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Whidbey
Walks
Mailing address:
PO Box 492
Clinton, WA 98236
Shop located at: 2326 Newman Road at Highway 525,
Freeland, WA
Phone:
360-321-4950
woods@
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Whidbey
Walks Blog
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Meet Feet will be meeting on Island trails and paths during the summer months on Saturdays at 1 PM. The group will walk for 2 hours, and each week choose where they wish to go the following week.
For an update, watch the pages, or reach Whidbey Walks at (360) 321-4950.
We wish you Happy Trails and a Sunny Summer!
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Meet Feet has been walking lonely beaches! This week at Double Bluff on the south end, and last week at Rocky Point on the north end (pictured below, thanks to Donna and her camera!)
Next week Eran will take us to Goss Lake Woods. On June 18 members will go on the Garden Tour, and on June 24th we'll have a potluck/picnic at Leroy's for a hike and Planning Meeting for next season. Hope to see you there!
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Meet Feet on Whidbey will take the 3 day weekend of Memorial Day off. We hope you have a good 3 -day weekend, however you decide to spend it!
We'll meet again in June, the 1st Saturday we will go to West Beach with Donna.
Mark June 28th off for our annual Picnic and planning meeting. Leroy will host.
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EVENT UPDATE
On May 10 we will not be visiting the apple blossoms as planned. For one thing this damp, cool season has made the blossoms late, and also our planned walk leader is out of town.
So, we will meet at the Putney Preserve on Lone Lake Road, outside of Langley, for a hike in the forest
at 1 pm.
We will meet at the main parking lot. Feel free to reach me with more questions!
Next week Betty will lead the group up at the Rhodie park, near Coupeville. We will not plan on meeting over the Memorial Day weekend.
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Saturday, April 19 Meet Feet will take some of the Kettles trails to see if any of the wild rhodies are in bloom yet. We will meet at 1 at one of the trailhead entrances along highway 20, just north of Coupeville
On Saturday the 26th Leah is planning to guide us
On Saturday May 3rd we will go with Ann up to the wonderful trail around Whistle Lake, in the Anacortest Forest Lands.
And, here is Jan's comment on the day of spring we had recently!
Blue, blue, blue of the sky!
Green, green, green of the grass!
Daffodils a compact clump of buttery yellow.
Forsythia a feathery yellow fan.
Spring colors the commute on I-5.
We will have more spring soon (we're sure!) and will go with Diana up to walk in the apple orchard at Houston Road once the blossoms are on the trees, so stay tuned!
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FIELD WALKER
She knows every inch, from west to east,
north to south.
Even as the seasons
experiment with the colors of the grasses,
even as the crops rotate from one corner to another,
from one year to the next,
and even as the weeds try to distract and disorient her,
she can close her eyes and survey every inch
of these fields -- her fields.
If you want her, you will find her --
There.
Standing between her rows of food,
often a hand resting on the shovel handle.
On the long days, her chin resting on her hand
resting on the shovel.
You’ll find it difficult to disturb
one so focused.
Her lips barely moving as she talks to the land
she knows she is blessed and naive to call her own.
But, her lips do move.
While you wait, imagine.
What it will be like to be of the time
when we will all be grateful
for those who’ve been called
to be our field walkers.
Erika Sanders
July 2005
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UPCOMING MEET FEET EVENTS
March 8th, Hancock Lake with Betty
March 15, an off Island trip into Seattle's Myrtle Park with Pat
March 22nd, Easter weekend, no walk planned at this time
March 29, walk with Natalie, place TBA
April 5, hike with Richard
April 12, walk along the tulip fields, leaving the island via public transporation
April 19 Kettles Trails with Catherine
April 26 a beach hike with Leah, central Whidbey
May 3, All Day Off Island hike to Whistle Lake in the Anacortes Forest Lands with Ann
May 10 Houston road, apple trees in bloom, with Diana
May 17 Betty takes us to Rhodie Park
May 24 Memorial Day weekend, no walk planned
May 31 West Beach Road with Donna
June 7 Eran, place TBA
June 14 Possession Shores walk with Pat
Jun3 21, Whidbey Island Garden Tour
June 28 Meet Feet annual picnic and gathering!
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WINTER WALKING ON WHIDBEY
(Please scroll down for Event Calendar)
Meet Feet at Ft Casey in December
Thanks to Donna Roddy for sharing the picture, and here is a word picture from Jan:
WINTER WINDY WHIDBEY - The first indication there might be turbulence came on the long drop down Mukilteo Speedway to the ferry. I heard the sound of forced air around the window seal in the back seat of the commuter bus. "Can it be windy?" I said in surprise. I looked out into the 6:30 darkness to a churning bush and a swirling fir.
"What would a lightweight person do?" I wondered, as I planted hiking boots to the tarmac, leaning into the icy gale going up the hill from the ferry. The lower road echoed in an ensemble of wind instruments. There was almost a keening whoo through the long limbed bare maples. The firs farther down added a whish whish soughing in a lower register. Up and across the neighbor's lawn, rhododendrons tossed themselves to and fro, with a soft rustling, individual rill as each leaf whirled in the wind. Ah, but add the visual! A silver slice of melon moon silvered the corona of white cumulus that framed a blue velvet star studded night sky. I was silenced in admiration. Almost home now, to an accompaniment of light clacking clapping from the neighbor's single palm tree to survive last winter's storms.
Jan Elyse Hughes
(Note: Gardners, scroll down for a tongue-in-cheek glance at Spring chores!)
Here is the MEET FEET winter and Spring event calender:
January 19, Donna will lead the on the trail along the marina in Oak Harbor
Jauary 26, Jan will take us up the Dorothy Cleveland trail, at the extreme southern tip of Whidbey
February 2: Sound Waters!
February 3 (a Sunday Hike!) Leroy will take us on the trail at the end of Sleeper Road
February 9: Ann takes us off Island to the dike trail for birdwatching at Bayview St Park
February 16, Elaine leads the group at the new Trust Land trail near our Bayview
February 23, Celeste will lead us , place TBA
March 1, Eran will lead a hike at Greenbank Farm Forest
March 8, Betty will take the group to central Whidbey
March 15, Pat will lead us, place TBA
March 22, Easter Weekend, no planned event
March 29, Natalie will lead the group, place TBA
April 5, Richard will lead a hike
April 12, we will visit the Skagit tulip festival by public transit for a walk in the fields of flowers
April 19, Catherine will take us along the Kettle Trails
April 26, Leah will lead us, place TBA
May 3, an off island hike to Whistle Lake in the Anacortes Forest Lands
May 10, a walk through the apple blossoms with Diana on Houston Rd
May 16, a walk thru the rhodies at Rhodie park with Betty
May 24, Memorial Day weekend, no planned event
May 31, a beach hike along West Beach Road with Donna
June 7, Eran leads, place TBA
June 14, Pat takes us down to the beach at Posession Shores
June 21, Whidbey Garden Tour
June 28 MEET FEET ANNUAL PICNIC, place TBA
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For a gardner, weeding never ends. Here's one take on the never ending battle with the berries!
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Wednesday November 7 2007
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Our hike among the pumpkin fields out at the old Sherman farm on Ebey's prairie was a great time for old timers, new comers, and a couple 4-legged pets that came along!
(Our thanks to Ann for bringing the camera and snapping the pictures!)
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Well, Mother Nature smiled at us as we took our Off-Island hike at Whistle Lake in the Anacortes Forest Lands on Saturday. With hail in Lynnwood, and thunder promised in Seattle, we started off under gray clouds, and ended with sunshine streaming through the yellow maple leaves above us.
The trail around the lake was well marked, easy to walk two-abreast for the first part, and the last part wound around through the firs and madronas and moss covered logs. After stopping for lunch, and sharing some goodies around the circle (inlcuduing pumpkin nut bread from Sandy) half the group picked up their pace to make it all around the lake in the two hours we had alloted. The rest of us, moving more slowly and enjoying the beauty around us, found ourselves singing as we headed back on the trail under the maples. It started with the Canadian anthem, and then Celeste sang us the Norweigan anthem, and as the sun came out and turned the leaf covered trail to gold, it just happend, and we found ourselves singing America the Beautiful (Ann even knew the second verse!) After piling back into the cars, and heading out, the rain started again.
All in all, a successful hike.
(Please scoll down to see our Event Calendar)
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On Saturday, October 20, Meet Feet will take an off-island trip to hike around Whistle Lake, in the Anacortes Forest Lands. These trails were another area saved from development by local activists. They are a great resource for us as they are not far away form the northern tip of Whidbey.
If you'd like to come along as we walk this lovely trail on Saturday, please reach me : woods@whidbeywalks.com
(Scroll down to see our Autumn Event Calendar for other hikes)
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Our day of hiking among the old growth, while Elizabeth* read some of her haiku to us was wonderful, and inspiring. (See picture on main page.) In fact, it inspired one of our members, Jan Hughes, to share the following:
Delightful Davis
Moss and old growth directed
Haiku happiness
Nurse log giving life
Nature's cornucopia
Moss fir flower fern leaf
And indeed, in spite of the gray skies, there was much beauty and, I believe, happiness shared along the trail among the ferns and salal as we trouped through, stopping only for bits of poetry!
* For more nature inspired haiku, we recommend Elizabeth Davis' book: Wind Whispers Softly
{To see the EVENTS CALENDAR please scroll down}
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Fall Event Calendar
After a busy summer off, the Saturday Day club has met, planned events and changed its name! We are now Meet Feet on Whidbey, and here is our Event Calendar:
> MEET FEET ON WHIDBEY Fall Events
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> Saturday, September 29
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> Local author of Haiku Poetry Elizabeth Davis will join us for a
> contemplative walk under the trees of the South Whidbey State Park which
> inspired her book "The Wind Whispers Softly." We will walk from 1 to 3
> pm .
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> Saturday, October 6
> The Farm Tour is on that day, and Annette is planning an event to
> include taking the boat from Coupeville to the mussel farms. Please
> reach her if you would like to join us at: 341-1924 as reservations
> will be needed. We will post more details of this outing closer to the
> time.
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> Saturday, October 13
> Richard who has led many hikes in Alaska and will lead the group in a
> hike near Coronet Bay from 1 to 3 PM. Exact meeting place will be
> announced closer to the time.
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> October 20
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> We will gather for an Off Island Hike, mre details TBA shortly
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> October 27: The Pumpkin Patch at the Sherman Farm near Coupeville is a
> lot of fun this time of year! Betty will lead the group as we hope for a clear Autumn day!
> In November we are trying some NON SATURDAY WALKS: Please note dates
> carefully!
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> Sunday Afternoon, November 4, 1-3: Lynda will take us on the Goose Rock
> Trail at Deception Pass
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> Monday, Veteran's Day, Jan will lead us between 1 and 3 pm on this
> holiday. Place TBA
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> Saturday, November 17: We will welcome a guest speaker who is working on environmental education on Whidbey island. This event will be in a walk-and-talk format.
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> Saturday November 24: Celeste will help us walk off the turkey, 1 - 3 PM,
> somewhere on the south end, exact place TBA
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> Saturday December 1: We will return to the trails at Chinook for a walk
> with Diana
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> Saturday December 8: Catherine will lead us in a place TBA from 1 to 3
> pm
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> Saturday 15: PARTY WITH ANN - we will help her warm her new home and take a hike near Ft. Casey in Coupeville.
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> WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU ON THE TRAIL AS WE MEET FEET ON WHIDBEY!
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