Adventure

A Friday Andy’s Not Working…and Maybe You Shouldn’t Either

March 17, 2023

Adventure, Things to know, What's Happening

Story and Photos By Andy Dappen Mike Rolfs enjoys his day away from work by flying over the snow at Mission Ridge. “I’m taking the day off because of you,” Mike Rolfs told me when Wenatchee O... Read More...

Hog Resurrection

March 15, 2023

Adventure, Guidebook

Hog Ressurection Bill Wicheta I love our valley’s springtime outdoor smorgasbord. As hillside grasses morph from brown to green and yellow Arrowleaf Balsamroot paints the valley sides, the higher peaks still ... Read More...

A Whitewater Kayakers Journey to Zambia

March 13, 2023

Adventure, Things to know

by Tom Potter Zambia is home to an experience on every whitewater kayaker’s dream list: the Zambezi River. As a natural border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, the Zambezi is one of the largest drainages in Afri... Read More...

Bad Ending to Great Backcountry

March 8, 2023

Adventure, Things to know

Bad Ending to Great Backcountry by Liz Dunham Pictured are Ben and Liz Dunham on the day of the big injury. The day started out wonderfully. Tumwater canyon was gorgeous under the cloudy sky; recent... Read More...

Snoqualmie to Stevens on Skis

March 6, 2023

Adventure, Guidebook

Snoqualmie to Stevens on Skis by Tom Janisch & Adam Vognild Stats from the trip, courtesy of Adam Vognild. Adam & Coron savoring views. I believe the idea came during a hike between Steve... Read More...

A Tale of Trade-Offs

February 20, 2023

Adventure, Guidebook, Things to know, What's Happening

by Sarah Shaffer Photo by Mandy McLaren. In orange is Liz and in dark colors is Sarah, heading uphill. Photo by Sarah Shaffer. It was a day for celebration, at least for me it was. It was my 35th b... Read More...

Lessons of the Nearly Disabled

February 15, 2023

Adventure

Lessons of the Nearly Disabled by Andy Dappen It was DAD (Dawn and Dusk) Patrol Wednesday. Matt Dahlgreen and I had embarked on one of those trips our wives envision as a picture of Hell... Read More...

Downhill Skiing with Kids

February 6, 2023

Adventure, Things to know

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...

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