Hood Meadows by Sunlight and Storm By Andy Dappen “Are you going to make this hill busier than it already is?” Greg Delwiche is not happy to make my acquaintance when he learns I’m a journalist reporting about Mt. Hood...Read More...
Foothill Cautions by Andy Dappen With all this new, low snow it’s hard to resist skiing all manners of slopes that surround us in the foothills. I love skiing the tempting low-lying lines adjacent to Wenatchee when conditions allow....Read More...
Winter in the Enchantments Chester Marler’s book, East of the Divide, is enjoyable and informative blending of history, natural history, and adventuring all focused on the east side of the Cascades. The following excerpt, describes a winter trip into the Enchantments...Read More...
by Brendon Morrison Editors Note: Although this post is a bit not in season, we still find it applicable as you can do these rides this time of the year as well. The day after Thanksgiving, my friend Matthew and...Read More...
by John Plotz Birthday challenges. They’re so trendy these days. I just turned 50 this past March, so what to do for my own challenge… Could I do 50 pitches at Vantage? Yeah whatever. Kill me now. I helped a...Read More...
The climbing chatter group (which you can join on the WenatcheeOutdoors.org website) has been busy chattering away by group email about current ice conditions for ice climbing. Here is the latest update from the crew. You can join the climbing...Read More...
The three corner area where the state lines of Oregon, Idaho, and Nevada collide is a remote, desert plateau characterized by sage and rabbit brush. In 1865, Major G. Kimball, who patrolled the area for the army, wrote, “I was...Read More...
by Joe Anderson Hello Fellow Snowshoers, The snow in the mountains has me dreaming about snowshoe trekking. I got so excited that just recently I went in the garage, dusted off my snow shoes, poles and hiking boots. I am...Read More...
A note from the editor: The below information came from an email thread by Fred Stanley on the WenatcheeOutdoors.org climbing chatter. He was asking the climbing chatter crew if they could name this peak based on the photos. The answer...Read More...
Table Mountain – The Three Faces of Eve by Andy Dappen In September of 2012, the Table Mountain Fire helped fill the Wenatchee Valley with smoke as it burnt 42,200 acres of grounds south of Blewett Pass. At times that...Read More...
