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Methow Valley Birding

January 22, 2017

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...

Want a Climbing Gym? Weigh in.

January 22, 2017

Things to know What's Happening

by WenOut Staff With such an abundance of high quality granite in the area, why go inside a gym to climb? For starters: year-round access regardless of weather, off-season training, education, and to provide a social hub for the local... Read More...

Helicopter Training in Cascades – Public Comment

January 22, 2017

Things to know

by WenOut Staff Army helicopters could be a new addition to North Central Washington’s mountain environment, if the Aviation Division of Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) follows through with a new proposed training area. There are four new proposed helicopter training... Read More...

Armstrong & Arnold Peaks

January 22, 2017

Guidebook

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

January 22, 2017

Guidebook

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...

Scatter Lake-Abernathy Peak

January 20, 2017

Guidebook

If you’re the kind of hiker who thrives on pain and suffering, then the walk into Scatter Lake is your kind of misery. Most trails rising out of the Twisp Valley are hot, steep, and dry; but the Scatter... Read More...

Whistler Canyon

January 20, 2017

Guidebook

Attractions. This trail leaves right from the outskirts of Oroville and gains elevation fast, giving walkers, mountain bikers, and trail runners good views out over the Okanogan Valley. After a few miles, the trail enters the woods and the outing’s... Read More...

Washington Pass Climbing

January 19, 2017

Guidebook

Washington Pass Climbing by Andy Dappen With its massive rock domes (Liberty Bell, Lexington Tower, Early Winter Spires, Kangaroo Temple) and its sharp granite needles (The Wine Spires, Kangaroo Ridge, Vasiliki Ridge), Washington Pass is the closest thing our state... Read More...

Mazama: Fun Rock

January 19, 2017

Guidebook

Attractions: Fun Rock and the other crags accessed from the same parking area (Rhinozone, Canine Crag, Squirrelhouse Rock, Sun Rock and Unibolter) are super convenient, super varied, solidly bolted, and, well, just fun. There are over 50 routes in this... Read More...

Loomis State Forest-All Trails

January 19, 2017

Guidebook

Loomis NRCA – All Trails by Andy Dappen The Loomis Natural Resources Conservation Area (NRCA) is a chunk of state forest managed by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that sits just east of the Pasayten Wilderness and just south... Read More...

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