Check Out Our Arty Side

On Saturday, September 12, at 2 pm, you'll find Tim Van Beek, WTA's project coordinator, on a trail much closer to home than usual.

As the leader of "A Walk in the Park," he'll be analyzing the trail system at the Olympic Sculpture Park in downtown Seattle. This tour is free. Just show up at the Sculpture Park a bit before 2 pm if you'd like to join in. Ask him about Alexander Calder's "Eagle" or trail drainage. Your choice. 

More partnering with museums happens next Saturday, September 19, as I lead my third and final History Hike for the Museum of History and Industry. I'll be headed up the Lime Kiln Trail in Robe Canyon Historic Park, examining the old ruins set amidst the ferns. There are still tickets available.     

For our next issue of Washington Trails, hikers with a contemplative, poetic flair are encouraged to submit their Hiking Haiku via email to editor@wta.org. A haiku is a form of traditional Japanese poetry, which, you remember, involves a 17-syllable verse form comprised of three metric units of 5,7, and 5 morae (which correspond to English syllables). As a haiku will often reflect a nature-based theme, hiking seems to be a great fit. Send your hiking haiku in by October 1 for a chance to see it in print.

And, one more art project: Northwest Exposure. We are still accepting submissions to our annual nature photography contest. Share your gorgeous landscape or hiker in action with us and we can just about promise you'll see it on this website someday! Eleven images selected by a panel of photographers will appear in the Jan/Feb issue of Washington Trails magazine. Entries are due by October 16. Enter today!