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OnSaturdayFebruary4,2017,eightEatonvilleHighSchoolstudentschose toperformtheirmandatory tenhoursofCommunityServicewithPierceCountyBackCountryHorsemen(BCH).Theworkprojectwastorebuildasectionoftrailthathadbeendestroyedbytheup-rootingofanoldgrowthSprucetree.Theholecreatedcausedexposureofrootsofanotherlargetreejeopardizingthelongtermhealthofthetree.Withbucketsandshovels the crew took gravel and rock out of the bank of the river andspreaditovertherootsre-creatingthetrailtread.

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Upper Carbon River-Community Service Work Partyby Tom Faubion, Back Country Horsemen and Coalition Member

President’s Messageby Buzz Grant, Coalition President

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Photo by Buzz Grant

OnJanuary7,2017agroupof11Foothills Rails-to-Trails Coalition(FRTTC)volunteersopenedalmostonehalfmileof theFoothillsTrailin the Cascade Junction area, eastof South Prairie and west of theCoalition Bridge. This area wascoveredbyblackberrybushesnearlysevenfeethigh.Wecutonlydownedtrees which were all blocking ourpassage. This volunteer work willsave the tax payers and PierceCountyagooddealofmoney.NowCounty surveyors, wetland peopleandthefuturecontractorwillhaveamucheasiertimeanalyzingwhatisneededtodotoconstructthissectionof theFoothillsTrail forahopefulcompletion by the end of 2017.Opening of the completed core ofthe Foothills Trail from Puyallupthrough Alderton, McMillin, Orting, Crocker and South Prairieto Buckley will be just after thebeginningof2018. Doctor Douglas Tait and ErnieBay,whohavepassedtothatgreattrailinthesky,wouldbeveryhappytoseethiscompletionofthecoreoftheFoothillsTrail that theystartedasaconceptin1986.Beinginvolvedinthiseffortsincethelate1990’s,IknowIsureasheckamhappy.HereisalsoapartiallistofotherfoundersandsupportersoftheFoothillsTrailthat have passed to that great trailintheskyduringthis25plusyearsof development of the trail: StanEngle,BillHarmon,ClaudiaPeters,Donna Tait, Bernie Dixon, Mary

Itwasadaywithstrongrainandgenerallymiserableconditions,butthestudentsworkedhardandaccomplishedallof theproject in time toextendthedayintoanadditionalfivemilesoftrailimprovement.Thetrailhadlargepuddlesofwatercreatingmudaffectingallofthetrailusers.Thecrewduglargedrainsforthepuddleseliminatingthemandgivingthetrailthechancetodryoutovertime. TheUpperCarbonRiverTrailhasbeencreatedbythejointeffortsofthePierceCountyBCHandtheFoothillsRails-to-TrailsCoalition.WhiletheentiretrailrunsfromRustontoBuckleyineasternPierceCounty,thesectionconstructed jointly isabout sixmiles longandprovides the linkbetween the Foothills Trail and Mount Rainier National Park. The trail isnowabouttwo-plusmilesshortoftyingintothePark,butit ishopedthatonceeasementissuesarecleared,itwillcompletethedistancemakingabout54milesoftrailsforusebytrailusers.

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...........................................................................Dixie Gatchel

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..............................................................................PatJohnson

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................................................................................JohnSelby

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Foothills Trail Coalition BoardPresident...............................................Gordon “Buzz” Grant

(253)845-4991,railroadbuzz@comcast.net

Treasurer........................................................Loras Gassmann(253)862-1157,LAGasman@msn.com

Secretary............................................Stuart“Stu”Scheurman(253)863-8832,snese01@msn.com

VicePresident.........................................................BillHilton(253)302-1104,Billhltn@aol.com

Publisher:TheTrailLineNewsispublishedquarterlybytheFoothillsRails-to-TrailsCoalition,P.O.Box192,Puyallup,WA98371.Ourwebsiteishttp://www.piercecountytrails.org/andouremailaddressisfoothillstrail@msn.com.

Mission:ThemissionoftheFoothillsRails-to-TrailsCoalitionistoassistPierceCountygovernmentandcommunitiesinthecreation,maintenanceandusageofaconnectedsystemofnon-motorized trails for healthier people from Mt. Rainier to PugetSound.TheFoothillsRails-to-TrailsCoalitionisa503(c)(3)non-profitorganization.

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Colquhoun, George Sleet, and last, but certainly not least Clay Gatchel. Now, on to the completion of the Foothills Trailconnection to the Mountain from Cascade Junction through Wilkeson, Carbonado, Melmont, Fairfax and on to Mount Rainier National Park. TonyTipton,DirectorofPierceCountyParksandRecreationhasmovedontonewchallengesasSpecialAssistant in the Pierce County Finance Department.Tony has been great to collaborate with on all Parksrelatedwork.Tony,wewillmissyoubutcongratulations,andweknowyouwillstillbearound.ScottHall,longtimePierceCountyParksandRecreationmanagerhasbeen named Interim Director of Pierce County ParksandRecreation.CongratulationstoScott,andwelookforwardtohelpingbuildforthefuturewithyou.Thesechanges and others were announced by the newlyelected Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier -congratulationsonyournewjob! WearequicklyapproachingourbusyseasonwithmanyworkpartiestoimproveandmaintainthetrailforrecreationalusersaswellasthemanyupcomingeventsthatwillinvolvetheFoothillsTrail.AcouplebigeventsthatwearealreadyatworkonaretheRainiertoRustonRelay and Ultra and Buckley to Orting Half Marathon. Routinetrailmaintenancemayseemredundanttosome,butitisnecessarytoensureeveryone’senjoymentwhiletheyusethetrailforrecreationaloreventpurposes.It’salways trail season, so grab your gloves, boots, andenthusiasm and come on out and join us for a workparty.Noexperiencenecessary. LikeanyorganizationtheFRTTChasmanymovingparts that keep us moving forward. Each and everyperson that gets involved, even in a seemingly smallway to them, is amemberof theCoalition teamandhelpsusALLofusbuildtrailsforfuturegenerations,onesmall,orlarge,stoneatatime.Sograbyourgloves,computers, ideas, time,or knowledge and joinus forthisexcitingyearahead!

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PhotoCourtesyCityofBuckley

PhotoCourtesyPierceCountyParks&Recreation

LinkForfullstory:http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/index.aspx?NID=4728

Riverwalk to Foothills Meeker Trailhead The4.1mileRiverwalkTrailcurrentlyendsunderthe railroad bridge on East Main Avenue behind

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by Dixie Gatchel, Active Transportation Coordinator

Tracking Progress of Safe, Affordable, Active Transportation for Everyone

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Stortinis. Bicyclists and pedestrians currently musttraveltheverynarrow134thAvenueEast,sharedwithmotor vehicles, to reach the Foothills East Puyallup(Meeker) Trailhead. Construction on Riverwalk Phase VI,OptionA(FromtheStortinitrailheadalong134thAvenueEastandcrossingVanLieropParktojointheMeeker Trailhead) is funded and will begin as soon as conditionspermit.TheCityofPuyallupapproved“ErnieBayConnector”asthenamefortheoverallconnectionin honor of our late president emeritus Dr. Ernest C.Bay. The ShorelineAlignment Option B (Would runalong thePuyallupRiver andprovidea linkbetweenthe Stortini and Meeker trailheads) is preferred. We have grave concerns about severe traffic congestionimpacts which will occur if Pierce County approvesthe massive Mickelson warehouse development in this beautiful,fragilearea.Thisisespeciallysoduetoany degree of public disclosure or input regarding the negotiations. We are especially concerned thattheCityofPuyallupwasrefusedco-leadstatusinthenegotiationssincetheyaremandatedtoannextheareainthefuture.

Helping to Raise Money for Unfunded Repair Job Trailusersgoing fromthenewlyconstructedpartof the trail, near the pin-pile bridge, to the seriouslydamagedoldpaved2008partareinforabumpyrideduetoseriousdamagecausedbytreerootincursionfromthe bordering cottonwoods. In January, the FoothillsRails-to-Trails Coalition applied for a $50,000 grantfromtheDoppeltTransformationFundadministeredbytheRails-to-TrailsConservancy.Adecisionisduethis

Foothills Trail - South Prairie to Buckley (Phase 2) Actually experiencing the magnificent pin-pilebridgeup closeon a recent visit blewmymind.Theongoing construction work during Phase 2 includespaving and constructing a new small bridge over anintermittent stream. Phase 3, the connection throughCascadeJunctiontoSo.Prairie,willstartthissummer,completingbytheendof201719milesofpavedtrailfromBuckleytoPuyallup.

When it snows, as we just wit-nessed,itcanbeawinterwonderlandontheFoothillsTrail.Dependingonthe temperatures, snow and ice canlinger for days. To my knowledge,this paved trail is never plowed. Ihave seen people snowshoe, ridebikes andwalk there. It is all good;soloorwithfriends.Thisphotographwas made after a healthy snow andincludes a colorfully dressed personwalkingonabridgeontheFoothillsTrail near Crocker. There is a largeparking lot, a picnic area for familyorfriendsandtheCarbonRiverrunsunder the bridge less than a quartermileupthehill.Onasnowladen,sunnywinter’sdayitisasstrikinglybeautifulalocationasanywhereyoumayfindinPierceCounty.

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by Bob Rowan, Editorial Advisory Board MemberVisions of the Foothills Trail

Photograph Copyright 2017, Bob Rowan

Many people nowadays live in aseriesofinteriors…disconnected

fromeachother.Onfooteverythingstaysconnected,forwhilewalkingone

occupiesthespacesbetweenthoseinteriorsinthesameway

oneoccupiesthoseinteriors.Onelivesinthewholeworldratherthan

ininteriorsbuiltupagainstit.

-RebeccaSolnit

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by Buzz Grant, Coalition PresidentWetlands or Victory Bridge History The Wetlands or Victory Bridge on the FoothillsTrailisPierceCountyBridgeNo.PRT27195E,locatedbetweenSR162(OldPioneerWay)andSouthPrairie-CarbonRiverCountyRoadEast,northerlyoftheCarbonRiverandbetweentheTownofSouthPrairieandtheCity of Orting. It is 1388 feet northerly of NorthernPacific Railroad and Foothills Trail’s Milepost 22. This bridge/trestle has great significance to theFoothills Rails-to-Trails Coalition (Coalition) andtheFoothillsTrail ingeneral.Thiswas the lastof themajorcourtcasesconcerningtheCitizensAgainsttheTrail(CAT)andtheirfighttostoptheconstructionoftheFoothillsTrail.This bridge is where CAT’s back wasbroken (thus Victory) and Mary Harris andhergroupwerefinallydefeatedaftermanyattemptstostopthetrail. Whathappened?Welllikeanybattleinanywarthereareturningpointsandthisbridge is our turning point. Ms. Harris got aDecreeinPierceCountySuperiorCourtinanattempt toconvert250 to300feetof land adjacent to the Northern PacificRailway Right of Way that she ownedintoover4000 feetof rightofway, thismightbecalled“landgrabbing”withoutgiving notice to adjacent owners, whichcouldbeinterpretedasaviolationofherowncall to arms, “The adjacent ownersoftherailroadrightofwayareentitledtorailroadrightofway.” As the story goes Ms. Harris got her first Decree in SuperiorCourtthensheandsomecohortswenttowork.Greg Horne, president of Ski Park Farms that is adjacent eastacrossthecountyroadheardchainssawscuttingonthisbridgeandbeingatrailsupporterwenttoseewhatwasgoingon.Shallwesaywordswereexchangedand

amemberofthePierceCountySheriff’sOfficestoppedby to talkwith all of thepeople andorderedCAT tocease and desist until the courts could decide on thesituation.Withinveryfewdaysorderswerefiledwiththe Court and Ms. Harris won once again in Pierce County Superior Court in front of the same judge.NowwestarttheAppealprocess,twohearingsintheWashington State Appellate Court and one the StateSupreme Court all were lost by Ms. Harris. She knew thosejudgesdidnotunderstand,sosheappealedtothe

UnitedStatesSupremeCourtwhorefusedtohearthecase,becausetheyfeltitwasastate’srighttypecase,thus Ms. Harris lost in the highest court in the land. Ahardfoughtvictoryforsupportersof theCoalition,whichtookfiveyearsof litigation.Wewoninall the

Photo of Dottie Selby by John Selby

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Support the Foothills Trail-Re-signup for Fred Meyer Rewards Program This isagreatwaytoraisemoneyforourFoothillsRails-to-TrailsCoalitionwithoutanycost toyourpersonal Fred Meyer Rewards. Our supporting households dropped from 190 to 76 because some folks missed thenoticeshownbelow. It isnot too late to re-sign-just follow instructions in letter shownbelow.PleasespreadthewordtoyourfriendsaswellandaskthemtoenrollandwatchourFoothillsTrailgroworgetyourfriendstosignupaswell.

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Dear Nonprofit Community Rewards Participant (Foothills Rails-to-Trails Coalition), Fred Meyer CommunityRewardsCustomerRe-enrollmentbeganonJune1,2016andgoesthroughJune30,2016.YoursupporterswhohavetheirRewardsCardlinkedtoyourorganizationwillbenotifiedaboutthere-enrollmentprocessviaanemailthatwilleasilyallowthemtochoosetore-linktheirRewardsCardtoyourorganization.Pleasenotethatallhouseholdsthatdonotre-enrollduringthisperiodwillbedroppedonJuly1.Yoursupportersmaystillre-linktheirRewardsCardonlineafterthere-enrollmentperiodbyvisiting:www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards

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Memberships/Donations TheFoothillsRails-to-TrailsCoalitionisanon-profitorganizationwithamissiontoassistPierceCountycommunitiesinthecreation,maintenance,andusageofaconnectedsystemofnon-motorizedtrails for healthier people from Mount Rainer to Puget Sound. The following people and organizations haverenewedtheirmembershipsormadeadonationbetweenNovember2016-January2017.BerryIII,JohnBerryBruceDees&AssociatesCoblio,Nicholas&TeriDavidson, MadelineEnlow,TomFrazer,Philip&DawnGant, Colleen & DouglasGard, LoriGassmann, Loras & CarolynGiddings, William & RochellGipe, Betsy & Rob

Hughes,DonaldIrion,RaymondJohnson,Bertil&NancyJondall,CharmianKerr,AdamManke, Kathleen – The Spar Marlene’s MarketMartineau, NicoleMeshke, Beth & DavisMiller, John & JoycePalmer,John

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courts except Pierce County Superior Court. SomecourtexpenseswerepaidbySkiParkFarms,amajorportionbytheCoalitionandalotofpro-bono(un-paid)workbyDonnaRoper,nee’DonnaTait (Whopassedin November 2016) of the Tacoma law firm of Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson & Daheim as well as attorneys Bradley Maxa and Stephanie Arend whoarenowjudges,allparticipatedondifferentpartsoftheappeals. Ski Park Farms conveyed the land it acquiredincluding the Wetlands or Victory Bridge to PierceCountyParks&Recreationshortlyafterthefinalcourtorder. The expenses were a major drain at that time onthesmallnon-profitFoothillsRails-to-TrailsCoalition,buttheendresultwaswellworthitbecauseCATnevermadeanothersuccessfulattemptatstoppingthetrail. In early 1998 the Coalition, under advice fromPierce County Public Works, started refurbishing theWetlandsBridgeunderamatchinggrantfromtheStateof Washington Recreation and Conservation Office(RCO)$25,000RCOand$35,000FoothillsCoalition. DuaneHankinsandDonPartingtonsupervisedthe30pluspeoplewhodidthevolunteerworkonthe195footlongbridge.Wereplacedquiteafewrottenrailroadties and the ties previously cut by Ms. Harris. Coalition Director Ken Woolery remembers going under the

bridgewithPublicWorkspeopletolookforrottentiesandsuch.Whenremovingtheoldtiesthereweretwoareasthatjuttedouttoholdtwo-55gallondrumsofwateroneach5footby16footspaceforfirefightinginthesteamenginedays.Well,thebalancewasupsetbythetieremovalandaboutfiveorsixpeoplehadmovedout of the way when suddenly their weight on thatjuttedoutsectiondidabouta15secondslowrollintothewetlandsfourfeetbelow.Itwasveryhumorousaslongasnoonegothurtandtherewasalotoflaughingafterwards. WorkstartedonweekendsneartheendofJulyandwascompletedonAugust15th.Thebridgewasdeckedwith40ofwhatarecalledglue-lamssections.Aglue-lamis12footlong2x4’swiththreesixfootlongboltsandnuts.The2x4’saresetontheirside,glueinjectedand thenuts andbolts tightened thusmakingapieceofdecking12feetby6feetby3&5/8thsinchesthickweighing500to600pounds. The jutting out platform that had been used bytherailroadforwaterdrumswasconvertedtoincludebenches for sittingand lookingoutover thewetland.ThewetlandswereformedbyasmallcreekthatflowsfromSkiParkFarmsunderSouthPrairieCarbonRiverRoadandintoalowlyingmarshunderthebridge/trestlebetweenthetworoadsandthenflowsintoSouthPrairieCreek.

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Planning a trail vacation?Rambletown

http:rambletown.appspot.com/is an excellent website that features geocoded trail information in their GoogleMaps.

The Rails-To-Trails Conservancy has also been mapping trails nationwide on theirtrail finder site at http://www.traillink.com featuring detailed trail information,

guidebook descriptions and trail reviews.

Iloverunningbecauseit’stheonethingIdoeverydayandneverregret.-Katie Mackey

Here’syourchancetowinafreemembershiprenewalintheFoothillsRails-to-TrailsCoalition.Ifyoucandescribe the location of the photo below before anyoneelse does, youwillwin a one-year individual membershiprenewal.(Sorry,boardmembersareexcluded.) The photo in the December issue was of theWetlandsBridgeontheFoothillsTrailwestofSkiParkLake.Itwasguessed by Carol Townsend. Congratulations, Carol! YouknowyourPierceCountytrails! Let’s see how well our members do on this easy one.PleaserespondtoJohnSelby16@gmail.comwithyouranswerto “HowWellDoYouKnowYourPierceCountyTrails?”Good luck! The winner will be announced in the next issue.Ifyoudon’tknowyourPierceCountytrailswellenoughtoguess,thengetoutthereandexplorethem!Youaremissingout!

by John Selby, Board MemberHow Well Do You Know Your Pierce County Trails?

Photo by John Selby

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Photo by Buzz Grant

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comingJune2nd.Anyamountreceivedwillbegivento Pierce County as leverage towards the estimated$290,000forre-pavingandremovingrootbarriersfromtrail. The Coalition just wants to have our FoothillsNational Recreation Trail to be spiffy from stem tosternforthefuturegrandcompletiondedication.

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CalendarofEvents

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Meetings:

Monthly Board Meetings:Opentoallmembersandaregenerallyheldonthe4thThursdayofeachmonthfrom 7-9 p.m. at the Heritage Quest Research Library located at 1007 Main St., Sumner. Monthly meetings may be rescheduled, so check our website atwww.piercecountytrails.orgforchanges.

Friends of the Riverwalk Committee:Weareaninformalgroupofvolunteersdevotedtotheenjoymentandbettermentof the Puyallup Riverwalk. Please join us for most Monday mornings* at 8 a.m. at Mrs. Turner’s Restaurant, 701 East Main, Puyallup. We also have a group walkthatstartsat9a.m.followingthemeetingandisopentothosewhowouldlike to join us. *Call prior to confirm in case of cancellation. Bill Hilton(253)302-1104,billhltn@aol.com,orJanetRich,dcnjlrich@msn.com,PuyallupCityParks253-841-5447.

Charlie Chat - Weekly Luncheon: InformalluncheonseveryWednesdayfrom12-1p.m.atCharlie’sRestaurant,113 East Main, Puyallup. All are welcome to come and share what they have been doingtopromotethemissionoftheCoalition.Nobusinessisconductedevenifaquorumofmembersispresent.

Washington State Bike Summit - March 20-21, 2017Red Lion Hotel; Olympia, WA Don’tmiss the statewidebike conference in the#1BicycleFriendlyState inAmerica!Advocacytraining,thelatestinbikewaydesignguides,legislativevisitson Active Transportation Lobby Day (Tuesday March 21), the intersection of bicy-cling with health, equity,and other subjects, andmuch, much more. Key-note speakers: Dr.AdoniaLugoonbicyclingandso-cial justice, and Ian Mack-ay on his journey fromPort Angeles to Portlandvia electric wheelchairthat highlighted the needfor complete, accessibleconnections. For more in-formation please use thefollowingweblink:https://www.cascade.org/connect/washington-bike-summit.

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non-motorized trails for healthier people from Mt. Rainier to Puget Sound.

In spite of the inclement weather a great amountof work was accomplished and students who had noprevious involvement with trail work were given theopportunity to contribute to trail use on the UpperCarbonRiver.

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