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Get Out and Go
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Joined: 13 Nov 2004
Posts: 1950 | TRs
Location: Leavenworth
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https://heritagememorialchapel.com/book-of-memories/4480324/Sauer-Leonard/index.php 
I used to hike his trail regularly, at 10 minutes drive from home. In recent years, I've given it up for the same reasons as Colchuck, with plenty of alternate destinations nearby. Nevertheless, it's a great little trail, which I know many NW hikers have enjoyed. (I recall running into Bootup and Tigerman there one year).
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"These are the places you will find me hiding'...These are the places I will always go."
(Down in the Valley by The Head and The Heart)
"Sometimes you're happy. Sometimes you cry.
Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky."
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zephyr
aka friendly hiker
Joined: 21 Jun 2009
Posts: 2513 | TRs
Location: West Seattle
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What a wonderful life he led. Leaving behind a great legacy. Rest in peace, Mr. Sauer. ~z
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nordique
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Joined: 04 May 2008
Posts: 1085 | TRs
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| A great trail he built--and always fun to talk with, before and after hikes! |
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Chief Joseph
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Joined: 10 Nov 2007
Posts: 5830 | TRs
Location: What Verlot Forgot.
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That is so cool that he built a trail across his property open to the public, I will have to check it out. Also awesome that he survived 2020, by one day!
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Go placidly amid the noise and waste, and remember what comfort there may be in owning a piece thereof. |
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raising3hikers
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Joined: 21 Sep 2007
Posts: 2115 | TRs
Location: Edmonds, Wa
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I asked my daughter if she remembered seeing him on our hike to his mountain a couple years ago, and she said yes. Good guy letting hikers access his property.
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timberghost
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Joined: 06 Dec 2011
Posts: 744 | TRs
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| Wonder if Mr. Sauer was a member of any of the fish stocking groups in Wa? |
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gb
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Joined: 01 Jul 2010
Posts: 5553 | TRs
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I never hiked his trails, but I think it is quite a noble thing to help hikers to enjoy the lands he must have been so proud to own and be able to share.
He lived a good life and will be missed. |
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Sculpin
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Joined: 23 Apr 2015
Posts: 840 | TRs
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RIP Mr. Sauer. I chatted with him numerous times. I grew up in the south and he always reminded me of the southern hospitality of my youth.
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Between every two pines is a doorway to the new world. - John Muir |
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Brian Curtis
Trail Blazer/HiLaker
Joined: 16 Dec 2001
Posts: 1595 | TRs
Location: Silverdale, WA
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| Wonder if Mr. Sauer was a member of any of the fish stocking groups in Wa? |
No he wasn't, but he did stock some lakes back in the day. A number of lakes are named for him or family members, though not on maps: Upper and Lower Leonard Lakes (on Jack Ridge), Sauer Lake (south of Klonaquas), and Welcome Lake (for Welcome Sauer. South of Turquoise).
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that elitist from silverdale wanted to tell me that all carnes are bad--Studebaker Hoch |
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nordique
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Joined: 04 May 2008
Posts: 1085 | TRs
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My photo of Mr Sauer:
 Leaving the Sauers Mt trailhead
He loved to chat--and to help hikers park properly so as to allow the maximum number of cars in the limited space there. He also sold his son's wine there. His son is a very good maker of red wines. |
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fourteen410
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Joined: 23 May 2008
Posts: 2114 | TRs
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 I still have one of his painted ladybug rocks. Rest easy, Mr. Sauer. |
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Sallie4jo
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Joined: 24 Jun 2009
Posts: 142 | TRs
Location: Seattle
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I feel a sadness in my heart having had the opportunity over the last few years of sitting and visiting with Leonard and his dog blue. He was so generous of spirit and it was fun talking with him about the trails he helped to build and the mountain areas he knew and loved. A great spirit...we need more people like him in our world today. What a gift he and his trails have been to so many of us. Rest in Peace
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Sallie4jo
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Joined: 24 Jun 2009
Posts: 142 | TRs
Location: Seattle
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He told me he did do some fish stocking..not a clue about groups though.
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