Tag: BCHW

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Hikers and Horsemen Team Up to Open Popular Trail & Horse Camp

The drive south on US Highway 101 along the Hood Canal gave us a forewarning of what lay ahead. For 50 miles there were downed powerlines and poles, trees and massive amounts of debris piled along the sides of the road. The date was Saturday, February 26th and Buckhorn Range chapter President Kris Lenke and I were on our way to a field trip … Read More Hikers and Horsemen Team Up to Open Popular Trail & Horse Camp

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Chapter Meeting

September 10th 7PM, Tri-Area Community Center Important meeting to discuss suggestions for 2022 meetings and work parties, by-laws changes, and chapter officer nominations. LeBar Horse Camp and Skokomish trail updates. Please come and be part of the decision-making. Since we’re indoors, mask up.

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LeBar Campout July 23 – 25th

Come and enjoy all that LeBar Horse Camp has to offer along with other members of our chapter. Whether this is your first time (kind assistance offered) or one of many times camping with your equine partner, you’re sure to enjoy this weekend full of camaraderie and riding. More information and directions available. Please RSVP so we have an idea if we need to organize meals, … Read More LeBar Campout July 23 – 25th

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May Day/Derby Day Work Party at Ichabod’s Bridge

We had a dry if not terribly sunny day on Saturday, although someone invited the mosquitoes to the party as well. Since the pandemic blew into our lives there have been solo and household work parties, and a couple of small gatherings to work at the Horse Park, but this was the first group work party I had hosted in over a year, and … Read More May Day/Derby Day Work Party at Ichabod’s Bridge

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Le Bar Horse Camp opens on May 27th!

It’s a strikingly beautiful camp with 13 sites – pull through and back in. There’s  no water in camp so you need to bring water for you and your stock. The trail meanders through giant firs with some views of the Skokomish River with a pleasant river lunch spot.  We need to use this camp otherwise we run the risk of closure or having … Read More Le Bar Horse Camp opens on May 27th!

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Work Party at the Horse Park

Thank you to the volunteers who came out to the horse park yesterday to cut scotch broom on the Mustang and Boundary Trails!!    We had 7 in attendance plus 2 horses and a dog.   All the targeted work was completed.   The trails are all opened, and we were able to park in the parking area (among the log decks).   Work, conversation, and riding – … Read More Work Party at the Horse Park

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GOOD NEWS!

LeBar Horse Camp Grant Progress We’re on schedule to replace 6-9 of the camp’s 13 high line cables as well as arranging for gravel delivery to improve the in-camp road. A work party will be forthcoming, likely April/May.

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Don’t Forget to Renew Your Membership!!!

We Need You! It’s Easy To Do. Just go to https://form.jotform.com/202445892875164 and fill out the form. Be sure to scroll down and select your chapter, click the “Agree” button, then click the “Go To Payment Page” button.

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Buckhorn Range Chapter at LeBar Horse Camp for National Public Lands Day

By Juelie Dalzell, Buckhorn Range and Peninsula Chapters (article published in Trailhead News) National Public Land Day saw eight members of Buckhorn Range Chapter working hard to restore LeBar Horse Camp. This lovely camp had been closed all summer in part due to Covid-19 and in part due to USFS staff shortages. What interested our members was the fact we had to negotiate with … Read More Buckhorn Range Chapter at LeBar Horse Camp for National Public Lands Day