BCHW – Buckhorn & Peninsula Chapters Report Project location: Olympic National Park Mule CoralDate: October 29th & 30thWritten by: Rebecca Wanagel Due to the government shutdown and resulting furlough of four out of the five Olympic National Park packers, Heidi Brill, lead packer, was tasked with the annual shut down of the corral and the tending and moving of all the mules to their … Read More BCHW Volunteer Efforts at Olympic National Park
by Bob
It was a perfect day for a work party – overcast skies, temps in the low 60’s and no rain (at least, not until lunch was finished!). Members of Buckhorn Range Chapter – Back Country Horsemen of WA were joined by members of the Peninsula Trails Coalition, Quimper Trails Association, and neighbors of Anderson Lake State Park to build a short trail that extends … Read More Closing Gaps and Making Connections
by Bob
Our chapter will be hosting a work party on Saturday, September 6th to connect the incoming Olympic Discovery Trail extension on the north boundary of the Park to the existing Park trails. This short spur trail is the temporary connection to the LarryScott/ODT/Pacific NW National Scenic Trail until the permanent paved trail , trailhead and paved equestrian parking area are built (hopefully soon!) To … Read More Anderson Lake State Park/Olympic Discovery Trail Work Party Sept. 6th
Hosted by Peninsula Chapter BCHW Join us at Sage Horse Camp – 2514 Chicken Coop Rd, Sequim • Ride fee: $30 includes 4 tickets• Extra tickets: $5 each• Limited dry Camping available $25 per night, includes 2 corrals (extra corrals available, $5 per night)• Saturday BBQ Rib Dinner: $18 per person • $300 Visa card first prizeRegister online here! The annual Prize Ride hosted … Read More Annual Olympic Spirit Prize Ride, September 13th, 2025
What a great way to spend a beautiful and tranquil Saturday at the home of Buckhorn Range’s President, Judy Sarles for this summer’s get together. Buckhorn hosted our Regional BBQ with members of Olympic, Peninsula, and the former Mt Olympus chapters in attendance. A jolly way to eat delicious BBQ, amazing sides and boy, those pies and desserts were awesome. Much laughter, and loads … Read More Summer kick off at BCHW Regional Picnic June 14th, 2025
by Bob
We held the 2025 version of our annual LeBar Horse Camp/S. Fork Skokomish R. Trail Regional Work Party May 2nd-4th under (mostly) sunny skies. It was a wonderful weekend to get work done and all in all it was a great success. The advance party arrived Thursday night and opened the gates for the other early arrivals. Friday morning the Peninsula Chapter/GrayWolf Trail Crew … Read More Volunteers Revitalize S. Fork Skokomish Trails and LeBar Horse Camp
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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
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!
Trail magic happened at Hacienda Tizapan on December 14th when the Buckhorn Range crew traded our work boots for holiday hats! Who knew trail builders could work a festive hat like runway models? Our team lit up the restaurant (literally – shoutout to the mystery member with that amazing battery-powered Mexican-style Santa hat!) and filled it with enough holiday cheer to light up the … Read More Happy Holidays 2024
by Bob
Buckhorn Range Chapter of Back Country Horsemen of WA is partnering with Quimper Trails Association to host our 3rd annual National Trails Day event together to spruce up the trails at Gibbs Lake County Park. Please join us there at the main parking area on Gibbs Lake Rd. We will meet at 10 a.m. June 1st for a safety briefing, hand out tools and … Read More Bikes, Boots and Bridles – Partnering for Gibbs Lake Trails on National Trails Day June 1st
This is a great opportunity to experience how the Board operates. It’ll be formatted so that you can listen to the discussions and then ask questions or make a comment. (Yup, learn how the sausage is made.) Following the Board meeting, we’ll get down to the real business of enjoying ourselves. The BBQ will be partially chapter sponsored items along with potluck offerings. Our … Read More Sunday, August 6 – Chapter Board Meeting & BBQ
Every year on the first Saturday in August, the town of Joyce, Washington holds its Wild Blackberry Festival called Joyce Daze. The wild black berries that grow in the area are small and sweet. For more info about the parade see the Schedule of Events BCHW has an entry in the Joyce Daze parade which starts at 1 p.m. on Saturday 8/5. This is … Read More Saturday August 5 – Joyce Daze parade @ 1 p.m
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