{"id":2,"date":"2012-02-13T18:45:18","date_gmt":"2012-02-14T02:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2023-04-05T10:52:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T17:52:12","slug":"welcome_page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">Welcome to the Whatcom Walking Friends&#8217; Website<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">We are a group of friends who enjoy organized walks in the Bellingham area on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at 9:00 AM. \u00a0Walks are usually an hour in length and wrap up at a coffee shop. This is a casual group and you can just show up and introduce yourself if you wish to walk with us. \u00a0Special walks may be organized occasionally and participants need to RSVP for those activities. \u00a0We also perform trail maintenance in our local parks from time to time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/?page_id=41\">Schedule<\/a>\u00a0page for a calendar and additional information about the walks. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2242\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/?attachment_id=2242\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2242\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2242\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2242\" src=\"http:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Anacortes-picnic-copy-1.jpg\" alt=\"Potluck picnic after hiking in Washington Park. Thanks to Carola for organizing and all the talented cooks for a great day.\" width=\"600\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Anacortes-picnic-copy-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Anacortes-picnic-copy-1-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Anacortes-picnic-copy-1-500x169.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Hungry hikers picnic after their hike in Washington Park. Thanks to Carola for organizing the hike and to each of the talented cooks.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Stuart-Mtn-Hike-2-20-14_names.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1339\" src=\"http:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Stuart-Mtn-Hike-2-20-14_names-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Stuart-Mtn-Hike-2-20-14_names-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Stuart-Mtn-Hike-2-20-14_names-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Stuart-Mtn-Hike-2-20-14_names-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n<div id=\"attachment_268\" style=\"width: 231px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Cypress-Island-Trail.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-268\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-268 \" title=\"Cypress Island Trail\" src=\"http:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Cypress-Island-Trail-586x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Cypress-Island-Trail-586x1024.jpg 586w, https:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Cypress-Island-Trail.jpg 1116w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Sometimes it seems to be\u00a0uphill all the way!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">Hiking<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/?page_id=81\">hiking season<\/a>\u00a0extends from April\/May through October depending on the weather.\u00a0Hikes are longer and more challenging\u00a0outings led by leaders in our group.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1182\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Anderson-Butte-Lake-8_20_13-18.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1182\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1182\" src=\"http:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Anderson-Butte-Lake-8_20_13-18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Hiking at Anderson Butte\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Anderson-Butte-Lake-8_20_13-18-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Anderson-Butte-Lake-8_20_13-18-767x1024.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Hiking at Anderson Butte<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">Special Walks<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">We plan special walks to places of interest in town and further afield &#8211; even to foreign lands where English is still spoken. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Thanks to our members for organizing our special walks to explore the area!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Seattle-Train-Trip-April-2017-e1499461934192.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2451 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Seattle-Train-Trip-April-2017-e1499461934192-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Seattle-Train-Trip-April-2017-e1499461934192-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Seattle-Train-Trip-April-2017-e1499461934192-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Seattle-Train-Trip-April-2017-e1499461934192.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> April 2017 &#8211; WF ready to board Amtrak for a day exploring Seattle sights and having a good time. \u00a0Thanks to Martie Lopez for the picture and to Vonda for organizing this day. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Whatcom Walking Friends&#8217; Website We are a group of friends who enjoy organized walks in the Bellingham area on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at 9:00 AM. \u00a0Walks are usually an hour in length and wrap up &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2565,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":94,"href":"https:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3100,"href":"https:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/3100"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatcomwomenwalkers.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}