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TREKKER TRAKKS Winter 2020 / 2021
NW Tulip Trekkers Volkssport Walking Club
From the President
Dear Club Members:
This will be my last newsletter as President. My second term is ending
December 31st. I have enjoyed being President of the NW Tulip Trekkers
and am looking forward to continuing to support our club in the position
of Trail Master.
It has been a pleasure meeting, walking and talking with many of you. We
have accomplished much in the last year and a half. Our membership
remains steady and continues to thrive and grow despite the pandemic.
Some of our older members have not been walking with us and have not
renewed their membership. We wish them good health and hope they
continue walking on their own. This year, we have added almost forty
new members. A lot of you have become regulars at our walks.
I started Volkssporting in Fairbanks, Alaska in 1989 with the Farthest
North Walk held at the time. We all waited until it warmed up to 20
degrees below zero before they would let us start. We followed this with
a second walk at Fort Lewis the same year. We really enjoyed these and
we started to go to many walks over the Puget Sound and after Sue joined
me in retirement we finally joined the South Sound Walkers and Daffodil
Volksswalk Clubs out of Puyallup in 2011. Volkssporting has become a
major part of our lives ever since. We live in a beautiful area and my
favorite walk continues to be the Friday Harbor walk through the village
and then the lunch and camaraderie that is shared with the other walkers
waiting for the return ferry.
Our club has prepared for the year ahead and continues to step into the
future. We did not have a trail master, and my wife Sue sanctioned our
walks, posted all walks on MeetUp and added many pictures to that site
as well as the AVA site. Tim added our walks to the Online Start Box. We
prepared a new walk in Fairhaven for our club that Judy Murphy will be
hosting. This walk combines three of our previous walks and will save
our club sanction fees without losing our variety of landscapes.
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We are continuing to walk with the following new safeguards in place:
1. Everyone must wear a mask to register.
2. If you prefer, bring your own pen to register.
3. Wipes and sanitizer will be available.
4. Please bring exact change - $3.00 for credit walkers. Donations
from non-credit walkers are appreciated. No change will be
given.
5. If you stamp books, please use the sanitizing pump after
stamping.
6. We will continue to follow the governor’s guidelines. Please
avoid congregating around the registration table. Start walking
immediately after you have registered and walk in groups of not
more than 5 people. Keep a distance of at least 6 feet from
others, even when wearing a face covering. You will need your
mask during the walk whenever physical distancing is not
possible.
7. Stay home if you feel sick or have cold or flu symptoms or are in
close contact with a person who has tested positive for Covid-19.
Note: If you don’t feel comfortable walking with others, all of our
physical walk box locations are open and we encourage you to walk
all of our beautiful walks.
Also, when you are travelling, you can still be walking. The Tulip
Trekkers and similar walking clubs in other areas in the U.S. belong to
the American Volkssport Association (the AVA). Check out the AVA
website at: http://ava.org/. Walks in all states are listed.
Welcome New Members:
Mike M, Bonnie B, Carolyn S, Lynn P, Mary K, Ree R,
John K, Chris R, Jonas M, Anne P, David G, Patrick B,
Valerie S, Karen W
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The NW Tulip Trekkers welcomed Board Officers in November. Their
positions will run from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021. The
Officers are as follows:
President Vice President
Tim Fisher Penny Friedman
Secretary Treasurer Trail Master
Monica Sattler Cheryl Fisher Tom Wallace
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On a final note: I am looking forward to the time that once again I can see
all of our members back on the trail. Keep Safe Everybody!
I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Tom Wallace
President, NWTT
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Milestones
Bob Payton--------------800 events, 8,000 km
Tamara Belts ------------950 events
Sue Payton --------------1,000 events, 10,000 km
ONLINE START Box
Submitted by Tim Fisher, Vice President, NW Tulip Trekkers
We want to make you aware of the American Volkssport Association (AVA) Online
Start Box (OSB). The AVA has tutorials which we recommend you review:
https://my.ava.org/find-a-tutorial.php?osb_reqs_recs .
In order to use the OSB you must set up an account with AVA similar to Apple Pay
where you use your credit card to establish a balance. Then, you simply find the walk
you want in the OSB section of the AVA events and register for it. You will get a map
and walking directions for US $2.00. After completing the walk, you go to the
completion section and fill in the details. If you are someone who stamps for events
and distance credit you will have to pay one additional dollar (same as the traditional
method) and you will be provided an online insert card that can be sent in with your
books. The club owning the walk will receive monetary credit from AVA. Walk
payment reconciliation will be handled automatically at the quarterly participation
submittals. You can donate when you sign up for the walk and NWTT will receive
credit for it.
We will have all of our NWTT walks online in 2021. Currently, 16 out of 21 are
available on OSB. It should be noted that we prefer walkers participating in any of our
scheduled group walks use the traditional sign in process to avoid possible confusion.
Submitted by Monica Sattler, Secretary, NW Tulip Trekkers
I was a Certified Professional Guardian in Seattle and retired about 5 years ago. My
husband Dale and I split our time between our home in Shoreline and Big Lake. We
actually spend most of our time at Big Lake. I also volunteer for Skagit Hospice.
We are new grandparents of a little bundle of joy, Leo. We are fortunate that our
daughter and family live in Bellingham. My favorite walk so far is the one in Ferndale.
I loved walking on the water through the marsh. We have really enjoyed meeting
everyone in the club...
When all of this Covid mess is behind us we would like to have the club out to the lake
for a picnic.
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Submitted by Cheryl Fisher, Treasurer, NW Tulip Trekkers
It is my pleasure to serve as Treasurer of NW Tulip Trekkers. Over ten years ago,
when I was teaching in the Everett School District and participating in a yearly team
building program call “Walktober”, I was entering my daily walking steps when I
clicked on a link that took me to the AVA website. Tim and I attended our very first
volkswalk that weekend. The walk was in the beautiful Magnolia neighborhood in
Seattle. We walked along looking at stately old homes on a bluff overlooking Puget
Sound. We were immediately hooked on volkswalking and have attended many
events in the US and in Canada over the years. When we retired and moved to the
Skagit Valley in 2016, we joined NWTT. Doing the various NWTT walks in Skagit,
Island, Whatcom, and San Juan counties has allowed us to get to know the northwest
corner of our state. Our first walk with NWTT was the walk in Anacortes which
continues to be my favorite.
Submitted by Penny Friedman, 2021 Vice President for the NW Tulip Trekkers
Hello, my name is Penny Friedman. I have lived in Auburn WA for 35 years-I have
been a Maternal Child RN for many years. I did Ballroom, Country, Swing, Square, Line
and Round Dancing for 15 years until COVID hit. I love the outdoors and the NW Tulip
Trekkers walking group. I commute every weekend from Auburn for the walks and to
work on my newly acquired land in Custer WA off Birch Bay Lynden Road. My favorite
walks are Semiahmoo and Blaine WA which are close to Custer, Birch Bay and
Drayton Harbor.
I look forward to meeting all of you and serving on the board in 2021.
Challenges added for 2021
1) AVA - Great Lakes – travel along a Great Lake or inside, on or beside a street,
building, city, school or any other physical thing with a name associated with a
Great Lake (Huron, Erie, Superior, Ontario and Michigan)
2) AVA - Walking with America’s Veterans – local Veteran monuments and
memorials for campaigns from the Spanish America War to present. Includes
locations of Veteran organizations like the VFW, American Legion or any other
members of Military and Veteran Associations.
3) ESVA – Frontline Heroes – medical facilities, delivery services, sustenance
providers, and essential services.
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ABCD AWARD
(Above and Beyond the Call of Duty)
THANK YOU!!!
Norm and Gina Colon
and Lynne Ince
Norm and Gina have been members of the NW Tulip Trekkers since
October 2006 and hosted and helped create walks in Fairhaven.
Lynne has been with the club since February 2000 and hosted and
created walks in Blaine and Lynden. Norm, Gina and Lynne have
contributed and dedicated much of their time and filled many
positions as well as volunteering in any way they could. They have
been a vital and important part of our club.
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Upcoming Walks and Events:
The NW Tulip Trekkers will continue to post flash walks and pictures on our website,
Meetup, and Facebook.
December 19, 2020 ------- Western Washington University and Waterfront
December 31, 2020 ------- Emerald City Wanderers are having a New Year’s Eve
walk in West Seattle that will pass along Alki Beach
January 2, 2021--------------Birch Bay
January 9, 2021--------------North Lake Whatcom
January 16, 2021------------Bellingham Marina
January 23, 2021------------Burlington
January 30, 2021------------Bellingham – Cornwall Park
To find out about all the walks in Washington and Oregon we encourage you to
subscribe to the NW Pathfinder, 4430 S 263rd St., Kent, WA 98032-7159.
NW Tulip Trekker walks sanctioned for 2021 and Hosts:
YRE # Name Host
Y0365 Fairhaven - Waterfront and WWU Murphy, Judy
Y0512 Anacortes - Downtown and Waterways Wallace, Tom and Sue
Y0929 Bham - NW –Marina Belts, Tamara
Y0943 Lynden Rice, Judy
Y0987 Friday Harbor / San Juan Island Wallace, Tom and Sue
Y1005 Ferndale Lee, Barry
Y1119 Bham - NE - North Lake Whatcom Trail Belts, Tamara
Y1142 Bham - NW - Cornwall Park Belts, Tamara
Y1268 Bham - NE - Whatcom Falls Belts, Tamara
Y1275 Mount Vernon – East Pepia, Joe
Y1277 Burlington - Downtown and Skagit River Wallace, Tom and Sue
Y1279 La Conner Fisher, Cheryl and Tim
Y1548 Coupeville - Historic Town and Country Payton, Sue and Bob
Y1679 Blaine - Peace Arch Park Rice, Judy
Y1681 N. Deception Pass State Park Wallace, Tom and Sue
Y1713 Bham – Cordata Belts, Tamara
Y2417 Birch Bay Lee, Barry
Y2593 Bham - NE - Chanterelle Trail Belts, Tamara
Y2594 Blaine – Semiahmoo Rice, Judy
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Club Shirts Available!!!
The NW Tulip Trekker Shirt is Kelly Green in color and the design has two white foot
prints on the back left shoulder and the club logo in white on the front left shoulder.
Contact: Sue Wallace, wallnett@aol.com, 360-491-5560 if you would like to purchase
one of the shirts we have available until another shirt order is placed.
Quantity Size Style Price
Available
1 Small Crew (short sleeves) $12.00
1 Medium Crew (short sleeves) $12.00
1 Extra Large Crew (long sleeves) $14.00
1 Extra Large Crew (short sleeves) $12.00
1 Medium Polo (short sleeves) $14.00
1 Extra, Extra Polo (short sleeves) $16.00
Large
Some of our favorite pictures from the last three months.
(All taken by Sue Wallace)
1. Mount Vernon Skagit River (Ree, Anne and Nicole)
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2. Bellingham Whatcom Falls (Gail) 3. Bellingham Whatcom Falls Train Trestle (Ree) JvZ 2020 Dec 3 Page 9
4. Anacortes Cap Sante (Penny) 5. Whatcom Creek (some Tulip Trekkers) JvZ 2020 Dec 3 Page 10
6. Blaine – waving to our Canadian Neighbors (Jona & Chris) 7. Western Washington University (group picture) JvZ 2020 Dec 3 Page 11
8. Ferndale (Bonnie)
Club website: https://nwtrekkers.org/
Evergreen State Volkssport Association: http://www.esva.online/
AVA: America’s Walking Club: http://ava.org/
Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/NW-Tulip-Trekkers-Walking-Club/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/1077999575578009
President: Tom Wallace, wallnett@aol.com
Vice President: Tim Fisher, gotdisc7@gmail.com
Secretary: Monica Sattler, satsumm70@hotmail.com
Treasurer: Cheryl Fisher, fishercheryl2@gmail.com
Webmaster: Tim Fisher, gotdisc7@gmail.com
Newsletter Editor: Jerry van Zuuk, jerryvanzuuk@gmail.com
Facebook: Tamara Belts, sisa98225@gmail.com
Meetup: Sue Wallace, wallnett@aol.com
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