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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.

Chiwaukum Hiking Traverse

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While much of the Wenatchee Valley has been plagued by wildfires and smoke in fall 2012, Chester Marler, Jamie Tackman, and Zeke & Max Reister escaped to the Chiwaukums to clean out their lungs with some mountain air and a... Read More...

Chelan-Sawtooth Summit Trail

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A beautiful 22-mile hike starting from Prince Creek, along Lake Chelan, climbing to the Chelan-Sawtooth Crest, and then descending back to Lake Chelan at the town of Stehekin. Map: View our topo map below (8.5’x11” portrait/landscape or 8.5”x14” portrait/landscape). Note: use ‘Print... Read More...

Chelan Butte-Spring Hike

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Saw my first wildflower of the season on a southwest-facing slope of Chelan Butte earlier this week. It wasn’t a Yellow Bell, as those first bloomers so often are, but a Desert Buttercup. My hike on Chelan Butte was quite... Read More...

Chatter Creek Basin

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The Chatter Creek Trail climbs steeply from the Icicle Creek Valley up through forests of Ponderosa pine and Douglas fir into the sub alpine zone of Icicle Ridge with its granite crags and larch glades. Along the way you have... Read More...

Colchuck Glacier

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  Pictures and text courtesy of Shane Wilder. Colchuck glacier rises to an elevation of 8000 ft and separates Dragontail from Colchuck Peak. The glacier is located in the heart of the Stuart Range and offers some spectacular skiing. The... Read More...

Cashmere Mountain Traverse

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Saturday evening and I’m thinking about bailing. I’m not enthralled with tomorrow’s forecast (high freezing level and a good chance of rain) and beg to differ with the bumper sticker stating, “A bad day in the mountains is better than... Read More...

Cashmere Mountain NE Face

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Photos and words by John Plotz On any given bluebird spring or winter day as I drive down Sunnyslope Hill, my eyes are drawn to the triangular symmetry of the northeast face of Mt. Cashmere.  On good snow years it... Read More...

Cascade Pass Tour

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Photo: Camping at Cascade Pass. by Chester Marler Cascade Pass, from the end of April into mid-May, offers excellent spring skiing. Furthermore, this iconic North Cascade high country is rich in history.  The east side of the pass, where we... Read More...

Cashmere Mountain

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Vetting the Boyfriend (on Cashmere Mountain) by Andy DappenSome would argue with a name like ‘Andy’ he must be a fabulous person. I’m usually part of this camp but, in this case, the ‘Andy’ in question is the boyfriend of... Read More...

Caroline-Lake & Windy Pass

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I love taking the walk to Windy Pass as a day hike. It’s long day, so you feel like you’ve accomplished something. And the trip covers a wide variety of terrain: gentle walking through the forest, steep hillside climbing through... Read More...

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