Burch Mountain-Radio Tower Route

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Attractions: Very close to town—many residents of Wenatchee can ride this road from their home. Beautiful views of the Cascades, Columbia River, and Wenatchee River. In early morning and late afternoon the sunlit ridges and shadowed faces of the foothills... Read More...

Beehive Mountain

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The big view of Mt Stuart (left) and the Enchantments (center and left)  from this little mountain. Beehive Mountain The American who walked up a Mountain but came down a Hill Calling this knoll in the forests adjacent to Beehive... Read More...

Basalt Peak Loop

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Attractions: One of the few trails that are open to mountain bikes and closed to dirt bikes keeps the peace about the area. It gets little use but is still maintained and in excellent condition. Fantastic climbs will pay off... Read More...

Babcock Bench (Badweather Bailout)

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The weathermen are putting the weekend chance of rain around the Wenatchee Valley at 100 percent. For a notoriously inexact science, it seems shortsighted that the prognosticators don’t leave themselves some wiggle room with a prediction like “99 percent chance of... Read More...

Angels Staircase & Horsehead Pass (Chelan Sawtooths)

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by Andy Dappen Thank goodness for motorcycles. Those aren’t words frequently uttered by the non-motorized outdoor recreation crowd, but in the age of shrinking Forest Service budgets when we’re seeing the agency’s legacy of trails overgrowing and disappearing before our... Read More...

Ancient Lake-Murphy’s Loop

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By Molly Steere Third time’s a charm. This was my mantra as my husband, Toby, and I pedaled out of the parking lot. We had been to the Ancient/Dusty Lakes area twice before, trying to finish out this new loop.... Read More...

The Colors of Touring

Adventure
The Colors of Touring by Andy Dappen My daughter paints in oils. One of her paintings on the living room mantle of a goat’s face, looks realistic from a distance but is swatch book of color when examined closely. “Painting... Read More...

The Paleozoics & Cenozoic of Silver Star

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The Paleozoics & Cenozoic of Silver Star by Andy Dappen We’re mainly a gray brigade of ski tourers who have assembled to ski Silver Star Mountain. At age 70, Chester Marler is our senior advisor, but to prove we’re inclusive... Read More...

Cascades Rock

Things to know
Blake Herrington has created a book called Cascades Rock which has now been published and is for sale. The book covers everything from popular roadside climbs to never-repeated alpine adventures. Below are excerpts and pictures from his book so that you may get... Read More...

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