Adventure

Downhill Skiing with Kids

February 6, 2023

Downhill Skiing with Kids by Liz Dunham There is a fabulous you-tube video of a father dressed as a drill seargant waking up his kids with a bugle and forcing them to go downhill skiing. His mantra echoes in ... Read More...

Iron Creek-Ironman

February 3, 2023

Adventure, Guidebook

by Andy Dappen After two miles of gentle skiing up the Iron Creek Road, I’m thinking this would be a good road system to ski with my wife. She no longer backcountry skis, but does enjoy cross-country skiing on... Read More...

The Art of the Uptrack

January 27, 2023

Adventure, Things to know, What's Happening

The Art of the Uptrack by Andy Dappen Sir Arnold Lunn was among the first mountaineers to take skis to the high Alps in the early 1900s and he quickly fell in love with all aspects of skiing – includ... Read More...

Conditions First, Location Next

January 23, 2023

Adventure, Things to know, What's Happening

Conditions First, Location Next by Andy Dappen Patti Janisch skiing the shady side of the East Ridge. The unexpected snow blanketing Wenatchee over the evening changed everything. The intended route u... Read More...

An “Epic” Adventure With Some Kids

January 2, 2023

Adventure, Things to know, What's Happening

An “Epic” Adventure With Some Kids By Andrea Bixby-Brosi Like we had done so many times before, we planned to park at the trailhead and hike the mile and a half to the lake. But because of the snow, the road ... Read More...

Sun Mountain & Methow Valley Skiing History

December 16, 2022

Adventure, Things to know

Below is an article Charles Hickenbottom wrote about his stay at Sun Mountain Lodge and the surrounding area. Charles is able to link his thoughts of cross country ski trails around Sun Mountain and the Methow ... Read More...

Stevens Pass & the Hitch-Hiker

December 14, 2022

Adventure, Guidebook

The Hitch-Hiker by Andy Dappen "Going to the Pass?" Snow sticks to the hitch-hiker's pile hat as he sticks his dripping beard through the car window. I want to tell him I didn't pull over to pick him... Read More...

Painting the Beauty of Nature

December 2, 2022

Adventure, Things to know

by Jan Cook Mack Mount Stuart painting by Jan Cook Mack. Lake Colchuck painting by Jan Cook Mack. When I first came to Wenatchee in 1986, I had been painting rural landscapes in White Creek New Yor... Read More...

Walking the Length of Lake Chelan

November 30, 2022

Adventure

Walking the Length of Lake Chelan by Cyrus Desmarais I have always been drawn towards human-powered adventure. More recently over the last several years, I have become inspired by seeking and creating projec... Read More...

Discovering Trails and Gaining Wellness

November 25, 2022

Adventure

by Janet Frey Janet on her way back down from the top of Wallace Falls. Her victory photo for making it to the top. After 29 years of raising and caregiving for our twin disabled boys, having my own h... Read More...

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