Braver Biking: Women’s Mountain Biking Workshop By Liz Dunham I have a mountain bike. It’s a Stump Jumper. It’s old, like me, and doesn’t get out as often as it would like, also like me. I went to a mountain...Read More...
by Sarah Shaffer This year has brought many fun adventures. I have been fortunate to get outdoors a lot with my family to all sorts of locales. We have been partaking in mountain biking, rock climbing, canoe-camping and Nordic skiing...Read More...
by Marlene Farrell It’s a Wednesday, we wake early, don running clothes and shoes, swallow sips of coffee, and make our way to the Leavenworth gazebo. In the spring and fall, each runner materializes out of the darkness. In the...Read More...
Enchanting Substitutes by Andy Dappen The Enchantment Traverse is one of Washington’s premier hikes. Because it’s hard to get an overnight permit for the 19-mile trek, many people have given up on backpacking the route. Instead, day hiking and trail...Read More...
Everesting Mission By Mark Shaffer “Nobody said it was easy. Oh, it’s such a shame for us to part. Nobody said it was easy. No one ever said it would be so hard. I’m going back to the start.” The...Read More...
Editors Note: This article was originally published on 7/5/22 in The Wenatchee World and is written by Libby Williams. At 3,835 feet, the Chelan Butte creates a backdrop for the city of Chelan. Besides some trails, the land is largely...Read More...
Charlie Hickenbottom recently wrote a thorough article regarding the Princeton bike route in Wenatchee. With interesting nuggets of historical information, the Princeton Bike Route-Past, Present & Future alludes to potential plans for new routes that the city may be considering...Read More...
No-Cook Backpacking Food from the Grocery Store by Dana Kerr I love the simplicity of life in the backcountry, and so I want my backpacking menu to be just as simple. For me, this means opting out of bringing a...Read More...
by Tom Potter All photos provided by Tom Potter It’s not every year that we get pristine dirt conditions in the Wenatchee Valley well into June. In fact, it’s a total anomaly. The 2022 spring mountain bike season has definitely...Read More...
Editors Note: For those with accessibility issues for getting outdoors, Jen Sotolongo with the Seattle Times, has put together a list of 9 trails in Washington State that meet ADA requirements for accessibility. You can read 9 Great Hikes in...Read More...
