Long-distance hikers gathering at Stampede Pass
HIKING -- Backpackers who've walked the walk are giving programs of enduring value this weekend during the 21st annual gathering of the American Long-Distance Hiking Association-West at Stampede Pass, Wash.
Openings are still available for the Saturday programs by hikers who've accomplished incredible "feets" and possibly for the full Friday-Sunday event to be held at The Mountaineers Meany Lodge.
- Register here. If registration is closed, email the association directly for available space.
The site is a unique ski lodge on a private ski mountain. Camping is available as well as a main lodge that sleeps 90 people, a great room that can fit 130 people for the presentations, forums, meals and awards.
The is the group that presents the Triple Crown Awards to hikers who have completed the Appalachian, Continental Divide and Pacific Crest Trails.