Freund Canyon is Leavenworth’s backyard mountain biking hill. In under two hours you can leave Leavenworth on a bike, grind uphill, scream downhill on fast trails, and be back in town. If you’re a Leavenworth visitor with a family in...Read More...
Photo: Icicle Ridge delivers big-screen view from Icicle Ridge of Stuart (right) and Colchuck (left). After a brutal 4,800-foot climb up Fourth of July Creek, you reach Icicle Ridge with its big-screen views of the nearby Stuart Range and it’s...Read More...
Twin Peaks, looking ominous before the onslaught of winter A Walk In The Clouds by Glen Carlson So, I roam this dock of late fall, building upon my perverse desire to be lashed by snowflakes or pelted with rain in order...Read More...
Joanna Davis checking out the view at Clara Lake New Traditions by Keri Davis In the fall, I typically head for the high country to see the larches at peak color. There are few things better than the combination of...Read More...
Doug Merrill and his students showing off the skis they built in Doug’s class. Wenatchee High School Ski Building By Doug Merrill This past school year, four seniors took on an unusual design and construction project while taking my Advanced...Read More...
Attractions. This route is a non-nonsense ascent and descent of one of the higher peaks flanking Highway 2. The access is easy and if you don’t want to waste time touring flat terrain to reach skiable slopes, this is a...Read More...
For about a month each winter when a low snow level has settled in over the foothills of the Wenatchee Valley, the road up Twin Peaks makes for an accessible and surprisingly enjoyable winter outing. A 4.2-mile drive up Number...Read More...
Matt McKellar, partner and future general manager of Riverfront Rock gym, embraces the site of the gym. Don’t worry, that barn will be fixed up, and a HUGE steel structure will be added just for the climbing. Riverfront Rock Gym...Read More...
The Steeres skiing Mission Ridge One Resolution by Molly Steere I’m THAT person. The one who always has the predictable “get more organized,” and “lose weight” on her list of New Year’s resolutions. I should probably add “back up the...Read More...
