Mark Frank
August Already
This summer seems to be just zooming past us. But the good news is the hikes have been glorious! Just a note: you might want to bring bug...
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Mark Frank
Jul 20, 20212 min read
The Press Route is Complete!
The Press Route is Complete! Hello fellow hikers! It is good to be back after an entire week in the Olympics. We had an amazing time!...
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Mark Frank
Jul 12, 20212 min read
An Early Start
You are seeing the weekly hiking notice on Tuesday this week because I, along with six other Mountain Goats, am heading out on what we...
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Mark Frank
Jul 8, 20212 min read
Memory Lane
Sharing a trail with friends Sorry for being a day late this week, but I was busy hiking Marmot Pass yesterday and yes I'm sore this...
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Mark Frank
Jun 30, 20211 min read
Have a Happy & Safe 4th
We've now made it through the horrible heat wave (YIKES! that was hot) and are hopefully looking at more temperate weather for BBQs,...
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Mark Frank
Jun 22, 20212 min read
A Heat Wave
Be careful in this heat! The forecast for this coming weekend (and continuing into Monday) is for potential triple digit temperatures in...
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Mark Frank
Jun 15, 20212 min read
Summer Solstice is Here
And that means many of us are ready to hike. Thank you for your patience as we work through re-starting and all the usual Mailchimp, Sign...
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Mark Frank
Jun 9, 20212 min read
A Successful Re-Launch
Hooray for Everyone! We did it! We’ve survived COVID & quarantine, dusted off our hiking gear and successfully met for a Monday hike....
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Mark Frank
Jun 2, 20211 min read
The Time Has Arrived
A Really Big Deal This is the moment we’ve been waiting for: we have three hikes for this coming Monday! Patti and I are still on our way...
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Mark Frank
May 26, 20213 min read
Preparing to Restart
Hikes restart June 7 So this “edition” of our weekly newsletter is brought to you by your friendly administrators with some tips,...
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Mark Frank
May 18, 20211 min read
Hello From The Road
We made it to Death Valley This will be a quick note, since we are travelling. But my goodness! Do we have a lot to report. We left last...
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Mark Frank
May 12, 20212 min read
Speaking of Luck, by David Frank
Here’s What I Know “The two most important requirements for major success are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and...
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Mark Frank
May 4, 20212 min read
The Results Are In
It looks like we’re ready to hike! Thank you everyone for your enthusiastic response and never-ending patience. It has been quite a busy...
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Mark Frank
Apr 27, 20212 min read
Life Throws You Curveballs....
Being flexible, changing perspectives I had a perfect chance to be reminded of this fact on Sunday. When we discovered something...
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Mark Frank
Apr 20, 20212 min read
TCB: We Made It Over Big Hump
Both literally & figuratively Yes, the Mountain Goats headed up the Duckabush Trail yesterday past Big Hump and then back down to the...
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Mark Frank
Apr 14, 20212 min read
Tapas!
Today we talk about cooking Because Spring has sprung, all those winter stews feel too heavy. It is time to dust of the grill and think...
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Mark Frank
Apr 8, 20212 min read
The Shipwreck Coast
Magnificent, but so hard Good morning fellow hikers. All you get today is a trail report, but from a new location (at least for me)....
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Mark Frank
Mar 31, 20212 min read
Poetic Musings
The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked...
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Mark Frank
Mar 24, 20212 min read
Waking from Hibernation
A few rules to follow as we emerge I know there are a lot of us who are eager to get back onto the trails and into the forest. This has...
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Mark Frank
Mar 17, 20212 min read
Fifty-Two Weeks
One heck of a year It was fifty-two weeks ago that we last had organized group hikes. Governor Inslee issued our first stay-at-home order...
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