by Ray Birks Back in the day, before specialized gear and actual knowledge of what we were doing, my friends and I used to “bikepack”. I put this in quotes because what we were doing was strapping any available backpacking...Read More...
By Ray Birks This is part two of the story on beginning bikepacking. Part one can be found here. In this section, I had a captive audience with Marlin Peterson as we drove east to Spokane. I had some scripted...Read More...
Hiking the Ginkgo Petrified Forest by WenOut Staff Passing by the little desert town of Vantage on the I-90 might not provoke many questions in the minds of the car-laden besides perhaps “Who possibly lives here in this sleepy town?”...Read More...
by Andy Dappen On Easter Sunday I skied Mount Saint Helens along with 200 West Side backcountry skiers and peak baggers. Two weeks later, I enjoyed an opposite experience (alone time in a spiritual place) in the Chelan Sawtooths –...Read More...
Although the John Muir Trail is out of our geographical zone we typically post about, we felt it may be nice to imagine warm weather again and extended backpacking adventures. -WenOut Staff by Bob Shaver Author Bob Shaver is an...Read More...
Giants of the Cascade Crest Ski Touring from Stevens Pass to Smith Brook By Coron Polley John Muir said, “Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees…” I doubt...Read More...
Healthy Homework by Andy Dappen “Why are you always up so late before a tour?” she asks me. “You need more sleep!” I think my wife is out to get me because, if she really wanted me healthy, she wouldn’t...Read More...
by Ray Birks Recently I was asked what it is about cycling that is so appealing and why I spend a disproportionate amount of time either riding a bike or thinking about riding a bike. The easy answers always bubble...Read More...
Story and Photos By Andy Dappen “I’m taking the day off because of you,” Mike Rolfs told me when Wenatchee Outdoors announced that all residents of our fair valley should not work but play outdoors in nature on the Friday...Read More...
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 glisten with coats of pristine white, and I think...Read More...
