Shady Summer Climbing
Summer sun can see local climbers sizzling like fried eggs on the granite slabs. However, just because the mercury's climbing, it doesn't mean you can't, especially if you're smart about seeking out s... Read More...
Far Flung-Tarpiscan to Vantage Bikepacking Trip
Far Flung - Tarpiscan to Vantage Bikepacking Trip
by Ray Birks
The Tarpiscan and Colockum areas of the Wenatchee Mountains are notoriously rocky. It’s almost as if a giant hand swept across North Central Wash... Read More...
Cashmere Canyons-New Front-Country Trails
CASHMERE CANYONS – New Front-Country Trails
by Andy Dappen
Twenty-some years ago when my wife and I moved to Central Washington, a central question we wrestled with was whether to settle in Wenatchee or Cashm... Read More...
Dutch Henry Falls Trail
Description of trail: This trail is found on The Nature Conservancy's Moses Coulee Preserve. It takes you on an open path through thick shrub-steppe, and leads to a riparian area below Dutch Henry Falls. It's a... Read More...
Chelan Butte/Highway 97A Loop
Chelan Butte/Highway 97A Loop
by Ray Birks
Climbing up Chelan Butte Road can be a brute. It’s a mostly steep and relentless adventure and the single-track coming down toward the lake is good, but not great. I... 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...
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...
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...
Pyramid Mountain
by Ray Birks Bryan Dolejsi on Pyramid Summit taking in the view. Pyramid Mountain had rolled around in my head as a ‘must do’ ride ever since I moved to the Wenatchee Valley a number of years ago. But ... Read More...