Olympic Sculpture Park

On January 11th, several of us gathered at the “Father and Son” fountain at the entry to the Olympic Sculpture Park in uptown Seattle.  We then spent a couple of rain-free hours enjoying the sculptures and pondering the relationships between art and nature (because that’s what the written descriptions invited us to do). The original…

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Heybrook Ridge Hike

Nine of us gathered Saturday in Index to hike up to Heybrook Ridge. There was only a drizzle on and so overall it was a good day for a November hike in the Pacific Northwest. There was a view of Mount Index and Bridle Veil Falls with interesting cloud formations at the top. The stop…

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Here’s a list of the local events planned for 2020. More details about each will be posted soon. January 11 (Dianne Clifford) Olympic Sculpture Park February 12 (George Whyel) Everett Walk March 14 (Joanie Pryor) Local Trail April 11 (Ida Callahan) Local Trail May 8 to 10 (Bev and Ron Riter) Spring Outing June 13…

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THE WINNERS ARE…THE BAREFOOT COMPRESSORS!! Our CAI-PNW entered two teams in Festa Italiana Seattle’s Grape Stomp competition.  Each 3-person team was given four minutes to stomp on and collect the juice from 20 pounds of grapes in a barrel.  Our Barefoot Compressors (Clarence Elstad, Kendra Wanzenried and Flo Burnett) did a great job of stomping,…

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