Just the Essentials

What have we done for you lately, you ask? Plenty, it turns out. I know you're busy, so I'll limit my remarks to the essentials.

Topping WTA's list of 2010 accomplishments is more than 104,000 hours of volunteer trail maintenance on 148 trails statewide. Saving Mount Si. A new map-based Hike Finder. Families Go Hiking workshops. Restoring the Loowit Trail around Mount St. Helens. A rerouted Glacier Basin Trail at Mount Rainier.

All this, and much more, powered by the financial support of hikers like you.

Want to see where we made an impact this year? Check out this cool map of where we performed trail work. It includes some of the state's most popular hiking destinations, a ton of classic hikes, and a few new trails you'll want to add to your list.

If you're like me, you do most of your charitable giving this month. As you're making your year-end giving decisions, I hope you'll consider making a tax-deductible gift to Washington Trails Association.

Click here to give now. You'll help us meet our $25,000 goal by December 31 and ensure that WTA stays strong in 2011.