Hike-a-Thon Begins Saturday!

Saturday marks the first of August. It also marks the first day of the 2009 Washington Trails Association Hike-a-Thon. A fundraiser for an organization devoted to protecting, preserving, enhancing and promoting the trails of Washington State.

I sat down this past week and thumbed through my three hiking books (two of which are the 'Best Hikes with Children' books by Joan Burton. Excellent hiking books even though I am not a child and do not have any children) and started making a wish list of hikes I'd like to do this August. Last year I stayed close to home, hiking mostly off the Mountain Loop Highway with occasional forays to trails off of I-90 and Highway 2. This year I'm going to try and branch out and hit trails near Mt. Rainier, the Olympic Peninsula and the North Cascades. We'll see how it goes.

This Saturday I think I've decided on giving Excelsoir Mountain a try. It'll be a bit of a drive, but it sounds like a good hike to start out with. Sunday I'll be sticking close to home and taking it easy with a hike up to the Denny Creek Water Slide.

If you'd like to sponsor me for the WTA Hike-a-Thon you can do so at: http://www.gifttool.com/athon/MyFundraisingPage?ID=1468&AID=800&PID=84225

Check back in a few days for pictures and reports on how the first hikes of the month went!