March/April 2015

Vol. 40 Issue 2

Back Country Horsemen of Washington

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Rendezous 2015 – page 5

March 20-22Ellensburg, WA

The Rendezvous Issue in Rememberence of David Swanberg

Rendezvous 2015

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Prez Says 3

In Memory 4

Rendezvous 2015 5-8

We Need You! 9

BCHW Goes to Olympia 10

State of Washington Department of Agriculture 11

BCHW Resumes Leadership Training 13

Out on the Trails

Olympia Chapter BCHW 30th Anniversary 14

Columbia Mountian Tail 15-16

2014 $3,000 Winners 17

Calendar of Events Inside Back Cover

2015 Officers, Committee Chairs & StaffOFFICERS: President Trygve Culp president@bchw org 509 486 2061 Vice President Jim Anderson muleman1951@gmail com 509 486 2061 Secretary Janelle Wilson secretary@bchw org 360 748 4880 Treasurer Teri Starke treasurer@bchw org 253 709 5052 Safety Officer Doc Wesselius wesselius@wildblue net 360 736 6106 Special Assistant for Advocacy Jeff Chapman bbbranch@olympus net 360 385 6364 Special Assistant for Independent Member Affairs Jason Ridlon jhridlon@fairpoint net 509 964 9260 BCHA Directiors Darrell Wallace exec@bchw org 360 918 3016 Jason Ridlons jhridlon@fairpoint net 509 964 9260 Alternate Ken Carmichael kcarmichael2225@gmail com 509 466 2225COMMITTEE CHAIRS: Legislative Chair Jeff Chapman bbbranch@olympus net 360 385 6364 Public Lands Chair Bernie Stratton stratton bernie@gmail com 360 262 3606 Public Lands Vice Chair Darrell Wallace exec@bchw org 360 918 3016 Membership Chair Heather Moorman membership@bchw org 509 585 4001 Awards Chair Deb Wesselius wesselius@wildblue net 360 736 6106 Education Chair .................................Vacant LNT Chair Jane Byram LNT@bchw org 509 997 7407 Lead Saw Certifiers Tom Mix backcountrypacker@gmail com 360 582 0460 Trygve Culp president@bchw org 509 486 2061 Volunteer Hours Co-Chairs Deb Wesselius wesselius@wildblue net 360 736 6106 Peggy Swanberg davenpeg@gdimail net 509 486 1107 Governance By-Laws Chair Ken Carmichael kcarmichael2225@gmail com 509 466 2225 Governance By-Laws Vice Chair Teunis Wyers teunisjw@gmail com 509 493 3939 Special Project Coordinator Jason Ridlon jhridlon@fairpoint net 509 964 9260 Ways & Means Vacant Publicity Chair & THN Editor Dick Yarboro easyrider@scattercreek com 360 264 2263 2015 Rendezvous Chairs lori Lennox llennox82@gmail com 360 482 2742 Jason Ridlon jhridlon@fairpoint net 509 964 9260 Web Master & Photographer Jim Thode webboss@bchw org 360 978 5336STAFF: Executive Director Darrell Wallace exec@bchw org 360 918 3016 Publicity Chair & THN Editor Dick Yarboro easyrider@scattercreek com 360 264 2263 THN Managing Editor & Publisher Joyce Willms Creative Director Adriane Wolfe Asst. Editor/Advertising Alexandra Mowrey bchw@wamedia com 360 754 4543 Volunteer Copy Editor/Proof Reader Sondra Johnston sgjohn1234@aol com 253 843 2679

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Cover Photo: Ironstone Mt. Trail, L to R Lewis County Chapter members - “Doc” Wesselius. Karen Clemens, Mike Clemens, Ray Holdt, Valissa Holdt, & Lance Holdt, Photo by Deb Wesselius

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BCHW Chapter Locations & DirectorsALPINE LAKES TRAIL RIDERS: Director: Dana Baily P.O. Box 533 • Cle Elum, WA 98922 509-630-7581 cleelumtrouthead@yahoo.comBUCKHORN RANGE: Director: Bob Hoyle P.O. Box 845 • Chimacum, WA 98325 360-732-5042 bobhoyle@usa.netCAPITOL RIDERS: Director: Karen Johnson 6326 103rd Ave SW • Olympia, WA 98512 360-273-8075 kjrjatprairierim@aol.comCASCADE HORSE CLUB: Director: Barbara Woo P.O. Box 1359 • Lake Stevens, WA 98258 360-435-6923 boobaa920@gmail.comCRAB CREEK RIDERS: Director: Bill Bailey P.O. Box 519 • Moses Lake, WA 98837 509-765-4017 bnb_works@yahoo.comENUMCLAW TRAIL RIDERS: Director: Cheryl Reynon P.O. Box 1271 • Enumclaw, WA 98022 253-350-0275 cherdaking@outlook.comFERRY COUNTY: Director: Dave Taylor P.O. Box 1124 • Republic, WA 99166 509-485-3002 taylords@starband.netGRAYS HARBOR: Director: Lori Lennox 295 Powers Ck Rd • Elma, WA 98541 360-482-2742 llennox82@gmail.comINLAND EMPIRE: Director: Ken Carmichael P.O. Box 30891 • Spokane, WA 99223 509-466-2225 kcarmichael2225@gmail.com ISLAND COUNTY: Director: Bob Magers 27448 SR 525 • Coupeville, WA 98239 360-632-0763 bobtheclimber@yahoo.comLEWIS COUNTY: Director: Bernie Stratton 1673 Market Blvd #88 • Chehalis, WA 98532 360-262-3606 stratton.bernie@gmail.comMETHOW VALLEY: Director: Gary Sterner P.O. Box 902 • Twisp, WA 98856 509-682-0412 gbsterner@frontier.comMOUNT ADAMS: Director: Teunis Wyers P.O. Box 1835 • White Salmon, WA 98672 509-493-3939 teunisjw@gmail.comMOUNT SAINT HELENS: Director: Jim Anderson P.O. Box 418 • Brush Prairie, WA 98606 360-835-5719 muleman1951@gmail.comNISQUALLY: Director: Alan Pankau P.O. Box 641 • Yelm, WA 98597 360-446-5958 pankau@ywave.comNORTHEAST: Director: Bob Gish P.O. Box 3094 • Deer Park, WA 99006 509-994-1075 robertgish@gmail.comOAKLAND BAY: Director: Charles Solheim P.O. Box 1285 • Shelton, WA 98584 360-463-0888 coyoteridge@q.comOKANOGAN VALLEY: Director: Dave Sunde P.O. Box 812 • Tonasket, WA 98855 509-486-1547 dsunde@frontier.comOLYMPIC: Director: Phil Bennett P.O. Box 250 • Belfair WA 98528 360-277-0643 bennetthorse@hotmail.comPENINSULA: Director: Dave Seibel P.O. Box 1931 • Port Angeles, WA 98362 360-640-9472 daveseibel@sbcglobal.netPIERCE COUNTY: Director: Louise Caywood 21804 Mountain Hwy., #52 • Spanaway, WA 98387 253-535-3767 SaddleupW@aol.comPURPLE SAGE RIDERS: Director: Dave Jackson 1783 Jericho Rd • Richland, WA 99352 509-627-5834 bchwdave@dslextreme.comRATTLESNAKE RIDGE RIDERS: Director: Dan Chappel P.O. Box 63 • Benton City, WA 99320 509-588-4342 chapchar05@bentonrea.comSCATTER CREEK RIDERS: Director: Jeff Sprehn P.O. Box 1016 • Rochester, WA 98579 360-528-7743 jeff@sprehn.orgSKAGIT: Director: Rob DeBoer P.O. Box 188 • Sedro Woolley WA 98284 360-770-5082 skagitbchw@gmail.comTAHOMA: Director: Kathy Young P.O. Box 365 • Ravensdale, WA 98501 206-551-7824 kyoung1735@gmail.comTRAILDUSTERS: Director: Cathy Nelson 17121 Butler Rd• Snohomish WA 98290 360-568-5933 tripplenfarm@gmail.com WENAS VALLEY: Director: Krohn Traversie P.O. Box 1325 • Selah, WA 98942 509-643-2769 krohn_t@yahoo.comWENATCHEE VALLEY: Director: Ken Bailey P.O. Box 1402 • Wenatchee, WA 98807 509-884-5566 ken@kbelectricllc.comWHATCOM COUNTY: Director: Bill McKenna P.O. Box 28607 • Bellingham, WA 98228 360-599-2526 wintercreek1@wildblue.netWILLAPA HILLS: Director: Jacqueline Angermeir P.O. Box 898 • Raymond, WA 98577 360-267-1765 djackie2@gmail.comYAKIMA VALLEY: Director: Steve Miller P.O. Box 25 • Cowiche, WA 98923 509-678-5013 millerranch@centurylink.net

Chapter Directors: This list is taken from the BCHW Directory located online at bchw.org.

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Back Country Horsemen of Washington expresses its gratitude to those who contribute to BCHW as “Contributing,” “Sustaining,” and “Patron,” members.

The 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 membership@bchw.org.

Lifetime MembersMitch Baird ................................................... INDTrygve Culp ................................................. OKADave Jackson ................................................ PSRHeather Moorman ......................................... PSRJim Murphy ...................................................OLYCarol D Wilcox ........................................... WENTeunis Wyers ................................................ MTAPat Wyers ..................................................... MTA

2015 Annual Meeting Head TableKim Merrick ..................................................TAHLori Lennox ................................................. GRALinda Foster ................................................. GRA2014 Annual Meeting Head TableAl Norrbom ...................................................TAH2015 Patron Level

Greg Johnston & Cathy Johnson.................... NISTamara King & Eric Leung ...........................TRARebecca Meyers & Mark Reiss ..................... INDGeorge Michel............................................... IND2014 Patron Level

Barbara Woo & Scott Bauer ..........................CAS2015 Sustaining LevelSusan & Burton Bates ................................... INDGene & Connie Baugher .............................. MTAGarry & Penelope Booker ............................. INDDanny & Jeanie Chappel ..............................RRRLeslie Coey ................................................... INDAllen & Missy Day .......................................TAHJack Duffy & Eileen Kiera .......................... WHABruce Foreman ............................................. NORRobert & Vicki Gish .................................... NORPeg Greiwe & Dale Kelley .............................PIEMary Kane ....................................................TAHFred & Lori Lennox ..................................... GRAMike McGlenn ............................................ WHAMary McIntyre Lee ....................................... INDSamuel Mclean .............................................. INDThomas & Kristine Moran ........................... GRAJohn Myers ....................................................RRRMary & Dennis Owens ................................ GRADavid & Cathy Petrie ....................................TAHJoann Reider ..................................................TAHBob & Sidney Showalter ..............................RRRSmith Family ...................................................PIECoco Spurway .............................................. NORJames A Stansfield ...................................... WENGene & Mary Sutliff .....................................TRAPenny Tanner .................................................. NISDarrell Wallace & Kristy Stender ................ NORGreg & Brenda Wiebe .................................. MTAJoann Yost .................................................... GRA

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2014 Sustaining LevelSandi Berg .....................................................CCRRobert & Sheila Blakely .................................PIECampbell & Fritzinger Family ...................... INDJoel Crosby..................................................... INLChris Enrico ..................................................CAPRobert & Celeste Eversole ............................. INLSandi Kampen .............................................. METJoanne Lacy & Dale Bamford .........................PIEAl Norrbom ...................................................TAHJames & Carol Oakes .................................... INDLew Roggenbuck ......................................... ENUDarlene Sabey ...............................................TAHBoyd & Mikki Sharp ..................................... PENTeri & George Starke .................................... INDKen Wegner .....................................................PIEDave & Bonnie Welch ................................. MTA2015 Contributing LevelMatthew Andrews ...........................................ISLGene Brent ....................................................TAHGary & Kathy Collins .................................. MTSJan & Jim Craghead ......................................CCRGary & Marie Duskin ...................................SKAKen & Pam Evans ........................................ MTSCarol Finney ................................................. MTSLinda & Steve Harer .....................................TAHJudith & Bob Hoyle ..................................... BUCSharon & Jack Jenson ...................................TAHNancy & Bob Lee .........................................TAHEd & Teri Letcher .........................................TAHBeverly Masteller ........................................... INLKim Merrick ..................................................TAHSteve & Sandi Miller ................................... YAKRussell & Cynthia Morse ............................ WENDave Peterson & Kris Lenke ...................... BUCRick & Lyn Ransom..................................... GRARase Family ................................................. BUCLen & Kathy Rolph ...................................... MTAJoe & Marcia Russell ................................... ENUKathy Russo .................................................. INDNancy Slye ................................................... ENUGerald & Margaret Throop .......................... MTACathy Upper ................................................. METDick Woodfin ............................................... MTA2014 Contributing Level

Earl & Dorothy Aalseth ................................CASEvie Bredeson .............................................. NORLettie Broughton ...........................................OLYBob & Elayne Clubb ................................... WENKevin Eilmes ................................................. INDDawn Graham ............................................... PEN

Jim & Kay Hill ............................................. MTAJulie Jindal ................................................... MTAGary & Jill Johnston ....................................LEWShirley Landgren .......................................... MTAMiles & Quicket Family .............................. MTSMiller Family ............................................... NORClare Painter ................................................. OKABecky Penoyan .............................................OAKTerry Roberts................................................ BUCBonnie Schafer ..............................................CCRAl Schwiesow ..............................................LEWGary & Barbara Sterner ............................... METChris Tornow & Matt Shirley ....................... INDBill Waymire ................................................. IND

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Prez Says

From My Spot on the Picket Line

By Trygve Culp, BCHW President

I hope that your winter is going well. So far I’ve only had to plow my driveway twice, my haystack looks like it will hold until green-up, and my wood pile is looking good. I’d like to

use this column to bring you up to date on what your state organi-zation has been up to: As of this writing we’ve com-pleted one third of the “new and re-vised” Leadership Training modules. You may recall that last September the Board of Directors decided not to combine Leadership Training with Rendezvous in 2015, but in-stead to conduct the necessary train-ing on a more local basis. Seventy six of us showed up at the South-western Washington Fairgrounds in Chehalis for this first session. Gen-erally speaking, the reviews folks gave the session were positive. One of the messages for BCHW was the need to better define chapter leader-ship positions as there is confusion about the term “Trail Boss.” In the future BCHW will work hard to use the the terms “Trail Ride Boss” and “Trail Work Boss” to differentiate those positions and responsibilities. A real highlight of the session was the attendance

at, and presentations by, one of our foremost partners, the Pacific Crest Trail Association (PCTA). BCHW Public Lands Chair, Ber-nie Stratton, Lewis County Chapter, was presented an award by PCTA for his leadership on the Goodwin Meadows Bridge Proj-ect. The final two sessions will be held in Moses Lake at the Grant

County Fairgrounds, and the final session will be held at the Sky Valley Inn in Monroe. Legislative Day 2015 is “in the book.” I counted 47 members in attendance. We were briefed by BCHW Legislative Chair, Jeff Chapman, Buckhorn Chapter, and given copies of the BCHW Posi-tion Paper to share with our Leg-islators. Senator Judy Warnick, a longtime BCHW supporter in the Legislature (and BCHW member), informed us of major issues facing state government this year and also gave us some pointers to use when talking with our Representatives and Senators. Before taking off

for our appointments, our lobbyist, Mark Gjurasic, and I engaged

BCHW Mission Statement BCHW is affiliated with Back Country Horsemen of America (hereinafter “BCHA”) and there-fore 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.

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PHOTO COURTESY OF JIM THODE

Senator Judy Warnick speaks to BCHW members at Legislative Day.

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Long time BCHW stalwart David Swanberg, known af-fectionately as “Swanee”, passed away on February 7th., Dave was a long time member of the Okanogan Valley

Chapter, the Ferry County Chapter and the Methow Valley Chapter. He was also very active in the statewide organization as well having served as Rendezvous Chairman for several years and until his passing as BCHW Ways and Means Chair-man. Locally, he was often called “the Energizer Bunny” for the energy he put into everything, even into his late seventies. Dave led the effort to get the Forest Service to put vault toi-lets, highline poles, and hitching rails at many of the Tonasket Ranger District trailheads. He personally constructed, routed and painted 4’x6’ wooden trail maps for those same trailheads, as well as for Whistler Canyon – where he led the charge to replace the access trail when a quarry operation closed the ac-cess to the historic trail. Trygve Culp states “there wouldn’t be a Whistler Canyon Trailhead without Dave Swanberg”. Dave also led the efforts to create the Fourth of July trailhead and the entire Bannon Mtn. multi-use trail system. Dave received the BCHW Lopper Award in 2009, and his work as Rendezvous Chairman and Ways & Means Chair-man earned him the Cinch Award in 2011 and the President’s Diamond Award in 2012. Then-President Bob Gish credited Dave for single-handedly reviving Rendezvous as a statewide event, saying “if not for his tenacity, BCHW would never have seen over $45,000 that we earned from his major fund-raising ideas – they just never would have happened”. Successor Ren-

David Swanberg Remembered

dezvous Chair Lori Lennox noted that “he set up the Ren-dezvous organization into the state sponsored, easily man-aged event that it is today” and added that “Swanee called me just a few weeks ago, still concerned that Rendezvous go smoothly this year”. Dave is survived by three sons and a daughter and by his wife and long time riding partner, Peggy. We join her in saying “Goodbye” to a great man. Me-morials can be mailed to BCHW Trea-surer Teri Starke in Dave’s honor.

Dave Swanberg poses at far right with Ferry County members and trailhead map sign that Dave built

Nancy Jo (Bailey) Garred passed away on January 30, 2015 due to cancer. She will be remembered for quiet kindness and strength, plus a delightful nonconformist streak. Born August 13, 1937 to

Jo (Goddard) and Harold C. “Mike” Bailey, Nancy grew up in Silver Lake and Richmond Beach north of Seattle. She was captivated by her child-hood exposure to Arabian horses, through local breeder Phylli Ramsey. She graduated from Washington State University College of Pharmacy. In 1961, Nancy accepted a job at Davies Drug in The Dalles, Oregon, where she met and married fellow pharmacist, Max F. Garred, Jr. The couple moved in the late 1960s to Tumwater, Washington where they owned and man-aged Southgate Rexall Drug for over 20 years. They explored the outdoors together, planning camping escapes whenever possible. Nancy never lost her fondness for horses, so when pre-teen daughter, Michelle, longed for a pony, Nancy was happy to oblige. She owned horses for the next 35 years, excelling as a wise “horse show mom”, and developing a passion for trail riding. After Max’s death in 1996, Nancy continued to manage their mini-farm until 2013, when she moved to a Tumwater apartment. Her later years were packed with service to Olympia groups such as Capitol Riders, Horse Power! and therapeutic riding program.

Nancy J. Garred of Capitol Riders(August 13, 1937 - January 30, 2015)

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By Robert Eversole, Trailmeister Chief Trail Boss

Rendezvous is nearly here. It seems that it was just last week that BCHW members from around the state (and beyond for some!) gathered together for our annual shindig filled with

fun, food, and fraternity. I’m looking forward to seeing old and dear friends again, trading stories and tall tales of rides past, and dis-cussing grand plans for future trips in just a short number of days. If you haven’t been to a BCHW Rendezvous in the past few years, you’re really missing a good time. I’m very fortunate to be in-vited as a featured speaker and clinician to a good number of equine events each year. Of the many expos that I’ll be speaking at in 2015 from the western seaboard to the midwest and the east coast, there’s one event that I’m looking forward to more than the others: it’s the Back Country Horsemen of Washington Rendezvous. It’s not be-cause Washington is home, or that I’m a member of BCHW. While those reasons are certainly true, the bottom line is that our Rendez-vous is a first-class event, filled with wonderful people who all have a common interest in riding the trails we’ve worked so hard to preserve.

You’ll have your own favorite parts of Rendezvous, but I’d like to share a few of mine: The Seminars. Rendezvous is so much more than food and meeting old friends. Those that have “been there and done that” will be on hand to share their knowledge. Packing clinics and demonstrations will help to get your mule train on the trail. Saw demonstrations will set you right for clearing down trees. Whatever your discipline, front country day rider or backcountry wilderness traveler, you’ll find a seminar at Rendezvous that will make your trip more enjoyable and safer. The Vendors. If you’re looking for anything equine-related, chances are you’ll find it here. From good, new and used tack and pack equipment, to art, the Rendezvous has it. You may want to have a trusted someone hold on to your wallet so that you don’t cause trouble with your better half like I did last year. The camp-stools I got from Andy at Trailhead Supply were well worth the dressing down when I got home!

Our Rendezvous

Educational Opportunites At RendezvousGo to www.bchw.org for full clinician information, schedule and for all things “Rendezvous”!

Robert “TrailMeister” Eversole – New for this Year: Let’s talk about high-tech navigation tools. From GPS units to smart phone apps, to SPOT devices and locator beacons, we’ll dis-cuss the pros and cons of the various devices. www.trailmeister.com

Barb Apple’s Horseplay – Barb will help riders learn new skills in a safe environment while navigating obstacles that will include tarps, ground poles, overhangs, bridge, water ob-stacle, and other de-spooking challenges. www.BarbApple.com

Montana Packers – Andy Breland and partner Chuck Allen will help you learn how to build a pack string, balance those loads you never thought you would be packing, and deal with the unknown problems that just happen on the trail. www.trailheadsupply.com

Crosscut Saw Expert – David Roe, will be putting on two basic cross cut saw classes at Rendezvous. He will be cover-ing the history of the cross cut saw, types of saws, saw selection for the specific job, parts, maintenance, etc.

Equine Trail Sports – George Ehmer, regional represen-tative from this national organization, will be putting on a “Judge and Rider Clinic” on Friday and a demo on Saturday. This sport is geared towards helping riders develop a better relationship with their horse or mule for safety on the trail. www.equinetrailsports.com

Live Hands-On Packing – Casey & Cody Hufstader, Back Country Horsemen of Oregon members, will be sharing the packing and stock-handling methods that they use in their com-mercial outfitting business and on volunteer trail projects. www.chpackstring.com

FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS IS POSTED AT www.bchw.org

2015 Rendezvous Tack Consignment Sale Mount St. Helens Chapter will offer the tack consignment sale at the 2015

Rendezvous. A 15% commission will be charged to the seller for all items sold and 100% of the proceeds will go to BCHW. Go through your tack room for any items you

no longer need or want, clean them up, and we will handle the rest. Only cash or checks accepted for payment.

Contact Jim Anderson, 360-835-5719 or muleman1951@gmail.com for more information.

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The Scatter Creek Chapter is once again hosting the chapter Table Decorating Contest on Satur-day night. Judging will begin one hour before

the 5:30 pm dinner. See the flier at www.BCHW.org.

Do you have enough liability coverage for your animals, farm, or home?

Our BCHW agents from Andre-Romberg Insurance will have a booth at Rendezvous and have offered to evaluate any member’s liability coverage – just bring your Declaration of Coverage from your current policy.

The Chapter Pride display annual contest is judged by the previous year’s winners. This year the judges are members of the Traildusters

Chapter. The contest will be held in the Manastash Room. Displays must be ready for judging by 9 am Saturday, March 21st.

Saturday evening’s entertainment is open to all and completely free of charge. Due to popular demand, “The Good Ol’ Boys,” Stan Kivistad

and Paul Wilson are back again. Stan is a BCHW member and Okanogan Valley Chapter President. His Cowboy Poetry is well known amongst mem-bers and is always fun. Paul is the owner of Chinook Pass Outfitters and Guides and is also a musician with a CD available for purchase.

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Why Go To Rendezvous? This was the question re-cently posted on BCHW’s Facebook page. The answers were as diverse as the people who come

together as Back Country Horsemen of Washington for the common purpose of preserving our trail-riding heritage. The recurring theme throughout the posts was one of the com-panionship of others who share the same passion for open trails, horses, mules, fun, great food, entertainment, and news from around the state. Vendors chimed in saying that they love coming to our annual gathering of awesome people. Some of our vendors wear several hats at rendezvous by offering classes in topics rang-ing from packing, packing light, staying found, and more. BCHW Rendezvous is an excellent opportunity to learn through riding clinics, demonstrations, and classes on everything from packing classes, trail riding savvy, crosscut sawing educa-tion and contests, compass and map training, Leave No Trace education, and more. Then there is the icing on the cake: infor-

Why Go To Rendezvous?By Pam Fulbright, Grays Harbor Chapter

mal learning from all of the conversations you have with other attendee! Learn about new trails to ride, upcoming events, and maybe that new horse or mule you are looking for. Vendors! Vendors! Vendors! Shopping opportunities are just waiting for you. Check this out: 1,600 sq ft of used tack and equipment, 7000 sq ft of vendors with a wide range of goods, and last, but certainly not least, how about 1,000 sq ft of table space for auction items. Sshh, don’t tell anybody about this auction, it is amazing. People donate the coolest stuff: backcountry pack trips, custom art work, fancy B & B vacations, custom leather items, and SO much more! If you are shopping for a volunteer trail-work opportunity, come try us on for size at the annual BCHW Rendezvous. Free admission and free parking! What are you waiting for? Come join your friends in an educational, fun, and food-filled weekend! Satur-day night dinner and camping reservation form, full schedule, clini-cian biographies, and other information is at www.bchw.org.

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By Jason Ridlon, BCHW Special Projects Coordinator

The 2015 state-wide work party will be held in the Eastern Pasayten Wilderness. The dates for this event are July 1st - 7th. We are currently working out camp details, but

at this point it’s looking like we will run a large base camp with wilderness work crews running from this location. There is also the possibility of an-other camp within the wilderness located out of Horseshoe Basin. This would allow for trail crews to cut deeper into the wilderness. Needed:BCHWcertifiedcrosscutsaw-yers, swampers, packers, cooks & kitchen help! Please call or email with questions, and I will be updating info as its put together. Hope to see you all in the Eastern Pasayten! Jason Ridlon 509.964.9260 or cell 509.699.9927 or email at jhrid-lon@fairpoint.net. Pasayten Wilderness encompasses 531,000 acres, skirting more than 50 miles of Canada’s border and encompass-ing the crest of the Cascades. The Wilderness encompasses al-most 150 peaks over 7,500 feet in elevation, 160 or more bodies of water, and at least as many waterways, some turbulent enough to

have carved sharp canyons with sheer walls. Rugged ridges in thewest flatten intomore open plateaus toward the east, with deep drainages on both sides. Its diverse for-est changes from fir, cedar, western hem-lockinthewest,tofir,pine,andlarchintheeast. This region provides habitat for deer, moose, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, the gray wolf, and is home to the largest pop-ulation of lynx in the Lower 48. Snow falls between October and May, and the hard packed snow may block the high western-side trails sometimes until ear-

ly August. Eastern-side trails are usually free of snow by early July. More than 600 miles of trails provide

access to the Wilderness, many of them deceptive-ly gentle at the start and become progressively labor-intensive as they climb up multiple switchbacks into the higher elevations. The PacificCrestTrail(PCT)crossestheareanorth-southforabout32miles. The Boundary Trail begins in the southeast corner of the Wilder-ness and meanders north and west for over 73 miles near theCanadianbordertoeventuallyjointhePacificCrestTrail. Help protect your wilderness by following wilderness regula-tions and using Leave No Trace principles.

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Trailhead News

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Bring 47 Back Country Horsemen from 14 chapters (and a few independent members) to the state capitol on Mon-

day, January 26th, and watch out! Cowboy hats were a common sight in the halls of the legislative buildings as members discussed important bills and issues with our elected representatives. Once again, we benefited from com-ments by former BCHW Legislative Chair, State Representative, and now State Sena-tor, Judy Warnick. Senator Warnick gave us the “lay of the land” and pointed out several bills that will benefit BCHW if passed. She urged all present to visit their elected offi-cials and give them our views, and related several instances of “when my husband and I were on a pack trip…”! We of course en-thusiastically thanked the Senator for her leading role in restoring access to BBQ Flats for horseback riders, as well as nam-ing BCHW as a stakeholder in last session’s Teanaway Community Forest bill. As always, Jeff Chapman brought

a well-prepared BCHW position paper (found on the BCHW Legislative web page) and discussed it so that everyone could promote BCHW positions correctly while handing out those popular BCHW calendars. BCHW lobbyists Mark Gjurra-sic and Terry Kohl gave several tips for talking to legislators, and acted out an ad-hoc role-play exercise with BCHW Presi-dent Trygve Culp so that the half-dozen first-timers could see how these constitu-ent-legislator meetings often transpired in order to quickly and accurately cover is-sues. A funny story about those hats: men are required to remove their hats in the House and Senate Chambers. So when a delegation of us visited Representative

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BCHW StoreGo to the BCHW website at www.bchw.org for merchandiseordering and payment information.

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The Washington State Department of Agriculture’s Animal Health Program would like to make all horse owners aware of recent import regulation changes that will become effec-

tive January 30, 2015.

Revised Code of Washington: 16.36Washington Administrative Code: 16-54

96-Hour Certificate of Veterinary Inspection Exemption The biggest change that horse owners need to be aware of is the 96-hour Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) exemption is being removed for horses entering Washington State. The ex-emption allowed out-of-state horses to enter Washington State for no more than 9-hours without a CVI.

Reasons supporting this amendment: • There is no reciprocity with our neighboring states. Washington

horse owners are required to obtain a CVI to enter our neighbor-ing states; however, the exemption allowed for out-of-state horses to enter Washington without a CVI. This posed a problem when horse owners returned to Washington from an out-of-state event, as it was essentially an illegal entry.

• There is an increased effort to protect our Washington equine industry. Taking measures to protect Washington horses from the threat of Equine Herpes infection is very important. The neurological form of this disease has become a significant issue in the show and event circuit since this rule was ad-opted. By removing the exemption and requiring a CVI, we can take a major step forward to ensure that horses entering Washington State are healthy. One option for horse owners traveling to the western states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho,

California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Montana, Wyoming, Col-orado, and New Mexico is the Equine Certificate of Veteri-nary Inspection and Movement Permit (Horse Passport). The horse passport is good for an entire show/event season and is recognized by many of our neighboring states. A couple of important notes when using the horse passport: Montana requires a lifetime brand inspection and an itinerary must be completed and returned at the end of the show/event season.

Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) Testing We no longer require Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) testing on intact male horses entering Washington State. We still require an entry permit on semen imported into Washington State and an en-try permit on a known EVA positive stallion.

Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) We have added an EIA test exemption for Idaho horses enter-ing Washington. The regulation now exempts the EIA test require-ment for horses from Oregon and Idaho entering Washington. The mission of the Animal Health Program is to protect and enhance animal health and animal well being, promote the econom-ic vitality of the livestock industry by minimizing exposure to ani-mal diseases, and safeguarding the citizens of Washington State by identifying and limiting the exposure to zoonotic diseases (transfer from animal to human). The State Veterinarian has the authority to impose emergency regulations in the face of an outbreak of disease if there is determined to be a threat to the resident animals in the State of Washington. Compliance with state import requirements is vital for the maintenance of the health of Washington State’s equine population. Please visit the Animal Health website at www. agr.wa.gov/FoodAnimal/AnimalHealth/ for import requirements, disease in-formation, important resources, and contact information.

State of WashingtonDepartment of Agriculture

Back CountryHorsemen of AmericaDouble Diamond Award Application Back Country Horsemen of America (BCHA) will accept applications from any chapter/unit for a volun-teer project or educational program that has been ac-complished during the calendar year (Jan.1-Dec.31)Deadline for applications is April 1st. The BCHA Vol-unteer Hours Committee appointed by the National Chair of BCHA will decide the winner or winners. The award will be presented at the BCHA National Board Annual Banquet. For questions, please call Peg at BCHA office: 1.888.893.5161.

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in a “role play” exercise to help members meet their Legislators – it could have been entitled “Country Bumpkin Goes to the Capi-tol.” My final appointment of the day was with Commissioner of Public Lands, Peter Goldmark. I thanked him for all of the work that his staff had done to gain access to the BBQ Flats area of the upper Weanas Valley in Yakima County. During that conversation the Commissioner proposed a BBQ to celebrate that acquisition. I agreed that BCHW would take the lead on that so stay tuned for information regarding that celebration event later in the year. The next huge event on the BCHW calendar is Rendezvous. Co-Chairs Lori Lennox, Grays Harbor Chapter, and Jason Ridlon, Independent Member, have assembled a great cast of supporting actors and actresses to make this the biggest and best Rendezvous in the history of BCHW. As always it will be the third weekend in March. This year much of the information and registration infor-mation is on the BCHW website: www.bchw.org. I look forward to seeing you there. The Great Gravel Pack-In is on for March 28th in the Capitol Forest. During my visit with Commissioner Peter Goldmark on Legislative Day, he confided that the Great Gravel Pack-In is a true highlight of his year; and he was effusive in his praise of our volunteers who participate in the effort. I’d like to add my thanks to that of Commissioner Goldmark’s and further to invite you to attend this great event.

The second annual state-wide LNT Education Camp will be held over Memorial Day weekend at Indian Camp up the Tean-away. Last year, the first year of the event, found about 30 of us present for a very enjoyable weekend of educational events, riding, and, of course enjoying good company. Check out the calendar of events in the THN and on the website for additional information. National Trails Day this year is on June 6th. I hope that you will all plan to attend a work party, ride, or other event in honor of the day. Traditionally, BCHW has hosted more National Trails Day events than any other equestrian group in the nation. Let’s keep up the good work! Make sure that your chapter’s event is registered on the American Hiking Society’s website. Finally, this year the Third Annual State-Wide Work Party will be held in the eastern Pasayten Wilderness. There is, or will be, another article in the Trailhead News with all of the particulars, but in a nutshell, this will be clearing and performing light maintenance on numerous wilderness trails leading into and within the Pasayten. Minimal, and somewhat primitive, camping space outside of the wilderness, the requirement to use primitive tools (that is, no chain-saws or other powered tools), and “heartbeat” limitations within the wilderness may require BCHW to limit participation so make plans early to attend over the long 4th of July weekend. Stay safe: I’ll see you at a BCHW event or out on the trail somewhere.

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Joel Kretz in his office adjoining the House Chamber, we quickly removed them. After our visit, Representative Kretz asked us to join him for a photo in front of the Speaker’s rostrum, and urged us to join him in wearing hats for the photo. We complied, but nervous-ly watched the security guards (especially the very LARGE one) as the photo was taken, and boy did those hats come off fast afterwards! I guess if you’re accompanied by the House Republican Caucus Leader it’s okay, but… This is a busy year in Olympia with hot-button public lands topics including funding recreation, to federal/state lands manage-ment, and ownership all under consideration. BCHW is there in January with our Legisla-tive Day, again in February with the Big Tent Coalition, and throughout the session as we follow and comment on issues that affect our membership’s interests and the retention of funding for maintaining our trails. We continue to play a leading recreation stakeholder role in our state, and all comments from Legislative Day indicate that BCHW members successfully represented our organization, keeping our interests in

BHCW Goes to Olympiacontinued from page 10

the forefront as legislators go about their work of representing the people of Washington. Watch the pages of the Trailhead News for the date in 2016.

PHOTO COURTESY Of JASON RIDLON

Left to right - Doc and Deb Wesselius, Tom Conner and Jim Thode. All Lewis County Chapter members.

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On January 24th, 76 BCHW members from 18 chapters converged on the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds in Chehalis to learn technical points of how our organiza-

tion works. Leadership Training took place in Cle Elum as a sep-arate event for many years, but the problems of January weather and distance took their toll, and the Board decided to relocate Leadership to Rendezvous. However, the many distractions and popular activities of Rendezvous made that impractical, and the officers found that some of the missing benefits of Leadership Training were pretty important to our mission. Lively classes for Directors and Presidents, Treasurers, Membership Chairs, Trail Work Bosses, Volunteer Hours Coordi-nators, Newsletter Editors, and Grant Liaisons saw some intense questions and answers. Our partners from the Pacific Crest Trail Association also provided instruction on their procedures in a separate class, ensuring that our volunteers can benefit from in-surance coverage. Evaluations seemed pretty positive, although President Culp reminded everyone that we are re-learning how to do Leadership and it will take some time to fine-tune the process. For instance, it became clear that we need to address the needs of both Trail Work Bosses and Trail Ride Bosses, even though the to-do lists are similar. Several in attendance asked for more handouts, a warmer building, and a better lunch! Some of the suggestions will be implemented in the Febru-ary 14th session in Moses Lake where 35 or more members are expected to meet, and the Board of Directors will receive a report prior to deciding what changes might be mandated for 2016.

BCHW Resumes Leadership TrainingBy Darrell Wallace, BCHW Executive Director

PHOTO COURTESY OF JIM THODE

PHOTO COURTESY OF JIM THODE

PHOTO COURTESY OF JIM THODE

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AThe Olympic Chapter celebrated its 30 year anniversary this year with a steak feed at The Green Mountain Horse Camp on September 27, 2014. About 60 past and present

members attended. 2014 was another very productive year for the Olympic Chapter. Work Parties, Trail Rides, The Western Dream Ride fundraiser, and many great campouts, kept us busy all year long. As always our year seems to begin and end with our New Year’s Day Ride and Pancake Breakfast. 2014 fed about 240 hungry hikers, mountain bikers, and equestrians, and 2015 broke the re-cord with over 265 served. The Kitsap Sun Newspaper paid us a visit and interviewed Jim Murphy asking him how the ride and breakfast began. Jim packed all the fixings on his horse and pack and cooked the first breakfast over the fire. He told us that they started the ride to make sure everyone got out and rode, but it also kept everyone from partying too much on New Year’s Eve so they could get up before dawn to get their horses ready to ride up the mountain. Well, I guess it works, because I haven’t celebrated New Year’s Eve for the past five years so I can get myself and my crew up the mountain and unloaded by 7:30am to start preparing coffee, eggs, sausage, and pancakes for everyone. Our work parties built new corrals at the Tahuya Horse Camp and continued to repair the Davis Trail and GM6 at Green Moun-tain. Jim Murphy, Al Whitworth and Harold Wiese travelled back up to Haney Meadows on July 4, continuing to rebuild the trails and campground. The Western Dream Ride continues to be a great weekend ride with lots of great trail rides, food, auctions, swimming, and fun for three great days in July. Sue and Nora turned the reins over to Debbie Sundberg and Peg Foote this year. They are already busy making plans and taking registrations for 2015. The ride will be July 17, 18, 19 this year at The Flying Horseshoe Ranch in

Olympic Chapter BCHW 30th AnniversaryBy Susan Sundahl “New Grandma,” Olympic Chapter

Pictured is the group of our founding members that were able to attend the event, Jim Murphy, Dan Plummer, Gayle Lund, Vince Romo and Ken Nicodemus.

Pictured are Harold Wiese, A.J. Foote and Jim Davis.

Pictured are Harold Wiese, A.J. Foote, Jim Davis and Brian Sun-dberg on the Bobcat.

CleElum. Come join us for the all the fun and great company. Pro-ceeds have helped with many projects across the state for BCHW. Campouts and rides at Green Mount, Tahuya, Wenas, Burke Lake, Mt. Adams, Capital Forrest, just to name a few, made a great year of doing what we do best. Oh and don’t forget to ask Debbie about “The Goat Rocks.” Harold Wiese learned quite a bit from Al Whitworth this year packing in and packing out on a few trips in the Northeastern part of the state. He said something about not being able to get back on his horse for a week after he got home. The new board members for 2015 are: Elaine Davis, President, A.J. Foote, Vice President, Peggy Foote, Secretary, Juliann Rice, Treasurer, Phil Bennett, Director, Jim Murphy, Alt. Director, Ter-rie Watson, Publisher and Webmaster, Debbie Sundberg, and Jim Davis, Trail Bosses. See you on the trail!

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Columbia Mountain Trail

By Lu Young, Ferry County Chapter

Columbia Mountain Trail is probably the most visited trail in the Colville Forest. To access this trail you would travel east from Republic, WA on Highway

20 to the Sherman Pass Trailhead. This trail is a spur loop trail off of the Kettle Crest trail and loops around Columbia Mountain about seven miles; Columbia Mountain trail begins

at 6,400 ft. At the end of the trail is a spectacular view of the Kettle Crest Range south and the old Columbia Fire Lookout. The old Columbia Lookout was constructed in 1914. It’s a unique structure of hand-hewn timbers with interlocking tapered walls that support the roof at fifteen feet. This old lookout remains a focus of hikers and horseback riders as well as snow shoers and mountain bikers. In 2007 Ferry County Chapter was asked to haul tools

and equipment for restoring the old lookout by the forest ar-chaeologist, Stu Chilvers. Taking five-foot scaffolding up this narrow switchback trail was quite a chore. Trail Boss Terry Fralic was sure his mule Brady could pack this cumber-some scaffolding up the narrow trail to Columbia. Brady has packed for many years, but I am sure this was the most unusu-al thing she and Terry ever packed. Our trail crew consisted of Terry, George Young, and I. George and I packed the camping supplies and tools on our two pack stock. Hauling the scaf-fold and supporting it was a challenge. Terry Fralic decided the best way to haul this on Brady was with some special hitches thrown to keep the equipment suspended above like a huge teepee. The load was not heavy, but very awkward to keep in that position traveling through narrow switch backs

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and low branches. After some adjusting, the scaffolding and Brady made it to the top. The Lookout received a nice resto-ration thanks to Stu Chilvers and volunteers. Some of the old timbers were used to keep the restoration authentic. We were glad to have taken part in this restoration by carrying these supplies up the seven-mile trail and then back down when work was done. We were also surprised when Stu told us he built two hitching rails for the horse folks to tie up to. Since this restoration we have been up Columbia Trail numerous times to clear some of those overhanging branches, most recently fall 2014. Our trail crew was Lesa Gregory, Rob Bremner, George Young, and I. While using the chap-ter’s overhead saw, we cut many of the branches that horse-back riders would have to dodge. At some point in the day we heard voices and encountered eight mountain bike riders coming up the trail behind us. When they asked what we were doing we said we were removing overhead branches and any down trees on the trail. We heard a round of “thank yous.” “This is wonderful” they said, as those overhanging branches would be in their way also. Again, that day we passed hik-ers from the coast who inquired about our overhead saw and what we were doing. After hearing that we were clearing trail they too said “thank you” and, “we appreciate your work.” At the end of the day we were happy that folks using the

The mountain bikers we met along the trail while we were work-ing on Columbia Mountain

PHOTO COURTESY LESA GREGORY

Columbia Mountain trail appreciated our work and were thankful that the Back Country Horsemen were keeping this trail open for all users. You can bet we enjoyed our trip down without those pesky overhanging branches in our way!

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WA Outfitters and GuidesRide to Rendezvous 2015 Monday-Friday, May 4-8, 2015 Winthrop, WA • 877.275.9642 • www.woga.org WA Outfitters and Guides49er Day Outfitter Rendezvous Friday-Sunday, May 8-10, 2015 Winthrop City Park • 877.275.9642 • www.woga.org Oakland Bay/Capitol Riders BCH Fun Ride and Geocache Saturday, May 16, 2015 Kennedy Creek Riders out 9-11am Off of HWY 101/Thurston/Mason Co. line $15 including lunch, $5 additional prize ticket Overnight camping available by RSVP Traci Koch • 360.490.2878 oaklandbaybchw.orgAlpine Lakes Trail Riders Fun Ride Saturday, May 16, 2015 • Joe Watt Canyon near Ellensburg, WA Ride out 9am - noon $5/game card Camping space & food available Discover Pass required Registration forms and more information: Facebook or email: Alpine.bchw@gmail.com Joy • 509.304.4503 Dan • 509.656.3333NW Region BCHW Basic Skills Class Sunday-Monday, May 17-18, 2015 Pilchuck Tree Farm, Arlington, WA Members $50.00 Barbara Vache • 425.334.6010 • dunerydr2@aol.com Sue Ward • 206.618.2098 • josuward@msn.comBCHW LNT Social Weekend Saturday-Sunday, May 30 & 31, 2015 FREE Indian Camp/Middle Fork Teanaway, CleElum Jane: lntjane_3@hotmail.com Short education offered: LNT safety Saw certification. Bring your stock to ride Potluck on Saturday

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Grays Harbor BCHW Fund Ride Saturday, June 27, 2015 Hunter Tree Farm, Shelton Ride out 9-11 am, camping may be available Cost: $10 per person, lunch at additional cost Short and long ride Sue Watson • 360.580.7704, Barb Paris • 360.482.4197NW Region BCHW Annual Prize Ride Saturday, July 11, 2015 Harry Osborn Trailhead, Hamilton, WA Discover Pass Required Janine • 360.708.4455 • triplejmule@msn.com Barbara • 425.334.6010 • dunerydr2@aol.comWestern Dream Ride Friday-Sunday, July 17, 18, 19, 2015 Flying Horseshoe Ranch, CleElum, WA Cost: $125 per person • Kids 6-12: $60 each Debbie Sunberg • wdr@olymicbchwa.org 360.509.0699 • www.olympicbchwa.orgEnumclaw Trail Riders22nd Annual Prize Ride Saturday, August 1st, 2015, Buck Creek/Greenwater WA First rider out 9 a.m., last rider out noon Geri Jo Wolanski • 360.284.2315 Ridinshotgun@comcast.net Buckhorn Range Chapter Prize Ride Saturday, August 29, 2015 Layton Hill Horse Camp, Sequim, WA Camping Available Barb Neufeld • 360.301.2846 Nicole Short • 360.301.513914th Annual Winery Ride & Halloween Costume/Prize Ride Saturday, October 31, 2015 Zillah, Yakima County Executive Director, Darrell Wallace 360.918.3016 • exec@bchw.org BCHWwineryride@gmail.com • www.bchw.org

Rattlesnake Ridge Riders29th Annual Chili Feed Ride

Sunday, March 8, 2015Horn Rapids Park, Benton City, WALong Ride 10:00 am sharpShort Ride 10:30 am sharpRegister by March 1, 2015(Late registration on site)$10 person $35 family of 4Contact: Michele Lawrence509.460.7528 • michele@gmail.comwww.rattlesnakeridgeriders-com.webs.com

1st Qtr Board of Directors’ Meeting Friday, March 20, 2015 Kittitas Valley Event Center Ellensburg, WA Executive Director, Darrell Wallace 360.918.3016

• exec@bchw.orgRendezvous 2015 Friday-Sunday, March 20-22, 2015 Kittitas Valley Event Center, Ellensburg Lori Lennox • 360.482.2742

llennox82@gmail.com Jason Ridlon • 509.964.9260

jhridlon@fairpoint.net9th Annual Great Gravel Pack-In Sunday, March 29, 2015 Tacoma Trail Cruisers Property, Capitol State Forest Nick Cronquist, DNR • 360.480.2700 nick.cronquist@dnr.wa.govBCHW Leave No Trace Basic Skills Class Saturday-Sunday, April 11 & 12, 2015 USFS - Cowlitz Valley Ranger Dist, Randle, WA Doc Wesselius • 360.736.6106 wesselius@wildblue.net BCHA Meeting Wednesday-Saturday, April 22 - 25, 2015 Sacramento, CA Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza Peg Greiwe, peg2@mashell.comThe Methow Valley ChapterAnnual Spring Trail Ride Friday-Saturday, April 24 - 25, 2015 Beaver Creek Campground Family camping, prize ride, entertainment, & auction Registration forms at www.mvbch.com Nancy Palagruti • 509.997.4802