Okanogan Webcams

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Okanogan Webcams LOCAL TOWN AND ATTRACTION DESTINATIONS Brewster (Observatory) Chelan (various)  Colville Kelowna, BC                        Mazama (Ranch House) Methow Valley (various) Newhalem (Diablo Dam) Osoyoos, BC Pateros Trinity (Massie Ridge) ... Read More...

Chopaka Mountain-South Peak

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Attractions. South Chopaka Mountain rises directly above Chopaka Lake and has commanding view over the meandering Similkameen River flowing south out of Canada into the American Okanogan. The hike is quite varied with a pleasant double track jeep road taking you through stands... Read More...

Washington Pass-Graduation Tour

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The Graduation Tour by Andy Dappen It was the college graduation season of mid-May when we arrived at Washington Pass to try this tour. I was thinking about my youngest daughter — I’d be attending her college graduation ceremony the... Read More...

Buck Mountain Ride

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Buck Mountain Ride By Matt Tangeman Ask a Methow Valley local for his/her go-to mountain bike ride, and there is a fair chance you’ll hear about, Buck Mountain. A balanced mixture of Forest Service Roads, jeep roads, and fantastic singletrack,... Read More...

Omak Mountain Hikes

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Attractions: Topping out at 5,748 feet Omak Mountain is a giant hill that rises nearly 5,000 vertical feet above the town of Omak (840 feet). It’s also a hill whose sprawling slopes constitute nearly 100 square miles of the surrounding... Read More...

Methow Valley Birding

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Methow Valley Birding The Methow watershed with its rivers and mountains, shrub-steppe and forests, low-lands and alpine zones has some of the most diverse bird habitat of anywhere in Washington State. Over 250 species of birds live or migrate through... Read More...

Armstrong & Arnold Peaks

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by Andy Dappen The German was headed into the Pasayten Wilderness for several days of hiking; I was coming out after a blitzkrieg weekend of peak bagging. We stood alongside the trail comparing notes. “You’ll have lots of peaks to... Read More...

Horseshoe Basin

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Perfect Day in the Pasayten by Andy Dappen The thinnest of frost coats the yellow September grass at the trailhead. The morning sun is spotlighting the highest summits but it will be hours before its warmth kisses the valley. In... Read More...

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