Pedal for a Cause by Alan Walker We never know what type of bikes riders will choose when participating in the Apple Century Bike Ride. In Sunrise Rotary’s 34 years of hosting the ride we have seen elliptical bicycles, recumbent,...Read More...
Jim Brisbine has been climbing Washington peaks for 40+ years, documenting hundreds of summits and thousands of trail miles in words and pictures. Jim recently went on a backcountry ski outing with Todd, Yoko, and Debra for another quasi-annual installment...Read More...
Sisters in Action Sports (SAS) is a PNW founded non-profit with a mission to inspire, encourage, and empower girls and women through participation in action sports. In Central Washington, SAS has implemented rock climbing, mountain biking, and snow programs with...Read More...
Skin Tips for Climbing Skins by Andy Dappen Following are some questions that inquiring minds have asked me, over the years, about climbing skins for backcountry skiing. Q: Should Nordic skiers, not just backcountry skiers, carry skins? A: Depends. On...Read More...
The Chelan-Douglas Land Trust (CDLT) and the Keane family have entered into a conservation easement to permanently protect a 6,723-acre family ranch in Douglas County to support farming and prov ide habitat for the imperiled greater sage-grouse. The Keane family...Read More...
Editors Note: Tom is someone we have heard a lot about from local athletes. A charismatic, inspiring outdoor adventurer. Hot yoga doer, winter kayaker (along with other seasons), air seeking mountain biker. With the amount of stoke Tom oozes, he...Read More...
Editor’s note: This post originally ran January 11, 2008 but we find the information to still be valid and we aren’t finding any newer greater developments out there. Rather than technological improvements, a big development would simply be getting everyone to consider...Read More...
CHELAN-DOUGLAS LAND TRUST SEEKS COMMUNITY INPUT Survey provides opportunity to help shape key initiatives for local land and habitat conservation The Chelan-Douglas Land Trust is asking the community to help shape its next five-year Strategic Plan by taking a ten-minute...Read More...
Mission Ridge Adds A Bonus Day of Operations Mission Ridge is returning to a 7 day-a-week schedule through the end of February for the first time in 19 years. “It is very exciting to be able to return to a...Read More...
Winter Warmth by Andy Dappen and WenOut board members Finally I’m beginning to sympathize with my wife who has been a cold body for much of her life. For decades I’ve exuded heat, but age is making me soft. For...Read More...
