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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.

Omak Mountain Hikes

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Attractions: Topping out at 5,748 feet Omak Mountain is a giant hill that rises nearly 5,000 vertical feet above the town of Omak (840 feet). It’s also a hill whose sprawling slopes constitute nearly 100 square miles of the surrounding... Read More...

Methow Valley Birding

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Methow Valley Birding The Methow watershed with its rivers and mountains, shrub-steppe and forests, low-lands and alpine zones has some of the most diverse bird habitat of anywhere in Washington State. Over 250 species of birds live or migrate through... Read More...

Armstrong & Arnold Peaks

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by Andy Dappen The German was headed into the Pasayten Wilderness for several days of hiking; I was coming out after a blitzkrieg weekend of peak bagging. We stood alongside the trail comparing notes. “You’ll have lots of peaks to... Read More...

Horseshoe Basin

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Perfect Day in the Pasayten by Andy Dappen The thinnest of frost coats the yellow September grass at the trailhead. The morning sun is spotlighting the highest summits but it will be hours before its warmth kisses the valley. In... Read More...

Scatter Lake-Abernathy Peak

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  If you’re the kind of hiker who thrives on pain and suffering, then the walk into Scatter Lake is your kind of misery. Most trails rising out of the Twisp Valley are hot, steep, and dry; but the Scatter... Read More...

Whistler Canyon

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Attractions. This trail leaves right from the outskirts of Oroville and gains elevation fast, giving walkers, mountain bikers, and trail runners good views out over the Okanogan Valley. After a few miles, the trail enters the woods and the outing’s... Read More...

Washington Pass Climbing

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Washington Pass Climbing by Andy Dappen With its massive rock domes (Liberty  Bell, Lexington Tower, Early Winter Spires, Kangaroo Temple) and its sharp granite needles (The Wine Spires, Kangaroo Ridge, Vasiliki Ridge), Washington Pass is the closest thing our state... Read More...

Mazama: Fun Rock

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Attractions: Fun Rock and the other crags accessed from the same parking area (Rhinozone, Canine Crag, Squirrelhouse Rock, Sun Rock and Unibolter) are super convenient, super varied, solidly bolted, and, well, just fun. There are over 50 routes in this... Read More...

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