Story and Photos By Andy Dappen “I’m taking the day off because of you,” Mike Rolfs told me when Wenatchee Outdoors announced that all residents of our fair valley should not work but play outdoors in nature on the Friday...Read More...
by Tom Potter Zambia is home to an experience on every whitewater kayaker’s dream list: the Zambezi River. As a natural border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, the Zambezi is one of the largest drainages in Africa and flows at an...Read More...
by Ray Birks I’ll admit that I do like winter and snow sports but there’s always a part of me that pines for warmer temperatures and open trails for mountain biking or clean pavement for road biking. But as with...Read More...
Bad Ending to Great Backcountry by Liz Dunham The day started out wonderfully. Tumwater canyon was gorgeous under the cloudy sky; recent avalanche paths were visible between the evergreen forests and bare winter larches. After a stretch of especially freezing...Read More...
Wanted-Community Outreach Coordinator for Wenatchee Outdoors! WenOut is seeking an outgoing, motivated person who believes in our mission to inspire, guide, and connect our outdoor community. This person will help to define this new role and handle a variety of tasks...Read More...
by Isabel Menna Wenatchee Valley’s top level cross-country ski team, Plain Valley Nordic Team (PVNT), has risen quickly to become one of the leading junior Nordic ski teams in the United States. Founded by Plain Hardware owner, Rob Whitten, less than a decade ago, together with the trail system on which they...Read More...
Avalanche ABCs for Snowshoers by Tom Janisch with illustrations from Allen & Mike’s Avalanche Book by Allen O’Bannon and Mike Clelland (Falcon Guides) WHAT IS AN AVALANCHE? A snow avalanche is a mass of snow moving down slope which may...Read More...
Editors Note: Charlotte is a Leavenworth local, apparel co-creator/business owner, is 26-years old and has climbed all the volcanoes in Washington state. She is driven, passionate and competes in Nordic races. She travels abroad, speaks at TedTalks and is an...Read More...
My name is Audrey Moore and I am teaching the Outdoor Recreation class at Wenatchee High School this year, continuing the hard work that Nikki Buzzell put in to start the course. This year we have a total of 58...Read More...
My fascination with bees started years ago. Bumble Bees, Honey Bees, Mason Bees, Leafcutter Bees the list goes on. To be exact, there are 25,000 known species of bee. They range in size from the tiny tropical stingless bees...Read More...
