A Troika of Mark
Marc Dilley leading Awareness Drooling.
by Andy Dappen
Two ancient climbers and a young, strong one went to Frenchman Coulee (Riverview Park) on Thursday to catch some rays before the onset of the sport clim... Read More...
Camping Memories
by Sarah Shaffer Cody Graf and Kate Bonnett trail running through wildflower blooms on the top of Steamboat Rock.
The goal for myself and my family this spring and summer is to get out backpacking and ca... Read More...
Hog Loppet 201
Hog Loppet 201
by Andy Dappen
For decades the Hog Loppet was a locally famous Nordic ski event. On a Saturday in late February some 400 Nordic skiers rode the lifts up the Mission Ridge Ski Area then struck o... Read More...
Factoring Fun on Mt. Adams
Factoring Fun on Mt. Adams
by Andy Dappen “Have you heard about ‘Fun-Factor Ratings’?” he asks.It’s 7 a.m. and Mike Rolfs and I have just started the 7,000 vertical foot climb up the south side of Mt.... Read More...
Rediscovering Skiing
Rediscovering Skiing
By Brian Holt
This story was originally published on 1/30/15.
In September I moved to Wenatchee from the Southeast. Growing up in South Carolina, there was little opportunity to go skiin... Read More...
Flexibility
Flexibility
by Andy Dappen
"What are you thinking about for the weekend?" It's a question my wife frequently asks early in the week. "I was thinking about skiing Rock Mountain one day, and doing somethi... Read More...
The Spaces Between
by Ray Birks
"Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground" ... Read More...
Motherload
For all you mothers out there, or you parents that are feeling the overload of 2020/2021 and this pandemic life we are living, this video is for you. It struck a chord with some of our staff members, feeling th... Read More...
Skiing Silver Star Mountain
Words by Tom Janisch, Photos by Coron Polley
Silver Star Mountain, near Washington Pass west of Mazama Washington, harbors northeast-facing glaciers and snowfields offering fine skiing and snowshoeing. Justifi... Read More...
To Bike or Not to Bike? That Was the Question.
by Sarah Shaffer
It was a cold and dreary day in mid-December 2017. A high of 34 degrees, cloudy and a bit misty. It was also the first time in awhile that my husband Mark, and I had a full 8 hours kiddo free,... Read More...