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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 to Cashmere

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This ride through the orchards and below the foothills of the Wenatchee Valley is both a scenic training ride and an enjoyable outing with friends or family. The difference is simply in the speed at which you attack the route.... Read More...

Wenatchee Heights-Short Loop

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This enjoyable training ride leaves from the southern edge of Wenatchee and climbs up to the orchards of Wenatchee Heights and to that area’s long views over the Columbia River Valley. SKILL: 2 intermediate FITNESS: 2- (low intermediate) DISTANCE: 19.5... Read More...

Wenatchee Heights-Long Loop

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This enjoyable training ride leaves from the southern edge of Wenatchee and climbs up to the orchards of Wenatchee Heights and to that area’s long views over the Columbia River Valley. DISTANCE: 25.5 miles round trip. ELEVATION: Start 820 feet.... Read More...

Waterville to Wenatchee

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Ray Birks submitted this road bicycling route with photos on the Forum. We liked his clever use of the Link bus to make climbing Badger Mountain easy on the muscles and on the gas tank. We thought his insights would be... Read More...

Rock Island Road Ride

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Attractions:  River views, orchards, a road ride with good shoulders,  good training ride. Distance: About 15 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: About 100 feet Skill: 1 (beginner) Fitness: 1 (easy) Maps. See map below for more information. Access: Start from anywhere along... Read More...

Palisades-Moses Coulee

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ATTRACTIONS: Beautiful scenery with cliffs sculpted by ice age floods. Fields of grass and alfalfa contrast against the rust-colored cliffs and blue sky. And good weather is almost guaranteed. SKILL: 1 (easy).  FITNESS: 2 (intermediate). DISTANCE: 30 to 40 miles... Read More...

Number Two Canyon

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  ATTRACTIONS: The ride is close to town, has little traffic, is enjoyably scenic, and is sure to jumpstart your pulse. It’s a good before- or after-work training ride. CONS: It’s a grunt. And often steep enough that the only... Read More...

Monitor Ride-Short Loop

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ATTRACTIONS. Rolling orchard terrain along the Wenatchee River. A quickly accessed training ride for lunch hour or after work. This is also a good family ride. DISTANCE. Roughly 15 miles roundtrip from Confluence Park.  For a slightly longer ride (20... Read More...

Monitor Ride-Long Loop

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ATTRACTIONS. Located in the Lower Valley of the Wenatchee River, this 20-mile ride offers views of orchards, wineries, rivers and mountains. The uncrowded roads make this a good family outing as well as a popular training ride for cyclists living... Read More...

McNeil Canyon Loop

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ATTRACTIONS. This ride is one portion of a tough but scenic century ride put on by the Lake Chelan Rotary Club each June. That event is called the Chelan Century Challenge. If you combine this ride with the Chelan-Navarre Coulee... Read More...

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