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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.

Loomis State Forest-All Trails

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Loomis NRCA – All Trails by Andy Dappen The Loomis Natural Resources Conservation Area (NRCA) is a chunk of state forest managed by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that sits just east of the Pasayten Wilderness and just south... Read More...

Methow Valley Road Rides

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Methow Valley Road Rides In summer the Methow Valley, with its diversity of dirt roads, single-track trails, low- and high-elevation routes, has become famous for its mountain biking. This tends to eclipse the road riding available here, which is a... Read More...

Chopaka Lake

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Attractions. Chopaka Lake is a pretty mountain lake known for its fishing. The lake, about 1.5 miles long, is closed to motorized use and can only be fished with flies and barbless hooks. Besides the fishing, the lake provides nice primitive car camping... Read More...

Blue Lake (Sinlahekin)

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Of all the bodies of water dutifully named “Blue Lake” in Okanogan County, this particular Blue Lake in the Sinlahekin Valley is an exceptional place to cast a line for rainbow and brown trout up to 18 inches in length.... Read More...

Rainy Pass Hikes

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Whether you’re just driving the Cascade Loop or spending more time exploring the North Cascades, keep in mind that Rainy Pass is a hiking hub with several excellent walks of varying length and difficulty. Among the most popular options are... Read More...

Larches to Lederhosen

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  Larches to Lederhosen By Jim Brisbine For this year’s annual Golden Larch Trip, I spent four glorious days backpacking through the Chiwaukum Mountains with Eileen, Lisa L, Kevin L (“K. Lo”), and Kevin W (“K. Dub”). The larches were... Read More...

NSAW & Avalanches – 2015 Update

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  Over 600 backcountry skiers and snowboarders attended the Ninth Annual Northwest Snow and Avalanche Workshop (NSAW), Sunday of November 8 2015. The day was dreary and drizzly, making the indoor presentations a fine and pleasant way to learn while... Read More...

Mazama Nordic Trails

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Mazama & Winthrop Nordic Trails Words and photos by Gordon CongdonThe groomed trails clustered around the little hamlet of Mazama create a wonderful pod for cross-country skiers of all abilities. Most of the trails cover flat, scenic ground over farmland... Read More...

Washington Pass-Birthday Tour

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Birthday Tour – Washington Pass by Andy DappenIn the mid-1980s Sally Portman listed this circuit in her book, Ski Touring Methow Style. It’s a circuit her husband, Don, had skied with his friends on one of his birthdays. Certainly skiing... Read More...

Magic Water

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Why does a 60-year old hiker continue to abuse his body on strenuous hikes with little prior conditioning? This is the tale of backpacking to 7 lakes in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. The trip took place August 6th-9th of 2015.... Read More...

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