Announcing "The North Cascades Challenge," August 8-14!

A good AmAlps meeting last night! The Task Force was there 'in force!' Big news: "North Cascades Challenge" is announced -- how's that for a catchy title? August 8-14! A series of segments from Marblemount to Winthrop, over the North Cascades, passing the baton to raise funds for The Legacy Project! Save the dates!

  

(Image thanks to Kevin Steffa)

A rough outline of the Challenge route:

• Bike Cascade River road
• Day hikers to Cascade Pass
• Backpackers leave earlier, wait at the Pass for the torch to be passed to them
• Backpackers to Cottonwood camp
• Park Creek Pass area
• Thunder Creek down to Diablo Lake
• NCI to host a canoe segment on Diablo Lake and a dinner on Wednesday night
• East Creek trail to Meebe Pass
• West fork Methow to Mazama
• Bike Mazama to Winthrop for the...

• GRAND FINALE!