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Sunday   October 21   2007

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)  08:52 AM - link - [Leave a Comment]

Tuesday   October 16   2007

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)  11:17 AM - link - [Leave a Comment]

Tuesday   October 2   2007

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}  04:18 PM - link - [Leave a Comment]