ATTRACTION. This Sno-park offers the “See and Ski” Trail, an 8 k groomed loop with a full skate lane (8 ft) and single track for the entire route. In total 11.5km of nordic skiing. Trail passes through the forest and...Read More...
Attractions: A pleasant, relatively private area providing pretty views over the Blewett Pass environs and a destination for all types of snow play (light touring, snowshoeing, telemark skiing and ski touring). A Forest Service Road provides an easy route for...Read More...
Attractions. In winter, the unplowed portion of the Icicle River Road often offers good cross-country skiing even when there’s little snow. With high rugged peaks above the road and a tumbling river beside it, this is pretty countryside. And it’s...Read More...
Photo by Sarah Shaffer. Article by Andy Dappen. For starters, the lake has quite a name going for it. En route to this lake for Norse heroes slain in battle, you’ll see both the snowy slopes of Mt. Hinman in...Read More...
When my family saw the special about Steve Irwin (aka the Crocodile Hunter) in the Galapagos Islands, we all laughed when, just before jumping in the drink to harass some new animal, he looked at the camera and, with his...Read More...
Article and photos by John Plotz Photo: Making solo tracks across Eightmile Lake Mid-week is hallowed ground for ski touring, given the outdoor recreation’s rise in popularity. On any given weekend, the touring dirtbags skinning up the Eightmile Road (a...Read More...
Photo: On the summit, and in the clouds, of Earl Peak. Words and photos by Chester Marler Earl Peak (7036 ft) is one of the easier summits in the Wenatchee Mountains to access on skis. The views from it are comparable...Read More...
My companions were shocked I’d never hiked to Twin Lakes. “What? Mr. Outdoors hasn’t hiked this? Every outdoorsman who’s any outdoorsman has hiked this one!” I was feeling pretty insignificant and sputtered a Swiss Cheese rational: Being a relatively short...Read More...
Photo: On the County Line approach — the most direct and, arguably, the safest route up Diamond Head Walk the Line — The County Line approach to Diamond Head by Rob Mullins The County Line route from the Blewett SnoPark...Read More...
Horselake Road Typically, for a few weeks a year when a low snow level has settled in over the Wenatchee Valley, Horselake Road makes for an accessible and surprisingly nice Nordic skiing outing for Wenatchee residents. A one mile drive...Read More...
