Blog | Wenatchee Outdoors

Mad River (Upper) to Mad Lake

August 23, 2019

Attractions: Great views and a beautiful (albeit a popular and well utilized) alpine lake at the top of the trail. Many difficult but navigable climbs that reward with outstanding views of Lake Wenatchee and th... Read More...

Hot Weather, Cool Outings-Escaping the Heat Wave

August 21, 2019

Adventure, Things to know

I jumped on the road bike a 3 p.m. a few days ago because the temperature had just jumped over the 100-degree mark. Stupid me was curious about how well my body responded to the stupid hot temperatures of a Cen... Read More...

Pick Up Das Poo!

August 19, 2019

Things to know, What's Happening

The fun stickers and patches Katie and her friend have created. Katy Pfannenstein has a message for Upper Valley hikers and climbers, and she wants you to wear it. Earlier this year, Katy, a Leavenworth wild... Read More...

Eagle Lakes, Boiling Lake & Crater Lake

August 16, 2019

Guidebook

Upper Eagle Lake in the early morning light. Suzanne, Barry and four-paw buddy, Cooper, were out on the trails again. This time to the Chelan Sawtooths and the well-used Eagle Lakes trailhead outside of the... Read More...

Better Than Tape

August 14, 2019

Gear, Things to know

Better than Duct Tape? Duct tape is great -- a wad of it should be in every outdoorsman’s repair kit. However -- and here we risk uttering heresy -- if you want the best outdoor-equipment fix-it item o... Read More...

Changes to Public Parking on Eightmile Road

August 12, 2019

Things to know, What's Happening

Changes to Public Parking on Eightmile Road; ‘No Parking’ Signs Going Up Photos Credit: USDA Forest Service / Mason Schuur. While traveling up the Eightmile Road, just southwest of the town of Leavenwo... Read More...

Braver Biking: Women’s Mountain Biking Workshop

August 9, 2019

Things to know, What's Happening

Braver Biking: Women’s Mountain Biking Workshop By Liz Dunham I have a mountain bike. It’s a Stump Jumper. It’s old, like me, and doesn’t get out as often as it would like, also like me. I went to a mounta... Read More...

Naneum Creek Figure 8

August 7, 2019

Guidebook

Beautiful scenery, varied vegetation (from sage slopes to thick forests). High enough to be a welcomed escape from the summer heat. For mountain bikers, it is an interesting single track—some of it buff, mu... Read More...

Icicle Canyon-Pearly Gates

August 2, 2019

Guidebook

Pearly Gates is a north-facing crag in the Icicle Creek Canyon near Leavenworth providing shaded rock climbing and excellent crack climbing on clean, white granite. There aren’t that many easily accessed no... Read More...

Cacti of Washington State — A History

July 31, 2019

Things to know

Written By Dixie Dringman For many years I avoided controversial issues because I knew people were not easily swayed from their beliefs, even when the proof lay before them. Then I became involved in on... Read More...

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