The Spirit on Pilot Butte Is Hard To Miss, Especially Lately

You may have noticed that we mention the incredible spirit on Pilot Butte every chance we get.  Its something we are constantly aware of because its the basis for almost everything we do.  So that spirit doesn't really surprise us often, but it did today when I talked with John Ziegler, one of the four people you may have seen carrying a huge log up and down Pilot Butte the past few weeks.  Here is a picture taken yesterday:

Photo by John Alexander of Alexander's Photography, click on photo for larger view

John said he and his buddies received training from a company called GORUCK about three weeks ago

WAY COOL Photography Day on Pilot Butte

Some of you know Killer & Sparkle, two regular hikers on the Butte who are just great people and a lot of fun to be around.  Their real names are Dick & Jan Fischer.  Anyway, I needed some Butte photos and so I asked Killer to take some for me because I know he is an excellent photographer.  Killer is also extremely creative and he had a better idea.  He would like to have people show up with their cameras on Saturday, Nov. 9th, at 1:30.  People with all photography skill levels are welcome.  Just bring your

The More the Merrier

I think most people familiar with Pilot Butte would agree that there is a lot that can be done to help it be all that it can be.  With that in mind, why would anyone want just one group of people doing what they can to help?  I think the Butte is best served when people keep the goal in mind.  If the goal is to help the Butte so that it is a better place for everyone who uses it, then there is plenty of opportunity for different groups and individuals to get involved.  That is what is happening on the Butte today.  It is also the way things have always happened on the Butte.  For example, while there were two organized

Woohoo! 53 Founding Members and Counting

Can you believe we surpassed our magic number of 50 Founding Members so fast?  I think nearly 10 memberships came in just today (18 in the past three days).  We've realized that placing a cap of 50 on Founding Memberships didn't work for a whole host of reasons.  It made sense when we were ordering the buttons because we needed a quantity.  But we've since learned that a date makes more sense than a number.  So we are going to make the cutoff date for Founding Members November 15th.

Can Things Get Any Better Than This?

We've got stories for the book coming in, new members signing up daily, surprise donations that are helping people become members who otherwise couldn't afford it, lots of positive buzz, and we keep making new connections that are helping us achieve goals both now and down the road.  People just keep stepping forward saying, "I have this skill and I'd like to help."  Fortunately, we are organized well enough to be able to get most of these people involved pretty fast.  A short while back we had about 10 year round volunteers.  I wouldn't be surprised if we hit 20 pretty soon.  Its all happening so fast that it