This flat, forested trail contours along the side of two lakes, giving hikers a nice chance to stretch the legs while escaping the heat of mid-summer. The sides of these lakes are fairly steep sided but the trail passes several...Read More...
Attractions: Long, multi-pitch bolted routes allowing you to clip-and-go pitch after pitch, or long trad routes that let you fret pitch after pitch… you get your choice on Goat Wall. You can be new-school or old-school here. Access. Follow the...Read More...
Attractions. The car does most of the work – which makes short, sweet work of this hike to a 7,000-foot viewpoint with a commanding view of the Methow Valley below and the North Cascades on the horizon. On top of...Read More...
These hikes (rides) in the northeast portion of the Cascade Loop drive are west of Mazama along Highway 20. The trail to Cutthroat Lake, a lake rimmed by cliffs and high mountains, follows the gentle grade of Cutthroat Creek....Read More...
A fun short walk (or mountain bike ride) from the Bonaparte Lake Campground to rocky cliffs providing a very scenic overlook of Bonaparte Lake. The views from the top of the cliffs extend south into Central Washington, north into Canada....Read More...
Soap Lake – Bike Rides Apart from Omak Lake, Soap Lake at 157 acres in size (a quarter of a square mile), is the biggest saline lake in the Okanogan Highlands east of the Okanogan River and west of the...Read More...
Frisco Mountain Solstice Skiing Story and Pictures by Andy Dappen They are intrigued about spending the summer solstice circumnavigating Mt. Baker on skis. In concept, I’m with them but the drive is ugly long and the forecast for that great...Read More...
Sun Mountain Nordic Skiing Compiled by Peter Bauer, photos by Gordon Congdon** Winthrop ‘Town’ Trailhead. This trailhead is located on the far side of the bridge crossing the Methow River on the southeast edge of downtown Winthrop. Turn onto Twin...Read More...
With such titles as the highest peak in the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness, the second highest peak in Okanogan County, and the 22nd highest peak in the state, one would think ‘Gardner Mountain’ would be a household name. But it’s not....Read More...
Tough Mudding the Border Camp Trail by Andy Dappen Has the world gone a little crazy when wanna-be tough guys prove their machismo completing manufactured obstacle courses that smack more of reality TV than reality? What kind of fatuous behavior...Read More...
