Dear Mountain West Club,

   At the MWOC officers meeting last Monday, we discussed the possibility of cautiously beginning weekly hikes starting Tuesday June 2nd. We thought that in Idaho we will enter "Phase 3" by that time and we could do group hikes beginning then. Given that we also felt that social distancing and group size limitations should still be observed. We would suggest that if the group is larger than 10 that a 2nd leader be appointed and asked to begin the second group 10-15 minutes later (yes that means standing around and talking!). For the distancing part, face masks at least at the beginning and attempts to walk 6 feet apart would still be desirable. Jim Wolf observed that 6 feet is a hiking pole plus and arm's length. Also in the short term avoid "shuttle" hikes, only loops and out-and-b

Get outside and stay healthy!

Wendell Martin