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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.

School of Rock 3

Adventure
Article by Charlie Hickenbottom. Photos by Jocelyn Flitton. The “School of Rock” met for the third consecutive year recently.  The “School..” was born as an opportunity for some of my elementary school teaching partners to try out the sport of... Read More...

School of Rock

Adventure
  Beginnings Charlie Hickenbottom, a third-grade teacher at Lewis and Clark Elementary School, has been pegged by his fellow teachers as a man who “teaches when he isn’t climbing.” Early in the spring of 2008 Charlie told his colleague, Tracie... Read More...

Coppermine River Slideshow

AdventureWhat's Happening
Coppermine River Slideshow by Andy Dappen   We flew for hours and nowhere on the land below were the signs of human machinery not obvious –roads, towns, cities, fields, reservoirs, and clear-cuts sprawled every which direction. Then the plane crossed... Read More...

Become a Member!

Things to know
by WenOut Staff Feel like you want to be a part of the WenOut Team? Join us by becoming a member! Your membership goes to supporting nature education, conservation advocacy and family group outings. You would also be supporting a... Read More...

Wanderings on Funk Mountain

Guidebook
Wanderings on Funk Mountain by Matthew Tangeman In the mood to get out, but not in the mood to exert too much energy? Maybe just want to zip up to a prominent high point to watch the day end? Funk... Read More...

Larch Lakes-Pomas Pass Loop

Guidebook
by Sarah Shaffer A trip whose attractions offer a little bit of everything: lakes, passes, forests, rivers, and great views. As of August of 2017 many areas along this trail have been burned by fire, this includes a bridge crossing over... Read More...

Facing Your Fears

Things to know
A note from the WenOut Staff-this story was originally published by the Washington Trails Association.   What seems scarier: meeting a bear on trail or driving to the trailhead? Bears and other wildlife rank among the most common fears for hikers.... Read More...

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