by Charles Hickenbottom
In the article linked below, we explore whether navigation apps like Google Maps are the easiest option for cyclists. With over 30 years of experience biking in Wenatchee, Charles offers insights into better route choices. He’ll compare Google Maps’ suggestions, providing a chance for you to decide which routes work best!
Charles Hickenbottom is the author of Greater Wenatchee Bicycle Routes – A History Told Through Maps, Drawings, and Pictures. The book is available for purchase through the Wenatchee Valley Museum, and can be checked out from North Central Washington Libraries. Rights to the book have been donated to the museum.
Hickenbottom has served for 25 years on local bicycle advisory boards and committees. For most of two decades he commuted by bicycle to Lewis & Clark Elementary School from his home near Chase Park. Most of his errands around town are done by bicycle. Since finishing the history book in 2022, he has completed several informational articles for the website Wenatchee Outdoors, focusing his efforts toward educating bicyclists and motorists about bicycling around Wenatchee.
