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Icicle River Road Ski

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Attractions. In winter, the unplowed portion of the Icicle River Road often offers good cross-country skiing even when there’s little snow. With high rugged peaks above the road and a tumbling river beside it, this is pretty countryside. And it’s... Read More...

Valhalla, Lake

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Photo by Sarah Shaffer. Article by Andy Dappen. For starters, the lake has quite a name going for it. En route to this lake for Norse heroes slain in battle, you’ll see both the snowy slopes of Mt. Hinman in... Read More...

Twin Peaks-East Ridge

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When my family saw the special about Steve Irwin (aka the Crocodile Hunter) in the Galapagos Islands, we all laughed when, just before jumping in the drink to harass some new animal, he looked at the camera and, with his... Read More...

Eightmile Mountain-NE Face

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Article and photos by John Plotz Photo: Making solo tracks across Eightmile Lake Mid-week is hallowed ground for ski touring, given the outdoor recreation’s rise in popularity. On any given weekend, the touring dirtbags skinning up the Eightmile Road (a... Read More...

Earl Peak

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Photo: On the summit, and in the clouds, of Earl Peak. Words and photos by Chester Marler Earl Peak (7036 ft) is one of the easier summits in the Wenatchee Mountains to access on skis.  The views from it are comparable... Read More...

Twin Lakes

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My companions were shocked I’d never hiked to Twin Lakes. “What? Mr. Outdoors hasn’t hiked this? Every outdoorsman who’s any outdoorsman has hiked this one!” I was feeling pretty insignificant and sputtered a Swiss Cheese rational: Being a relatively short... Read More...

Diamond Head-County Line Route

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Photo: On the County Line approach — the most direct and, arguably, the safest route up Diamond Head Walk the Line — The County Line approach to Diamond Head by Rob Mullins The County Line route from the Blewett SnoPark... Read More...

Horselake Road

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Horselake Road Typically, for a few weeks a year when a low snow level has settled in over the Wenatchee Valley, Horselake Road makes for an accessible and surprisingly nice Nordic skiing outing for Wenatchee residents. A one mile drive... Read More...

Five Mile Road

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 Snowshoeing or Skiing Five Mile Road Attractions. It’s a 3.5-mile road (one way) with a 15-mile view over a hundred peaks, so where exactly did the Five-Mile Road get its moniker? Perhaps from the road’s location five miles before (north... Read More...

Fish Lake Route & Meadow Creek Loop

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All photos from Jonathan Karpoff’s website except the photo above, which is by WenatcheeOutdoors. Nice Piece of A.S.S. Photos by Jonathan Karpoff If you clicked on this post because you thought WenatcheeOutdoors had finally resorted to porn, you’ll be sorely... Read More...

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