Wenatchee Outdoors

Save the Roadless Rule and Save Your National Forest

September 8, 2025

by Suzanne Cable We should all be deeply concerned about the most recent challenge to the integrity of our National Forests – the proposed repeal of the US Forest Service Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The proposed public land sell-off included... Read More...

A BYU is Something New for a Veteran Trail Runner

September 2, 2025

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by Marlene Farrell When you’ve been running and racing as long as I have, roughly 35 years, it’s fun to try something new to keep the fire stoked. This summer I tried a niche challenge, a backyard ultra (BYU). A... Read More...

Pedal Electric

August 21, 2025

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A New Way to Bicycle through Downtown Wenatchee A new bike-friendly route is now open for cyclists traveling north or south through downtown Wenatchee. Riders heading south on the Loop Trail from Walla Walla Park can exit at Fifth Street,... Read More...

Leave No Trace Spotlight

August 14, 2025

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Preserving Wenatchee and Surrounding Areas The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest has been selected as a 2025 Leave No Trace Spotlight, and Wenatchee Outdoors is honored to be part of this important initiative. We’re grateful for the opportunity to attend the workshop... Read More...

The Chiwawa River and Why Your Paddling Experience Matters

July 6, 2025

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by Susan Elliott The trees rise like silent sentries. The current jolts beneath my boat—crisp, dynamic, relentless. I don’t stop it; I move with it, trusting decades of paddling muscle memory to carry me downstream. And still—25 years into this... Read More...

Forty for Forty: The Mystery Spiral

July 2, 2025

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by Andy Dappen Article in partnership with The Wenatchee World. Forty for Forty: Recognizing the 40th Anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust with 40 stories about lands the Land Trust has protected and kept open for public access. Mysteries are... Read More...

Forty for Forty: Clock Around the Rock

June 17, 2025

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by Andy Dappen Article in partnership with The Wenatchee World. Forty for Forty: Recognizing the 40th Anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust with 40 stories about lands the Land Trust has protected and kept open for public access. Most hikers... Read More...

Stop the Destruction & Salvage the U.S. Forest Service

June 9, 2025

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Stop the Destruction & Salvage the U.S. Forest Service By Suzanne Cable The US Forest Service is headed for obsolescence due to recent personnel reductions, proposed budget cuts, and re-organization plans. The ability of the US Forest Service to meet... Read More...

Forty for Forty: The Visitor’s Creed

May 29, 2025

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by Andy Dappen Article in partnership with The Wenatchee World. Forty for Forty: Recognizing the 40th Anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust with 40 stories about lands the Land Trust has protected and kept open for public access. “Leave things... Read More...

Forty For Forty: Old Mountain Biker vs. Young Trail Runner

May 20, 2025

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by Andy Dappen Article in partnership with The Wenatchee World. Forty for Forty: Recognizing the 40th Anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust with 40 stories about lands the Land Trust has protected and kept open for public access. Honor the old;... Read More...

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