Wenatchee Outdoors

Sliking: The Secret to Feeling Eight Again

December 25, 2022

By Carolyn Grow Dailey at SkinnyWalletFatLife Imagine the joy of feeling eight-years old again — how liberating, exhilarating, and fun it would be to escape for a day and find that kid locked deep inside you. Inconceivable? It happened for... Read More...

Ross Lake

December 22, 2022

Adventure Guidebook Things to know

Editors Note: Although this trip is a bit out of our general region that we cover in our guidebook posts, it is a special spot, an amazing lake and we are dreaming of summertime adventures. We thought this worthy of... Read More...

Adjusting to Injury

December 21, 2022

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by Molly Steere Eight weeks ago, I ruptured my plantar fascia (the flat band of tissue, or ligament, which runs from the back of the heel and fans out to the toes). I had plantar fasciitis and decided to go... Read More...

Tree Talks with Theo

December 19, 2022

Things to know What's Happening

Editors Note: The North Cascades Institute and Theodore Hoss present a new video series to educate people of all ages on forest ecology and a few important species of the North Cascades. We have enjoyed these videos so much we... Read More...

Sun Mountain & Methow Valley Skiing History

December 16, 2022

Adventure Things to know

Below is an article Charles Hickenbottom wrote about his stay at Sun Mountain Lodge and the surrounding area. Charles is able to link his thoughts of cross country ski trails around Sun Mountain and the Methow Valley during a season... Read More...

Expansion of Saddle Rock Natural Area

December 12, 2022

Things to know What's Happening

The Chelan-Douglas Land Trust (CDLT) and the City of Wenatchee have completed a partnership project that expands the Saddle Rock Natural Area and establishes a legal route between Jacobson Preserve and Saddle Rock. The Land Trust has been working for... Read More...

New Wintertime Non-Motorized Areas Established in Wenatchee Mountains

December 9, 2022

Guidebook Things to know What's Happening

by Andy Dappen At the 2022 Backcountry Ski Filmfest held on November 19, sponsors of the event, El Sendero Backcountry Ski and Snowshoe Club, announced some big wins regarding the creation of new Wintertime Non-Motorized Areas in the Wenatchee Mountains. Working... Read More...

December Snows-2022

December 7, 2022

Things to know What's Happening

December Snows-2022 by Andy Dappen December 3, 2022. It’s an unusually good early-December snowpack that currently coats the hills surrounding the greater Wenatchee Valley. In fact, as I skied up and down the Twin Peaks Road today, I concluded the... Read More...

Cache Me If You Can

December 5, 2022

Gear Things to know

By Ray Birks Geocaching has been described as the world’s largest treasure hunt. A series of hide-and-seek games where hiders provide online clues for seekers. Seekers use an app on their phone using GPS to hunt for hidden caches. The... Read More...

Painting the Beauty of Nature

December 2, 2022

Adventure Things to know

by Jan Cook Mack When I first came to Wenatchee in 1986, I had been painting rural landscapes in White Creek New York where I had lived. There were many farms and rolling hills of woodlots and fields of corn... Read More...

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