placed items under cover just before the rain started! The wind picked up and we experienced a deluge of rain as a storm raged through! A couple hours later, the storm had passed and people emerge from their trailers, built fires and enjoyed the warm evening. The skies cleared to a spectacle of stars that were magnificent! Saturday, August 23: We woke to another glorious morning! People were bustling around, feeding horses, fixing breakfast and preparing for a day of riding. We began to see cars and trucks, loaded with equipment and tables, driving down the gravel road to the wedding site. Gene and I rode the loop that took us to the Wicky Shelter. When we got there, hikers had set up tents in the protective 14 Trailhead News building against the prior day’s storm. But some of the inhabitants’ were like none I’ve ever encountered as we discovered a unique surprise! The occupants of two tents were chickens and ducks!! Yes, you read that correctly!! Lots of folks take camp dogs and, on occasion, I’ve even seen a camp cat. But camp chickens and ducks?! This was a first! The ducks and chickens appeared to be quite happy in their fabric accommodations and unconcerned with the perplexed expressions of on-lookers. Soon, Laura, Mike and Kristine rode in and later we were joined by Terry, Julie and Karen. Everyone visited and took advantage of a restful break. As Gene and I finished our ride, once again threatening clouds gathered, blocking the sun and shrouding Mt. Adams while thunder rumbled overhead. As we approached camp, in the distant meadow, we could see white chairs and vases filled with flowers on round tables. The wedding preparations were nearing completion. I couldn’t help but wonder what the bride and groom were thinking as their outdoor wedding plans were in jeopardy of becoming a wash out! We managed to get the horses settled on the highline before the rain hit. The storm was short in duration and over quickly. Everyone gathered around a crackling fire where we shared stories and few laughs. It was a beautiful, “stay-out-allnight” kind of evening, which we should have done, as getting to sleep early wasn’t in the cards! Every BOOM BOOM BOOM of deep bass from the wedding party music, along with exuberating whoops and hollers that accentuated all the fun, and adult, beverages they must have been consuming, made it “challenging” to drift off to sleep! Sunday, August 24: Lacking a full night’s sleep, I groggily fumbled for my morning coffee. Packing, and getting in a short ride before driving home, was the goal of most campers that sunny morning. Eric, Shelly, Gene and I were staying until Monday so Eric, Shelly and I took a leisurely loop ride. We had a perfectly wonderful time! Except for our two rigs, the camp was empty when we returned Clouds built and thunder moved closer, signaling another afternoon squall was about to descend. Horses blanketed and fed, we got into our cozy trailer before the first drops fell. There is something exceptionally peaceful about being in an continued on page 15 November/December 2014 Out on the Trails The Good The Bad and the Sad continued from page 14 empty campground, the baritone roll of thunder rumbling in the heavens, sounding like a bowling game in the sky. Gene rested PHOTO COURTESY OF LEAH SMITH on the bed as I felt satisfied and content gazing out the window. I watched the rain, listened to cracks of thunder and munched on some wheat thins for a light snack, while I began to type this article for the newsletter. Then abruptly, the tranquility ended. Eric and Shelly rushed over to ask for assistance as Eric’s gelding, Promo, was in great distress! A quick assessment and it was obvious we needed help! After numerous phone calls, we finally located a vet that was on call and able to come out. Gene and I drove to the “Y” intersection at Trout Lake to guide the doctor to the campground while Shelly and Eric stayed back to try and keep their horse up and moving. I wish I could share a happy ending to this story, but sadly, due to severe colic and other complications, their beloved boy, Promo, had to be put down later that night. The camp was painfully quiet, but for mournful cries from their other horse calling out, hoping for a reply from its lost stable mate. With heavy hearts, I don’t think any of us got much sleep. If I were to attach a moral to this tragedy, it would be: Whether you are trail riding, camping or just cleaning the barn, never pass up a chance to give your horse a pet of affection because you never know when those special moments will unexpectedly come to a shattering halt! I’ve experienced many interesting events while camping. But camp chickens and ducks, a mountain prairie wedding, and the devastating loss of a friends’ beautiful equine companion, are occurrences that will brand the memory of this trip, into my mind forever. Why Volunteer Hours Are Important V olunteerism is one of the most important activities that BCHW can use to support our effort and mission of perpetuating enjoyable and common sense stock use in the back country. Volunteering helps keep trails open for all types of users. It shows us as a good neighbor with the community, youth, and other user groups by ensuring that public lands remain open to recreational use. Volunteering is our clout. Legislators and land managers know that our volunteer hours are an asset. Volunteering gives credibility to BCHW during discussions with land managers. Volunteers perform work that would not otherwise get done when government funding is cut. Volunteering and recording those volunteer hours gives BCHW Chapters an opportunity to participate in grant programs that can augment government funding cuts. Volunteering has a positive effect when talking with land managers. It shows that as a user group we take responsibility for keeping our public lands in good condition for future generations. Volunteering helps overcome negative opinions about sharing trails and enhances our image as stock riders on trails. Volunteering gives a sense of pride, brings a positive attitude to the chapter, and promotes teamwork by planning, building, and maintaining trails and trailheads. Volunteering spreads the LEAVE NO TRACE message by educating others and ourselves about the wise use of the back country resources. Without volunteers, trail workers and staff people alike, our organization wouldn’t be what it is now. Trailhead News 15 Out on the Trails November/December 2014 Invasive Plants on Kendall Peak Trail By Teri Letcher T ahoma Chapter BCHW members Ed Letcher and Al Norrbom recently volunteered to assist The United States Forest Service (USFS) with their weed control program. Helen Lau, district botanist for the Cle Elum Ranger District, requested BCHW help with the USFS program to control invasive weeds on Forest Service Land and has recently focused on a certain species known as Orange Hawkweed. It is particularly invasive and non-native to the Northwest and is being found, in this case, near Snoqualmie Pass area. It seems to spread along the side of trails or road sides where sun and soil conditions are acceptable to get started. The Orange Hawkweed then spreads, choking out other native plants. Joe Massoni, with the USFS, has been working tirelessly during the mid-summer months to control this invasive weed from spreading further. Joe is normally equipped with a pickup truck carrying a sprayer and enough supplies to keep him busy each day. On two hot July days this summer, BCHW was able to help out in an area that would be difficult to access without the help of livestock as the area is not open to vehicles. Tahoma BCHW members, Ed Letcher and Al Norrbom, contributed a total of 32 hours and brought in a pack stock-mounted sprayer with four pressure tanks, holding 5 gallons each of the herbicide. There was a fifth tank, containing CO2, mounted on the pack frame used to pressurize the herbicide tank sprayer (BCHW owns three such sprayers, strategically positioned around the state). An additional pack animal, led by Al, carried 12 gallons of water that was used to mix more herbicide as needed. This allowed Joe, a licensed applicator, with the USFS, to mix onsite, access and apply the herbicide, known as Crpyralid. The application was over a 3.5 mile area on a decommissioned road, now trail, the old Kendall Peak Road that leads into trail 1344. The herbicide used to eliminate the invasive, Orange Hawkweed, is not harmful to wildlife or humans when applied correctly. This is another example of BCHW partnering with USFS to keep trails open and usable for livestock and other users. FREE Listing on BCHW Chapter Events Calendar Be sure to: • Check with the ride host on whether or not • Contact the ride host to check for updates on the event. weed-seed-free feed is required. • Check to see if dogs are welcome. Note: The BCHW Trailhead News represents as many events as possible, however, makes no guarantees an event will be published. BCHW, USFS & State Land BCHW Public Lands Meeting December 5, 2014 Kittitas Valley Event Center Ellensburg, WA Darrell Wallace • (360) 918-3016 [email protected] 16 Trailhead News 4th Quarter Board of Directors’ Meeting December 6, 2014 Kittitas Valley Event Center, Ellensburg, WA Time: 9am Darrel Wallace • (360) 918-3016 [email protected] BCHW Leave No Trace Basic Skills Class April 11 & 12, 2015 USFS - Cowlitz Valley Ranger Dist, Randle, WA Doc Wesselius • (360) 736-6106 [email protected] Annual Winery and Halloween Costume Prize Ride to Benefit BCHW Oct 24, 2015 Zillah, Yakima County Darrell Wallace • (360) 918-3016 [email protected] www.bchw.org Out on the Trails November/December 2014 Why Be a BCHW Member? By Jason Ridlons H ere in Central Washington snow in the high country always keeps us at bay from entering the Wilderness areas. So instead we spend time with friends and family riding the wildlife areas like Wenas, LT Murray and Naneum State Forest. As we ride these areas and I sit atop my mule, I stare across the landscape listening to others share the rich history of BCHW members camping and riding these areas. I think of all the meetings, phone calls, and emails that a handful of dedicated members have participated in so the voice of the stock user would be heard, and now after five or so years of being really involved, I understand that is why we are enjoying that land today. It makes me truly appreciate how important our members’ volunteer work actually is. As a co-organizer for the annual BCHW Rendezvous in March, I wander around making sure everyone has what they need to provide a Rendezvous that our members what to attend. I recognize faces that I see at the many land meetings I attend. These faces represent other trail users, non-profits, Forest Service, and state land mangers, so I see this as a golden opportunity to network with other users, other chapters, and to simply put a face with a name. What did BCHW do for the trails in Kittitas County? Starting in June BCHW partnered with Mountain To Sound Green Ways and Three Peaks Outfitters to spend three days on Cone Mountian on the Waptus Lake Trail. We removed large rocks, installed water bars, and covered large sections of slab granite rock to provide a safer stock-friendly section of trail. In July, BCHW hosted a state-wide work party at Haney Meadows to logout firedamaged trails and perform trail-preserving tread work, along with reinstalling trail signs at crossings, which were all missing due to the 2012 fires. Also in July, BCHW purchased supplies with RTP Grant 12-1718M and packed in 48 planks, partnering with a local Eagle Scott group to construct a bridge on the Hoyt mining trail. Finally, in August, BCHW partnered with Mountain To Sound Greenways to clear and do tread work on the Dutch Miller Gap Trail deep in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. This summarizes what BCHW did throughout Central Washington while partnering with hoofs and boots on the ground. As I review all the dedicated and hard work the BCHW membership has volunteered just this past summer, I wonder why membership is steadily dropping? I see other stock users using the trail systems and public lands we have repaired and maintained, and realize how the hard work and commitment of only a few can benefit so many. Imagine if we turned a few, to many! How much more could be accomplished?! How many more abandoned trails could we re-open? How many more generations could enjoy our forests? So what does a BCHW member look like? For me in Kittitas County, a BCHW member looks like an Independent member that has partnered with other independents, BCHW chapters, and other user groups from around the state to help protect our rights and ability to ride our stock on public lands. Whatever it is, being a member is beneficial to both you and our public lands. So I leave with this question: Why aren’t you or a friend a member?! By one member’s calculation, if every member recruited one member, BCHW could be 5,000 strong. I encourage you to invite a friend to a chapter meeting and start recruiting more members interested in furthering BCHW’s mission to keep trails open for all users, educating horse users in Leave-No-Trace practices, and providing volunteer service to resource agencies. Trailhead News 17 Out on the Trails November/December 2014 White Pass Horsecamp September 13-14, 2014 By Robin Granger, Wenas Chapter I t has been several years since I have camped and ridden at White Pass Horsecamp. We had eight members who showed up Friday night and two on Saturday morning. We broke into three groups and headed out. Our lunch destination was to be Hill Lake. We ran into several groups of hikers on the trail … and yes… a few bees too. Passing Pillar Lake on our way and riding into Hill Lake for lunch was beautiful, and we were able to visit Linda’s memorial while we had lunch. We made a loop ride back to camp from our starting point on the Dark Meadows trail and returning along the PCT. It is a beautiful area to ride with the trails winding in and out with many different lakes and meadows. On Sunday, Jacque Sansaver, Colleen and Mark rode into Shoe Lake, and Shari Tayar and I decided to ride the Twin Peaks trail to Round Mountain Lookout. Jody had warned us that there were a few spots that might be a little dicey and he was right. A little mountain goat riding, but the views were amazing. We made it to the site of the old fire lookout and could see Mt. Rainier, Mt. Adams, Clear Lake, and the Goat Rocks; a great Sunday ride. I hope the Chapter will consider putting this on the ride schedule again next year. Lunch spot above the Falls, Jacque, Colleen, Mark, Shari Jacque and Shari Shari Tayar atop Round Mountain Lookout 18 Trailhead News Out on the Trails November/December 2014 Members Affected by the Fire Julie Johnson Recounts: S he watched the approaching fire from her horse pasture a mile south of the Carlton/Libby Creek area. Her home was saved three different times as the flames approached, were stopped, and then kept returning to threaten her property. Horses paced as they awaited further evacuation after being relocated to Julie’s place. “We had 10 horses to evacuate in about 10 minutes! We had evacuated all of Stoothoff’s horses to my house that morning then the fire jumped the river at my house!!” From Margi Allen and Keith Zielke: T hinking the fire was to the south of us and headed for Brewster, we were not too worried. Just in case, we had moved the mules to a friend’s place on the Bridgeport bar about 9 pm. We had taken the living quarter horse trailer over to another friend’s place on the bar earlier. By approximately 11:00 pm, unbeknownst to us, the fire had jumped the Chiliwist Creek and was coming at us from the northeast. My daughter stopped by and advised us to get out NOW as the fire was coming over the hill towards us (it was just then coming over the top of the hill). At the same time, a neighbor from about 1 mile north of us stopped by and said his house was gone and for us to get out. We loaded what we could in the back of the horse trailer and left our home. By the time we left, the fire had almost reached the bottom of the hill about a 1/8 mile away from us and coming fast. We spent the night in the truck parked at my son’s place in Brewster—up and down all night watching the fire come down the hill towards Brewster, worrying about our place and our neighbors’, and trying to get a little sleep while not knowing what was happening at home. What a mixed blessing to return home and find our house intact, and the flag that flies over the two babies’ graves still flying. Many of our neighbors lost all they own; it is still difficult to comprehend. continued on page 20 Trailhead News 19 Out on the Trails November/December 2014 Members Affected by the Fire continued from page 19 A s the fire marched into the south Valley on July 16th, it descended on Pete and Donna Stoothoff’s son Chad’s home just above them in Texas Creek. After burning the surrounding grasslands of Chad’s home (his home was saved!), it came onward with a vengeance to Pete and Donna’s place. The fire consumed all of their hay and building supplies next to their metal barn, but their barn remained unscathed. It advanced toward their home, but was halted within feet of the exterior walls after scorching the surrounding property! Lessons Learned: A Tip To Remember in Case Your Horses Get Trapped in a Fast Moving Fire! I f the fire is coming too fast to evacuate your horses, turn them loose and immediately close the gates to the corral and barn so they can’t get back in. In this level of emergency, leave your truck keys in the ignition so other folks can help move the rigs. Mt. Hood Ride – Frog Pond Trip By Theresa Radder, Wenes Chapter Treasurer W e woke up on our third day of our camping trip to a drizzly morning. The night before we had a big rain storm come through the camp. Our trip was on the bubble until we decided, “Let’s go.” So Lou Ann, Jacque and I set out on our adventure. We loaded up the horses and drove to the trail head. We were all excited to be on the trail with our gaited horses. Jacque was on her new horse Shasta, and he can move; our max speed at one time was 9 mph. Despite the rain, the trail was in great condition. One thing we learned about these trails around Mount Hood is that they are wide and well maintained. We rode through dense forest for about 10 miles. On this trail we had to cross the highway which was somewhat nerve racking. I was on my new horse Missy and found out she handles bees quite well. We hit bees several times that day. At the end of our ride we came to the base of Mount Hood the views were incredible! What a place to have lunch! 20 Trailhead News November/December 2014 Out on the Trails The Enchanted Valley Chalet Moved Out of Harms Way! By Phyllis Hale N estled deep in the Olympic National Park is the Historic Enchanted Valley Chalet erected in 1931! The 83 year old Chalet is 13 miles up the East fork of the Quinault River with no roads and only accessible by horse/hiking trails. For years, the ever-shifting Quinault River had eaten and eroded away its banks, moving ever closer to the Chalet. This year the river had undercut the bank beneath the Chalet by 8 feet! In short, if left alone, this Historic site would quickly disappear into the Quinault River. With BCHW advocacy efforts, along with other groups & individuals, including the core team: house movers Jeff Monroe of Monroe House Movers in Sequim and Del Davis of Davis Structural Movers in Everett, BCHW packers Larry Basinger of Sol Duc Valley Packers in Forks, and Scott Montgomery of Three Peaks Outfitters in Cle Elum, cooks and camp hands Sara Woodard of Olympak Llamas in Port Angeles and Sherry Basinger, carpenter Norm Dawley of Sequim, laborers Greg Hudson and Rod Farlee of Sequim, NPS contract officer Jeff Doryland, did a miraculous job of lifting the three story Chalet 20 inches off the ground allowing the moving crew to slip the four “ivory” soap covered steel rails under the Chalet. The soap slicked rails, along with the morning dew, allowed Jeff Monroe and his crew of five men to slide the Chalet inch by inch a total of 90 feet away from the river! We’ve had the opportunity to visit the Enchanted Valley a couple of times in the past years and found it just that… a quaint old Chalet…. in an Enchanted Valley… with wilderness beauty everywhere! Now, thanks to the efforts of so many caring and determined people the Chalet should be there for years to come! photos by National Parks Services photos by the Hales 2010 Trailhead News 21 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED 2014 Raffle Ticket Drawing ood ton w n g Gle , Arlin ck , r e o i n Ros gerso Littler y , o e a LeR hy Gr mar inlock : r e lls W at Na tob er: K yl Mc ’Neal, ttle Fa r c O mb her a O el, Ke wate ck C e t : a lo t um rm p Se ugus : No b Mich ao, T rt Had rn A July : Ro na M , Po ubu o A e Alvi m l , t n Ho tupa , Mon Ju ay: y r M l: Ma Roni S Brown slyn : ri Ro y Ap arch harle Fox, M b: C eslie Fe an: L J Congratulations to the winners of the 2014 BCHW Raffle Calendar contest. 2015 Raffle Calendars Are Available Now! - $20 each! - The Calendars Make Great Holiday Gifts! Don’t delay, time is getting short; someone else might buy your winning ticket! • 11 chances to win $300.00 • One chance to win $3,000.00 • Contact your Chapter Director or call Dave Swanberg at (509) 486-1107 to purchase a raffle calendar for just $20.00. • $300.00 drawings are the last day of each month in 2014. • $3,000.00 Grand Prize drawing will be on Friday, Dec. 5, 2015, at the Board of Directors’ meeting at the Kittitas Valley Event Center, Ellensburg, Washington. Support BCHW By Purchasing a Raffle Calendar!
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