Dee Ann Kline Parkinson
Mountaineers from all branches, their guests, and community members are invited to join the Olympia Mountaineers on the first Wednesday of each month from November 2024 through March 2025 for our much-loved Adventure Speaker Series! Olympia Mountaineers have hosted this amazing free event for 17 years.
Dixie Havlak: Adventures in Canada | Nov 6, 2024
Surrounded by natural beauty and infused with strong Indigenous cultures, our neighbor to the north offers fabulous wilderness experiences, from inland canoe routes to protected sea kayaking, to remote fly-in parks and boat-in preserves, to spectacular hiking trails and lengthy biking routes. This presentation will help you set your sights northward, with picture tours of Bowron Lakes, Broken Group Islands, Haida Gwaii, Tweedsmuir and Wells Gray, Callaghan ski lodge, Cape Scott, the West Coast Trail, and more!
Craig Romano: Day Hiking Columbia River Gorge | Dec 4, 2024
With his trademark enthusiasm and expertise, Craig Romano will share information on the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Silver Star Scenic Area, Trapper Creek Wilderness, Cottonwood Canyon State Park and some select hikes along the Columbia east of the Gorge. Explore national forests, wilderness areas, state forests, state parks, county parks, city parks, and national wildlife.
mARKO pAVELA: sOUTHERN cROATIA | JAN 8, 2025
Olympia Mountaineer Marko Pavela will share stories and adventures from his many travels to Croatia. The presentation will focus on possible "active travel" or "adventure tourism" day trips through the Dalmatian Hinterlands, the inland southern part of the country.
Jon and sharon hubbell: A year in australia | FEB 5, 2025
Jon and Sharon spent 12 months traveling 18,000 miles in Australia. Their adventure included driving “on the wrong side of the road” in their Aussie RV. They will share their favorite places from east to west around the circumference, and north to south through the red center of the continent.
Scott Waeschle: Wilderness Travel in the Far North of Canada | MAr 5, 2025
Climber, paddler, guide, and photographer Scott Waeschle will share amazing images and tales of adventure. Waeschle traveled with his sons and a friend above the Arctic circle on the Hood River from its source to the Arctic ocean in July 2023. Scott will also discuss a trip he lead July 2024 when a group of six paddled the Bonnet Plume River through the Makenzie mountains of Yukon.
Event Details
- Location - Friends Meeting House, 3201 Boston Harbor Road NE, Olympia, 98506
- 6pm - Doors open. Attendees are encouraged to mingle, check out the library, and learn more about membership, activities, and classes
- 6:45pm - Branch announcements
- 7pm - Adventure Speaker Series begins. Arrive early for parking and seating
RSVP INFORMATION
There is no fee for the Speaker Series, but please RSVP for each Speaker Series you plan to attend.
QUESTIONS?
Reach out to Carolyn Burreson for more information.
Thank you for all your many years of support!
