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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.

Entiat River-Upper

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Option 1: Cottonwood Run of the Upper Entiat – Cottonwood Campground to Road 5605. Distance: 6.7 miles. (Exit above Box Canyon) Maps: See map below for more information. Difficulty: Class III+ and IV (exit before Box Canyon). Fitness: 3 (advanced) Average... Read More...

Entiat River-Middle

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Lake Creek Campground to National Forest Boundary (Canyon Section) Attractions: If you’re tired of bumping plastic in the eddies on the Wenatchee, the Entiat is the exact opposite and about an 1 hr 45min drive from the Wenatchee. I lived... Read More...

Entiat River-Lower

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“Why is kayaking so much fun?” Initially Paul Milem’s question as we drive up the Entiat River Road toward the put-in for the Lower Entiat River seems like an awkward attempt to fill the silence in the car. Then the... Read More...

Cle Elum River-Upper

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Photo Credit: Thomas O’Keefe Salmon La Sac Creek to Cle Elum Reservoir Distance: 4 miles Difficulty: Class II Skill: 2 (intermediate) Fitness: 2 (intermediate) Access: From I-90, take exit 80 and head for Rosyln/Salmon La Sac (those arriving from the east... Read More...

Cle Elum River-Lower

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CLE ELUM DAM  to the CONFLUENCE at the YAKIMA RIVER Description.  The Cle Elum is slightly farther afield than the normal WenatcheeOutdoors driving range, but in mid to late summer when paddling options around home are few, this dam-controlled river typically has good flows. This... Read More...

Chiwawa River-Upper

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Earlier this summer we decided to paddle the Upper Chiwawa River. It isn’t in any of our books on Washington rivers, but is listed at the American Whitewater website and in the WenatcheeOutdoors paddling guidebook (which links to American Whitewater... Read More...

White River Ride

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ATTRACTIONS. A scenic road ride through the Lake Wenatchee environs with views of the eastside Cascadian peaks, relatively little traffic, and very little climbing. Parts of the ride feature salmon spawning in late summer (late August through September) and brilliant... Read More...

White & Little Wenatchee Rivers

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ATTRACTIONS:  A scenic road ride through the Lake Wenatchee environs with views of the eastside Cascadian peaks, relatively little traffic, and relatively little climbing (at least compared to most rides in Central Washington). Parts of the ride feature salmon spawning... Read More...

Wenatchee-Cashmere: No Highway

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Sarah Shaffer taking it all in on the ride through the orchards. Attractions. Local cyclists often comment that they wished there were a cycling route between Wenatchee and Cashmere that kept them entirely off Highway 2. For such riders, we... Read More...

Wenatchee to Lake Chelan

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ATTRACTIONS. A little of a lot. You’ll ride through orchards, desert hills, and forests. You’ll ride along the banks of the Columbia River and those of Lake Chelan and you’ll pass fruit stands and vineyards. DISTANCE. Roundtrip from Confluence State... Read More...

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