This 3-day backpacking trip offers a tour of three groups of lakes in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Chain and Doelle lakes are pristine, and catching a trout for dinner was as easy as throwing a hook in the water. Lake...Read More...
by Matthew Tangeman These are not only some of the closest trails to the Western-themed hub of Winthrop, they are also among the least traveled. Given their proximity to town, you should saddle up the trusty steed (the two-wheeled variety)...Read More...
Oval Pass and Eagle Pass — Trails and Climbs Attractions. The Oval Pass and Eagle Pass environs of the Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness offer visitors miles of well-graded trails, a half-dozen 8,000-foot peaks with non-technical routes to scramble up, and larch...Read More...
by Matthew Tangeman With such a dull name, you might fear a dull hike. But dull, the Black Lake hike is not. Using this gateway into the Pasayten Wilderness, you’ll ascend smoothly and gradually through (and here’s another creative name)...Read More...
Kicking Horse by the Numbers by Andy Dappen The low-snow winter of 2015 had me frustrated. Thanks to snowmaking, the home skiing at Mission Ridge was tolerable but, frankly, most of the skiing around Washington was poor. North of the...Read More...
We’ve been receiving reports and news releases about the grand opening of Whistler/Blackcomb’s new Peak 2 Peak Gondola on December 12. This new lift, costing $51 million, will connect the near-timberline slopes of Whistler Mountain with the near-timberline slopes of...Read More...
Written By Andy Dappen From the top of Mission Ridge, Matt Dahlgreen looks westward at a reservoir of brooding clouds stacked against the peaks of Washington’s Cascade Crest. Right now, he predicts, the West-side hills are enjoying “liquid skies and...Read More...
The iconic “hair pin turn” along Old Blewett Pass Highway. Photo by Mark Shaffer. ATTRACTIONS: This ride offers beautiful views, and riding Old Blewett Pass Highway is kind of like mountain biking on your road bike–on pavement, but on a...Read More...
High Chiwaukum Traverse September 2-6, 2016 By Jim Brisbine Big McWaukum Peak Big Chiwaukum Peak Ladies Peak Unsettled weather over Labor Day Weekend sent many of us scrambling for alternative trips....Read More...
Pictured left: Silver Falls in all it’s beauty along with a rainbow at the base. One of the more popular family outings in the region. You’ve got waterfalls, cool structures (stone steps, log fences, CCC-styled benches), nice views, and intermittent shade....Read More...
