After losing Shadow unexpectedly in a tragic accident on June 4, 2011 Jason & Jenn wanted to do something to help other dogs who would follow footsteps similar to hers in their lives. They decided to have a hike-a-thon fundraiser on Saturday June 25, 2011 to benefit the Whatcom Humane Society, the shelter she had been adopted from. Shadow’s dad trekked 4 difficult hikes (twice up Tiger Mountain, twice up Oyster Dome) in that single day, and completed a one-mile walk at Lake Padden (her favorite off-leash park) in her honor, supported by friends & family members along the way.
Since then, the Shadow Hike-A-Thon has grown into a week-long, annual event that wouldn’t be possible without the continued support of family, friends, and the local community…especially the Bellingham beer community!
Since then, the Shadow Hike-A-Thon has grown into a week-long, annual event that wouldn’t be possible without the continued support of family, friends, and the local community…especially the Bellingham beer community!
Hike-A-Thon 2023The 13th Annual Shadow Hike-A-Thon for Old Dogs
Friday, June 16th thru Saturday, June 24th 2023 Join us for Hiking, Dog Walking, Beer Release Happy Hours, and more! The Shadow Hike-A-Thon began in 2011 and has already raised over $160,000 for animal rescue charities! Join us at these events in both Bellingham and Seattle to help us raise money once again for Old Dog Haven! Each spot listed below will be serving a Shadow Hike-A-Thon brew on-tap and donating a portion of their proceeds. We will have custom brewed beers AND cider available this year! Friday, June 16th Collab Beer Release Party North Fork Brewery 4:00 - 7:00pm Saturday, June 17th Oyster Dome Hikes Hike #1 - 7:00am Hike #2 - 10:00am Sunday, June 18th SunDay Fun Day Paws For A Beer 1:00 - 3:00pm Wednesday, June 21st Group Dog Walk Lake Padden 6:00 - 7:30pm Thursday, June 22nd Collab Beer Release Party FrinGe Brewing 4:00pm Friday, June 23rd Seattle Day The Hop & Hound (Bothell) 1:30 - 4:30pm Dinner at Brouwer’s Cafe (Fremont) 5:00 - 8:00pm Saturday, June 24 th Baker Bus Keg Crawl AM Bus Crew Meet at Diamond Jim’s Grill 10:45am Return to Goods Local Brews 2:30pm PM Bus Crew Depart Goods Local Brews 2:30pm Return to Aslan Depot 6:30pm |
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Hike-A-Thon 2022🥳 The 12th Annual Shadow Hike-A-Thon riased over $20,000 for Old Dogs!
Once again, we never could have done this without the continued support of our friends, family, fellow animal lovers, and local businesses. View the full album of photos from the 12th Annual Shadow Hike-A-Thon on our Facebook page 📸 Photo Contest Winners And a HUGE thank you to everyone who participated in the contest; we got lots of entries this year and we LOVED all of them! 🏆 Best Photo: Stuart Walker 🏆 Furthest Geographic Location: Heather Blake & Mike Wilson in Puerto Rico 🏆 Most Unique Hike: The Barchet Family 🏆 Most Hair Lost (for a GREAT cause): Chad Hamm Watch for our next Hike-A-Thon in Summer of 2023! |
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Hike-A-Thon 2021We are SO excited to announce the grand total for The 11th Annual Shadow Hike-A-Thon!
This year’s event was our most successful one yet, bringing in just over $18,000 for Old Dog Haven – AMAZING! Thank you again to all of you who donated, hiked, sent photos, drank beer, and helped us every step of the way towards reaching this goal for such a great cause! We could never be so successful without the support of our friends, family, local businesses and fellow animal lovers! 💙 Jenn & Jason View the full album of photos from the 11th Annual Shadow Hike-A-Thon on our Facebook page Congratulations again to the winners for this year’s Photo Contest! 🏆 Most Unique Hike The Barchet Family: Waterfall near Trapper Creek in WA 🏆 Furthest Geographic Location Nancy Hudson: Pictograph Caves near Billings, MT 🏆 Funniest Photo Bear Touchette: for smiling along with all of the humans and stealing the show in our group photo at The Hop & Hound |
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