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Sarah Shaffer
Executive Director
Sarah is fortunate to have her dream job as the Executive Director for Wenatchee Outdoors. Her interests include people, nature, wildlife and getting her sweat on outside. Alpine rock climbing, mountain biking and skate skiing are her outdoor passions. Sarah enjoys gardening, baking and home remodel projects. She is the mother of one, which keeps her busy and happy on a daily basis. Activities she would like to pursue that would be new to her are kayaking and backcountry skiing.

Wenatchee River-Tumwater Canyon

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Attractions: This Class V whitewater paddle through Tumwater Canyon above Leavenworth is a challenging run for topnotch paddlers. Be sure to look your best for the tourists who line up along the guardrails to watch the action. Skill: 4 (expert). Fitness: 3... Read More...

Wenatchee River-Sleepy Hollow Access

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Attractions: The first 2 miles of this paddle is an excellent stretch of moving water for novices to learn whitewater basics– eddy turns, ferrying, bracing, surfing. A few class 1 to 2- rapids provide practice for contending with waves. Difficulty... Read More...

Wenatchee River-Playboating Leavenworth

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John Marshall Photo: Alex Carlson surfing at Happy Wave between Leavenworth and Peshastin. It’s not that old dogs can’t learn new tricks – it’s that old dogs resist learning new tricks. Take me for example. I gave up whitewater kayaking... Read More...

Wenatchee River-Playboating Cashmere

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John Marshall Photo: Paul Milem gets a squirt at Drunkard’s Drop The play holes and rapids upstream of Cashmere are among the most popular on the river. Not only are many of these features excellent, they are convenient for boaters living... Read More...

Wenatchee River-Peshastin to Cashmere

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John Marshall Photo: Alex Carlson surfing on the Wenatchee River. Attractions: The Wenatchee River between Peshastin and Cashmere is one of the most popular whitewater runs in the state. Why? Lots of sunshine during the spring melt-off (unlike West Side... Read More...

Wenatchee River-Cashmere to Confluence

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Photo: The Lower Wenatchee, a fun and scenic river for canoeists  Attractions: Rafters and whitewater kayakers consider this stretch of river (also referred to as the Lower Wenatchee) rather tame and are likely to exit the river at Cashmere. For intermediate canoeists, however,... Read More...

Tieton River-Upper

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The Tieton River draining the east slopes of the Cascades some 25 miles northwest of Yakima is outside of the normal drive-to area we cover at the WenatcheeOutdoors website. But the Tieton is unusual: In September, a dam release from... Read More...

Tieton River-Lower

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The Tieton River draining the east slopes of the Cascades some 25 miles northwest of Yakima is outside of the normal drive-to area we cover at the WenatcheeOutdoors website. But the Tieton is unusual: In September, a dam release from... Read More...

Teanaway River-North Fork

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Johnson Creek to Stafford Creek Distance: 3.9 miles Difficulty: Class III plus Skill: 3 (advanced) Fitness: 3 (advanced) Average Gradient: 100 fpm Gauge Information: Look for flows of 100-300 cfs. Although there is no gauge for this stream the U.S.... Read More...

Teanaway River

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 N. Fork Teanaway To E. Masterton Road (Near Musser Creek)   Attractions: Because it’s class II, this river is often overlooked with so many options in the spring but its a great run for instruction with some fun playspots to... Read More...

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