We cheered and sang Happy Birthday at our Chapter Meeting Friday April 11th, at the Tri-Area Community Center in Chimacum. We raffled plenty of little gifts after the meeting, and a coveted squeaky pig made the criminal rounds, finally landing in the sunniest of hands! We have lots of awesome events coming up for May, please join us! May 2,3 and 4 – Regional … Read More Happy Birthday 24th Buckhorn Range Chapter
by Bob
The 2025 BCHW Rendezvous was held in Ellensburg over the weekend. Attendance was down this year due to the winter weather advisory and pass closures, but it was still a great event and we all had a good time. On Sunday after the annual General Membership meeting the awards ceremony was held. Among the recipients was our own Larry Sammons who received the Trail … Read More Trail Warrior
It was a successful, super fun, tool cache inventory and tool cleaning work party this past Saturday March 1st. Donuts and coffee accompanied the good cheer plus the many hands made for light work. Its surprising how good that feels to take out all the equipment, have a look to see whats in need of repair, what needs sharpening and ever so satisfying to … Read More Spring Cleaning our Tool Cache
A Buckhorn Range Chapter Fundraiser! We work hard to keep trails open. We educate, advocate and move that dirt to get it done. Our fundraising effort is to enable our chapter to support the BCHW mission with funds to cover local community and administrative costs. Pre-orders with payment available at BCHW Rendezvous March 14-16th, Come find us in the Manastash Room at Rendezvous Fair … Read More Show your BCHW Pride with an outdoor sign!
by Bob
When BCHW announced they were creating a new grant program for chapter trail projects, Buckhorn Range chapter applied for 2! One was for improvements at Chimacum Ridge Community Forest, and the other was to install mounting blocks on the Larry Scott Trail/Olympic Discovery Trail on either side of the tunnel under Discovery Road. It had been mentioned on social media that it help riders … Read More Mounting Rocks for Discovery Rd. Tunnel on LSMT/ODT
Mule trains and mule packers involved in the Helene rescue! We often pack supplies in and out of areas with mules and horses when BCHW has Chapter work parties. This of course is a whole other level with specific needs and challenging terrain. The articles below may be of interest to you. Image of Mule Rescue Team Heading to Help Hurricane-Ravaged Western North Carolina … Read More Salute to mule trains & packers after Hurricane disaster
Equine Emergency Preparedness Committee Reflecting upon the recent Brinnon / 2620Jupiter Wild Fire here in JeffCo, we were fortunate at our last Chapter meeting ( 9/13/24 ) to welcome a presentation by CVAR (Center Valley Animal Rescue). This rescue organization found themselves on point during that wildfire event, and rallied to the task with swift organizing actions, (i.e.: lists of needs and resources) and … Read More Not quite out of the woods..
March 15-17, 2024, Kittitas Valley Event Center, Ellensburg, WA Report Out By Helen Shewman I went to the First aid/ CPR class. It was fantastic! He was an incredible teacher. Lots of good stories since he has a background in law enforcement and is a horse rider as well. Lots of good practical hands on experience too. I would highly recommend the class even if … Read More Rendezvous Reminiscing
We had our first Work Party on March 2nd on the trails at the County solid waste site accessed from Cape George Road (former horse park). This is an area with good but brushy trails that we use for some chapter rides. We all spent time brushing the trails, or fighting back scotch broom using brush cutters, loppers/clippers, determination and our field mower. Folks … Read More Brush off a new year
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