HAWC walk/run this Saturday

Joanna Yax

Joanna Yax, former resident of Brookings, graduated from SOU on June 13, 2009. She is the recipient of two P.E.O. (Philanthropic and Ed­ucational Organization) scholarships. She graduated Summa Cum Laude, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in business with an accounting emphasis. She received the P.E.O. Inter­national Program for Con­tinuing Education grant in 2007 and the P.E.O. Oregon Mar­guerite Scholar­ship in 2008. 

After a number of years as a homemaker in Brookings, she returned to college at the Brookings Southwestern Oregon Community College campus. She is known for her award-winning quilting skills and has been a member of the Brookings Quilt Guild.

P.E.O.’s mission is to provide ed­ucational opportunities for women. Local P.E.O. Chapter GE serves both Curry and Del Norte counties and is currently providing scholarship assistance to three other local ladies. For information about P.E.O. education projects, contact Loma Dies at 487-6000 for Curry County and Linda Ging at 464-6938 for Del Norte County.

Even after the meadows fade away and the foliage closes in, the trail is grassy for about the first half of the climb. The Daily Triplicate/Richard Wiens

If it weren’t part of the same stretch of Coastal Trail as one of the best paths through old-growth redwoods anywhere, the southern portion of the DeMartin Section would be a destination hike in its own right.

No, the three-mile-or-so route from Wilson Creek north to a “primitive” campground doesn’t pass by any redwoods of note. Those are all farther north, along the stunning portion of DeMartin described in last month’s installment of Walk Your World. But today’s hike does go through twisting mazes of old-growth spruce and features nice views of the sea stacks below.

I’ve divided the DeMartin Section of the Coastal Trail into two hikes not only because they are such distinctly different terrains, but also because the northern terminus is a spot on Highway 101 that provides no parking space. If you’re driving there, the best way to access the redwoods stretch is to park farther north at the Damnation Creek trailhead, which adds another mile each way. Someday Laura and I may do the whole thing, but we’ll probably stop for the night at the midway campground that is the turnaround point of today’s journey.

The parking is easy for the southern portion of DeMartin. Just pull into the Wilson Creek lot on the west side of Highway 101 about eight miles north of the Klamath River bridge. The beach known as False Klamath Cove stretches out to the south.

Judy Potter stands in front of her President’s Quilt made and given to her by guild members for her second term as president. Submitted Photo

If you like quilts, Crescent City is definitely where you’ll want to be this weekend.

While the Lighthouse Quilt Guild will hold Quilt Fest ’09 in the main building at the county fairgrounds Saturday and Sunday, other quilt enthusiasts have organized a “citywide” quilt show at various locales that can be reached by shuttle buses.

Quilt Fest ’09

The Lighthouse Quilt Guild is preparing for Quilt Fest ’09: Oh My Stars. More than 125 entries have been received, including quilts of all sizes, clothing and home wares.

It will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is a $3 donation, and parking is free.