The Four Faces of Twin Peaks – Winter Explorations by Andy Dappen Low snow came early and stayed late. For local backcountry skiers and snowshoers this poses a question: Why travel massive distances — like all the way to Blewett Pass...Read More...
JimBo’s Arrowhead Traverse (Ski touring between the Stevens Pass Nordic Center and the Whitepine Road) Story by Andy Dappen. Photos by AD and Coron Polley. Arrowheads are funny. Sometimes they are right there at your feet looking you in the...Read More...
Rendezvous Trails Trailhead Text by Peter Bauer. Photos by Gordon Congdon Rendezvous Trails begin at the Cub Creek Trailhead. To get there, leave Highway 20 just west of downtown Winthrop on the West Chewuch Road. Follow this north for about...Read More...
The Golden Stairway … to the Golden Fleece Far from any place anyone might even consider a place, ‘The Golden Stairway,’ is an old, lonely sheep driveway (trail) nestled in the backwoods of Conconully. While ‘sheep driveway’ may not...Read More...
This is a fairly primitive trail (narrow, little signage, a bit brushy) that climbs steeply up the fall line to a beautiful 360-degree overlook that was once the site of lookout (now removed). The trail receives little use but deserves...Read More...
A high, undulating trail with changing views of surrounding hills whose south sides are carpeted by grasses and wildflowers and whose north sides are heavily wooded with Douglas firs, ponderosas, and Western larches (tamaracks). The trail is named after Virginia...Read More...
Attractions. While driving the shuttle for this trip you might rate this section of river to be a bit of a Plain Jane – it has roads loosely paralleling it on both sides and it is bordered by many ranches...Read More...
This short hike along a paved trail is great for stretching the legs when traveling along Highway 20. The forest you travel through is old and stately and the lake itself is rimmed by cliffs and high peaks. If you...Read More...
Attractions: The bike loop from Omak encompassing Riverside, the Tunk Valley, Crawfish Lake, Haden Creek, and finally the French Valley is a cross-bike classic taking in a diverse mixture of agricultural lands, sagebrush country, ranch lands, national forests, a mountain...Read More...
By James Moore With winter quickly receding, the rock in the Okanogan country is ready to climb. When is the best time to climb Okanogan rock? Now. That’s not the existential, timeless now, but right now at the end of...Read More...
