<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Hi everyone--ALDHA-West (American Long Distance Hikers Association-West) is hosting a Ruck on the Oregon/Washington border on Feb.22-- If you’re in the area, a great place to see hiker friends and meet new ones!</div><div>--Jo</div><div><br></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 15.5px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; color: rgb(154, 51, 14); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">Cascade Winter Ruck</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); min-height: 13px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><b></b></span><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><b>Where: </b>Cascade Locks, Oregon</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">Cascade Locks Marine Park Community Center</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">355 WaNaPa St, Cascade locks, OR 97014</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><b>When: </b>February 22, 2014</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><b>Time: </b>9am-4pm</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><b>Cost per person: </b>$15 for Members, $25 for non-Members</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "></span><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">Are you planning to hit one of the long-distance trails in 2014 or know someone who is?</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">Are you new or getting reacquainted with backpacking and need some advice?</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">Is your pack too dang heavy and you need someone to help you cut the weight?</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">Have questions about how to cook on trail, or where you need to send a mail-drop while out there?</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">Are you PCT, CDT or AT curious?</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "></span><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">If you answered yes to any of the above questions then the Cascade Winter Ruck is the place for you to be!</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "></span><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">The board of ALDHA-West has put together a great day event that will be held out in Cascade Locks, OR on Saturday February 22, 2014 from 9am-4pm. We have room for about 50 guest (first come first serve) andonline registration is up and running now <a href="http://aldhawest.org/cascade-winter-ruck/?action=evregister&event_id=3"><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; text-decoration: underline; letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(30, 57, 246); ">http://aldhawest.org/cascade-winter-ruck/?action=evregister&event_id=3</span></a></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "></span><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">Current ALDHA-West Members are just $15, and non-members are $25 and include a Homemade Lunch (with a Vegan Option)</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "></span><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">The day will involve the following informative sessions:</span></div><ul><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Symbol; letter-spacing: 0px; "></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">Pack explosion and pack shakedowns for the brave souls who dare have us help you lighten your load</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Symbol; letter-spacing: 0px; "></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">Resources for the Trail Data & Navigation</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Symbol; letter-spacing: 0px; "></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">Food & Mail Drop Planning</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Symbol; letter-spacing: 0px; "></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">The CDT and what you need to know</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Symbol; letter-spacing: 0px; "></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">Time Frames for completing your hike</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Symbol; letter-spacing: 0px; "></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">Physical and mental conditioning, before you go on your hike</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Symbol; letter-spacing: 0px; "></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">Trail and town etiquette</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Symbol; letter-spacing: 0px; "></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">One on One & Group Q&A with various "Triple Crown" Members of ALDHA-West who will be on site to help</span></li></ul><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "></span><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">We hope to see you there, please also spread the word through any of your; blogs, hiking communities, trail buddies, hiker trash gatherings, social media, meet-up groups....well you get the idea.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "></span><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">If you would like to volunteer please contact your President "Allgood" Whitney LaRuffa</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 50, 102); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><a href="mailto:allgood1996@gmail.com">allgood1996@gmail.com</a></span></div></div></body></html>