Hike-A-Thon

I found out how I did for this August's Hike-a-Thon:  I raised $469.38, hiked the most total miles at 252.5, hiked the 2nd most miles in a single day at 28.6 (the most was 62!!!), and hiked the most miles on a trailwork party at 20.3 (although for some reason it's only showing as 9.1 on WTA website).  

I wish I knew how some of the participants raised so much money.  The most was $3,465, and he had 59 sponsors!  I need to brainstorm some ideas for doing better next year.  The hiking part is easy.  I'm contemplating parts of the PCT through Washington and the Wonderland Trail in addition to my usual trips to the Kettle Crest and the Salmo Priest.  I have also been thinking about doing a long trailwork party for the last couple of years.  I'd like to take the Shedroof Divide out to Little Snowy Top, then drop down the trail that leads to the Upper Priest River (I hear it hasn't been cleared in several years), then follow the Upper Priest to the trail that leads back up through Cabinet Pass and back to the Divide.  It would be a long trip, and I fear that we'd encounter so much downfall that would wouldn't be able to finish it, but it would be a really good hike.  As for the money part, I think I'm going to start by asking people to pledge a penny or a nickel per mile.  I bet a lot of people would be willing to pledge that much, and then I'll just hike so many miles that it will yield a good total.  I wonder how hard it would be to hit 500 miles?   

This picture is of trailwork

on Crowell Ridge, August 2009.

This is where I got the majority

of my trailwork miles for Hike-a-Thon.

Five people hiking/clearing 16.7 miles in three days -- not bad!