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August Cascade GSMD Pack Hike
August 17 - August 18
| Hosting GSMDCA Recognized Regional Club | |
| Cascade Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Club | |
| Date(s) of Pack Hike | |
| August 17th and August 18th 2024 | |
| Event Name | |
| August Cascade GSMD Pack Hike | |
| Hike Location/Address/Directions/ |
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| Point Defiance Park, Tacoma WA Fort Nisqually Parking Lot 5400 N Pearl St Tacoma, WA 98407 https://www.metroparkstacoma. |
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| Brief Trail Description | |
| Point Defiance Park has two main loops, the inner loop and outer loop. These loops are wide dirt pathways through the woods and park area. If one day/10 miles are needed we will loop back through some of the connecting trails in the middle of the park. | |
| Hike Coordinator Name | |
| Ross Luengen | |
| Hike Coordinator Phone | |
| (425) 241-9356 | |
| Hike Coordinator Email | |
| raluengen@gmail.com | |
| Event fee | |
| Two Day – $15 members, $20 non-members. One Day – $10/members, $15/non-members | |
| Net revenues will go to: | |
| Cascade Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Club | |
| Type of Hike | |
| 10 Mile option to be offered for 8 mile Day Hike (Hike Coordinator must hike the additional 2 miles with hikers on this day) | |
| Emergency Vet Clinic (verify availability before submitting this application) | |
| BluePearl Pet Hospital 2510 84th Street South, Ste. 30D, Lakewood, WA |
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| Closest Hospital or Emergency Service | |
| MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital Emergency Department 315 Martin Luther King Junior Way, Tacoma, WA |
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| Will First Aid kit be available on the hike? | |
| Yes | |
| Will scale be available at start of hike for weighing dogs? | |
| No (if no, dog’s weight must be provided by vet clinic documentation within 7 days of hike) | |