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Sand Creek Loop – Part 2

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If you’ve only got a couple hours of free time but still want to enjoy a fun mountain-bike ride, this loop is highly recommended. The loop is roughly 7 miles around and climbs just under 2,000 vertical feet. The ride... Read More...

Swimming the Enchantments

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By Andy Dappen  “Ninety percent of an iceberg’s mass lies under the surface, but 100 percent of a man’s manliness is tucked below the surface–if he’s just emerged from Isolation Lake anyway.” I dangle that quote like a lure in... Read More...

Sylvester Lake and Grindstone Mountain

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Sylvester Lake – Grindstone Mountain – Chatter Creek Loop Story and photos by Bill Wicheta Everyone says I’m indecisive, but I’m not so sure about that. When I have a day off it’s simply hard to decide which local hike... Read More...

Echo Basin – Frenchman Hills

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Echo Basin is one of several coulees west of Quincy, WA, near the Frenchman Hills formed as the Ice Age Floods raged over the surrounding cliffs. At the southwest end of Echo Basin is a large plateau, named Island Plateau.... Read More...

Yakima River – Ringer to Roza

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Although slightly out of our normal territory, the Yakima River is fed by upstream reservoirs and, in most years, can be canoed year round.  So when our backyard rivers trickle out, the Yakima River, as if flows through a deep,... Read More...

John Day Float Trip

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  Written By: Andy Dappen Juniper and sage add their desert perfumes to the smoke of our fire as we pass the black hours sharing stories from our individual travels. Howie Wallace, a retired teacher living in Wenatchee, gets going... Read More...

Rainy Pass Skiing (North)

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Rainy Pass Skiing – Cutthroat Pass Skiing by Andy Dappen Throughout Washington State, backcountry skiers know that the mountains flanking the North Cascades Scenic Highway (Highway 20) near Rainy and  Washington passes provide some of the country’s premier ski touring. The... Read More...

Colockum, Brewton and Jeep Trails

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One of my favorite rides in the Colockum. Many rides close to Wenatchee are buffed dirt. That’s because all the rocks in the region have apparently been piled up in the Colockum. This is one seriously rocky range of hills. If... Read More...

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