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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.

Twin Peaks-Stairway to Heaven

Guidebook
Attractions. Stairway to Heaven is a trail accessed from Number Two Canyon that heads up the lower slopes of Twin Peaks east of the main road usually used to access the summit. Like Suspended in Paradise, Stairway to Heaven eliminates... Read More...

Twin Peaks to Sage Hills

Guidebook
  Above: The Cascades from the top of Twin Peaks. Below: Wenatchee from Twin Peaks. The hike or mountain bike ride over Twin Peaks via Number 2 Canyon and with a return to Wenatchee via the Sage Hills is a... Read More...

Twin Peaks to Mission Creek Overlook

Guidebook
Scenic riding, remote, nice views of the Cascades and the surrounding hills. The first several miles of this route are gated and closed to motorized vehicles. Maps: 1) Twin Peaks- South 2) Twin Peaks- North (8.5’x11” portrait/landscape or 8.5”x14” portrait/landscape). Note: use... Read More...

Twin Peaks-Main Road

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Scenic, forested, and very close to Wenatchee. Cool in summer. Wonderful wildflowers in the forests and meadows and on the summit’s rock terrain. Maps: View our topo map below. 7.5-minute quad for Monitor. Note: use ‘Print Preview’ before printing to... Read More...

Twin Peaks-11 Rides

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Twin Peaks (aka Horse Lake Mountain) is the not-so-secret yet secret backyard of both Cashmere and Wenatchee. Not-so-secret because local hikers and mountain bikers know it’s there. Yet secret because, apart from the frequently used roads to the summit and... Read More...

Twenty Five Mile Creek (Chelan)

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Attractions: One of several great rides above Lake Chelan and considered by some to be one of the better rides in the state. The route as described uses roads to climb and then descends on trail. That descent is fast... Read More...

Tumwater Mountain

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Tumwater Mountain (Mountain Bike Ride) Attractions: The climb up Tumwater Mountain (above Leavenworth) on Forest Road 7701 is a steady grind that gets the heart hammering. The road is well graded but it’s also relentless, gaining 2,700 feet over the... Read More...

Tronsen Ridge

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This trail undulates up and down and around peaklets forming Tronsen Ridge, and gives views of Rainier, Adams and St. Helens to the south as well as Glacier Peak to the North. This is definitely a “highlight” trip or one of... Read More...

Tronsen-Haney Meadows

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“Why am I always carrying you? Why isn’t it ever the other way around?” “Because I’m a person and you’re a mountain bike” “Your point is?” “Bikes were made by people to carry people. That’s your purpose.” ‘But I have... Read More...

Swakane Canyon Loop-Chumstick Mountain

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Attractions. Long (31 miles) and tough (5,000 feet of elevation gain), but non-technical (all on gravel roads) this is a good route to tackle if you want something that is physically hard but technically easy. With canyons, ridges, forests, summits,... Read More...

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