Episode #221 - Rose Vanderhoof

<p class="p1">Bio- I was born in San Diego, California, the 6th of 7 children. Five brothers and a sister. Attended elementary, Junior High, High School and Community College in San Diego. Married at 21 and we moved to Washington. We had two sons. I was a stay-at-home mom. I took up jogging and would jog about 5 miles several times a week. A friend of mine took me on a hike to Emerald Ridge in Mt. Rainier National Park, and I fell in love with the mountains and hiking.</p> <p class="p1"><img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/118440/RoseVanderhoof.jpeg" alt="" width="450" height="337" /></p> <p class="p1">After my divorce from my first husband, I joined the Tacoma Mountaineers and took the Basic Climbing class. Also got involved with a group of Mountaineers who liked to hike and backpack.  After two years in the Mountaineers, I met my present husband, Ted, who was very much into climbing. Our family grew to 5, as he had 3 children of his own.</p> <p class="p1">Thirteen years ago, as my husband and I were walking our dog early in the morning, we were crossing the street at an intersection. A car drove through the red light, and slammed into my husband and dog. My husband was airlifted to HarborView Hospital in Seattle, and our little dog died. This pretty much ended much of my husband's climbing with me. We had also been training to summit Mt. Rainier and to go on a mission trip to Uganda with Children of the Nations. He still suffers from the traumatic brain injury he incurred.</p> <p class="p1">About 13 years ago, we built a home on property we had purchased over 25 years ago near the entrance of Mt. Rainier. We love it here very much.</p> <p class="p1">Currently, I hike with a group of ladies almost every week. We go to different places to hike or snowshoe to in the winter season. I also manage a Yurt for Mt. Tahoma Trails Association in Ashford. The huts and yurt are open to the public and run by us volunteers.</p> <p class="p1">Also, aft