Castle Rock Re-Opened — by Kalie Wertz This rocky peaklet is one of the focal points when you scan the Wenatchee Foothills. There it sits, locked between Number 1 Canyon and Number 2 Canyon, for the eye to settle upon. Despite...Read More...
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 – 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...
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...
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...
