What we’re about
This Meetup is led by volunteers of the Sierra Club Mount Baker Group that serves members and friends in Skagit, Whatcom and San Juan Counties. We love the outdoors and we'd like to have you join our activities in the forests, shores, in our parks, and anywhere else we plan interesting hikes, walks and overnight camping trips.
For information about the Sierra Club Mount Baker Group, please visit our website
The purpose of this outing is to support the Sierra Club's mission. You do not need to be a member of the Sierra Club to join us, yet we highly encourage you to show your support. For more information about becoming a member of the Sierra Club, please click here.
We strive to have minimum impact on the environment during our outings, as we follow the 7 Principles of Leave No Trace. Whether you are in the wilderness or a local park, outings, with proper planning, can provide a wonderful opportunity to unplug for a mindful hiking adventure.
Whatever type of trip you are planning, take items with you (the "Ten Essentials") that you cannot improvise so easily in the field and will go a long way towards ensuring a safe and rewarding experience.
Limited trailhead parking can be frustrating. Be kind to yourself and the environment by considering public transportation. To see if the trailhead may be available via bus, please check out WTA's Bus Tracker.
Participants under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
We seek to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for all participants on our outings. Sierra Club's Outings Programs insist on a safe space agreement among participants, leaders, volunteers, and staff. We want to support everyone in exploring, enjoying, and protecting these phenomenal spaces, and hateful and dangerous behavior will not be tolerated. We don't want to deny participation in these outdoor programs and we will always say no to racism, sexism, ageism, homophobia, impairment, and disruption. Our space is to be a safe space, no matter your sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, race, religion, or language. The Sierra Club prohibits any form of inappropriate, bullying, harassing, or other discriminatory behavior (“inappropriate behavior”). All people who lead and participate in Sierra Club outings have the right to be treated appropriately. For a description of ways inappropriate behavior might manifest, please click here.
Generally, pet dogs are only allowed if the write-up includes language specifically welcoming them. If you need to bring a service animal on an outing, contact leader prior to trip date.
Upcoming events (3)
See all- Ptarmigan Ridge HikeArtist Point, Deming, WA
To attend this event, click here to register and obtain detailed information.
Join the Mount Baker Sierra Club for a hike on the stunning Ptarmigan Ridge Trail from Artist Point, one of the most beautiful hikes on Mount Baker. Early fall is when blueberry bushes and other alpine shrubs come into their full fall color, and we'll admire the foliage and any interesting plants and animals we come across as we traverse a ridge line with incredible views of the North Cascades. We'll also pause for a conversation about local opportunities to take action for wild places.
This trail is rated as challenging by All Trails. Total elevation gain is 1,800 feet, and trail length is 9 miles round trip. Be prepared to make a day of it as we take our time on the way up! Well behaved dogs are welcome.
We will meet at the Chain Lakes Trailhead.
The purpose of this outing is to support the Sierra Club's mission. You do not need to be a member of the Sierra Club to join us, yet we highly encourage you to show your support. For more information about becoming a member of the Sierra Club, please click here.
Questions? Contact the leader listed on the registration page.
- Wild and Scenic Film Festival and Reception at Historic Lincoln TheatreLincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon, WA
The Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group presents the annual
Wild and Scenic Film Festival 2025 at the Lincoln Theatre in Mount Vernon on Thursday, Oct. 9th.
A reception with live music will begin at 6pm, films beginning at 7pm.
For details and tickets, see https://www.skagitfisheries.org/event/wsff25/.
Mount Baker Group/Sierra Club is a sponsor of this year's Film Festival.
All are invited to this event!
Before the films, at 4:45pm, Sierra Club members and friends are invited to "meet, greet, and eat" at Pacioni's Pizzeria, 606 S. 1st. St. (one block north of the Lincoln).
Pacioni's "Lounge" dining room is reserved for Sierra Club. (Enter to the right as you enter Pacioni's.) Order food in advance at https://pacionis.com/ or phone 360-336-3314. Pay for your own. Tell Pacioni's you are with the Sierra Club!
At 6pm we will walk up the street to the Lincoln. Please invite friends, especially those not acquainted with Sierra Club, to join us at Pacioni's and attend the Film Festival -- let's get re-acquainted! Information about current Mount Baker Group activities will be available.
Please RSVP – Contact Doris Brevoort, 360-336-3453 or fieldofswans@comcast.net. - "Unconquering the Last Frontier" Screening at the Historic Lincoln TheatreLincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon, WA
On Oct. 13, at 7 pm, Mt. Baker Group/Sierra Club will sponsor a screening of “Unconquering the Last Frontier,” by Emmy® Award winning filmmaker Robert Lundahl at the Lincoln Theatre in Mount Vernon. This film, first released in 2000, brings to life the impacts of the two Elwha River dams on the Lower Elwha Klallam people from the time of the dams’ creation in the early 20th century to the early 21st century. It depicts the Tribe’s struggle to overcome colonial industrialization, the loss of their salmon-centric way of life, and their efforts to restore the sacred connection to the lands and waters that sustained them since time immemorial.
If you think you know the story of the Elwha dams because they have now been removed, think again. The real story of how devastating those dams were on the people who didn’t want them is revealed in this heartfelt, compelling, and revealing film. Told with the assistance of the Klallam people, especially two tribal elders, Beatrice Charles and Adeline Smith, this is a behind-the-scenes look at how colonization ruined a way of life that had existed for thousands of years.
The film will be followed by a live interactive discussion, moderated by veteran journalist and author Lynda Mapes, and hosted by Tribal members and elders Scott Schuyler (Upper Skagit), J.J. Wilbur (Swinomish), and Linda Wiechman and Vanessa Castle (Lower Elwha Klallam).
For more details, see the press release and poster here: Press release and poster. Tickets are available on The Lincoln Theatre’s website here: Unconquering. Cost: $14.50 General Admission at the door.
