FITNESS LEVELS We use a 1 to 4 scale with 1 being easy, 4 being extremely strenuous. Easy (or minimal): Comfortable doing the activity in question for a few hours at a casual pace. Intermediate: Able to go at a casual pace...Read More...
By Andy Dappen “Ninety percent of an iceberg’s mass lies under the surface, but 100 percent of a man’s manliness is tucked below the surface–if he’s just emerged from Isolation Lake anyway.” I dangle that quote like a lure in...Read More...
Castle Rock Re-Opened — by Kalie Wertz This rocky peaklet is one of the focal points when you scan the Wenatchee Foothills. There it sits, locked between Number 1 Canyon and Number 2 Canyon, for the eye to settle upon. Despite...Read More...
When we asked local climber Stewart Hoover, a recovering lawyer who now climbs more than he lawyers, to write a review of the new climbing guide Leavenworth Rock, he obliged. He’s a relative newvcomer to the area and felt he could...Read More...
A long, trusted navigational companion among hikers and backpackers, Green Trails Maps has updated several of their more popular local maps to better suit the needs of many different user groups. Outdoor enthusiasts now have the option to choose...Read More...
Editor’s Note: This piece was originally posted on November 7th, 2013, and is a great family fun activity. And while Homestead Trail is a well-exposed trail to the Wenatchee sunshine, this GPS course can either be quickly done in one...Read More...
Squilchuck Identity Crisis by Andy Dappen The trouble with Squilchuck State Park is that for much of its history it has lacked an identity. Most state parks have a defining feature that draws visitors — cliffs to climb, lakes to...Read More...
Meru… the Movie Reviewed by Andy DappenMeru, the movie of climbing the unclimbed Himalayan peak of the same name, showed in Leavenworth at the Snowy Owl Theater to a sold-out audience. As a winner of the Sundance Film Festival,...Read More...
Sockeye season opened on Wednesday (August 5) on Lake Wenatchee and will remain open through the weekend and, perhaps, into the early part of the week before the harvestable number of fish have been caught. Because of the warm...Read More...
