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.
Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resort is excited to announce that the opening day of the 2020/21 season will be today, Friday, November 27th. This year’s opening marks the eighth time in nine years that The Ridge has opened by...Read More...
Great Gift Ideas 2-2020 by Wenatchee Outdoors Staff Editors Note: Click here to read part one of Great Gift Ideas for 2020. Petzl – Zipka Headlight ($30). Time for true confessions: We haven’t tested the latest-generation of the Zipka headlight....Read More...
A short, easy interpretive trail that follows along the old route of the Great Northern Railway and parallels Nason Creek. Activities: Hiking Nearest Town: Leavenworth Skill Level: 1 Fitness Level: 0 Distance: 1 mile round trip Access: From Leavenworth, drive 20...Read More...
Great Gift Ideas 1 – 2020 by WenatcheeOutdoors Staff Editors Note: Check back for next week’s installment of part two of Great Gift Ideas for 2020. Whether you’re thinking about the giving or the getting, it’s moved into that time...Read More...
The view from above the Nahahum Canyon communication site is to Cashmere what the view from Saddle Rock is to Wenatchee – an easily accessible viewpoint above the city for hikers and walkers of all ability levels. The gated road...Read More...
The Horan Eagles Second Year by Julanne Burts In their second year at the Horan Nest, our local Bald Eagles were more successful than their first. During 2020 the pair successfully raised three eaglets. Beginning with sporadic visits in the...Read More...
Story and photos by Ray Birks I knew when I sent out the email to my riding buddies that I’d better label this an ‘adventure’ in order to cover my tracks if things turned out to be, well, adventurous...Read More...
Attractions: This is a great introductory mountain biking route for children. The trail is flat and smooth with an occasional short hill. Most of the trail is gravel road with some double-track and very short sections of single track. The...Read More...
Editors Note: Through the grapevine we had heard that Pete runs all over the place, up high mountain peaks (that we have hiked and they are steep) and that he can run for hours. So we wanted to learn more...Read More...
Editors Note: Jess Campbell is a Leavenworth rock climber who we have seen here and there working at Riverfront Rock Gym and volunteering at a Firefighting station in Wenatchee. We heard she was an amazing rock climber who was in...Read More...