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Badger Mountain Training Ride

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ATTRACTIONS. A good training ride immediately accessed from Wenatchee and East Wenatchee. A scenic ride amid rolling wheat fields on a winding, aesthetic road with excellent views of town and the Cascades. DISTANCE. 24.4miles (round trip) as described ELEVATION:  Start... Read More...

Colockum-Tarpiscan to Cape Horn

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Words and pictures by Ken Longley Located in the nearly 100,000 acre Colockum Wildlife area, this hike is a wonderful experience.  Drive 13 miles south of Wenatchee on the Malaga Alcoa Hwy to the junction of Colockum Road and Tarpsican... Read More...

Banks Lake Rock Climbs

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Article and Photos by Bill Wicheta. Tom Janisch, Mark Shipman, Curt Haire and I set aside a three day weekend, October 10-12, to climb Bonanza, a peak long on my tick list.  Alas, with the significant early season snow blanketing the... Read More...

Entiat River Road

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ATTRACTIONS: This is the advertised route of the Apple Century ride. The ride up the Entiat River Valley is very beautiful. The river is close by through the entire ride. Scenery changes from scattered homes and farms near the bottom... Read More...

Tenas-George Canyon Circumnavigation

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This trip offers views of scenic shrub-step and ponderosa habitat as well as views over the Columbia River and the town of Wenatchee. Close to Wenatchee, this hike is low on people and, in spring, high on game (chukars and... Read More...

Horseshoe Lake

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By Chester Marler What does a 64-year-old hardcore outdoor enthusiast do for a birthday celebration? Canoeing on the Wenatchee or Columbia might do. So might a foothills hike just above town.  But if you love backcountry skiing, it would be hard... Read More...

Keystone Point

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Attractions: If you’re looking for an early-season hiking opportunity and don’t mind exploring sagebrush country without a trail, this hike usually offers snow-free walking by late February and terrific views. Flowers often start in early March, with the showcase balsamroot... Read More...

Shaser Creek-Middle Fork

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ATTRACTIONS: Quickly accessed snow zone with relatively light snowmobile traffic.  This trip is a pleasant, solitary mosey up logging roads below about 4000 feet.  Above that there are some wonderful subalpine meadows and ridge tops with great gentle terrain and... Read More...

Columbia-Turtle Rock

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Skill: 1 (beginner) Fitness: 1 (easy) Attractions: The island is a wildlife protected area and has a fish hatchery on the island.  Deer, eagles, heron, osprey, salmon and other wildlife may be seen depending on season and weather.  The foundations... Read More...

Old Blewett Pass Options

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On drives over to or back from Seattle, it’s nice to stretch the legs, get some fresh air, and bag some nice views. Here’s a ridge run up a peaklet bordering Old Blewett Pass accomplishing all that. Throw some boots... Read More...

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