The Reluctant Birder by Molly Steere This article was originally posted on the Visit Wenatchee Valley blog. I have fostered an irrational fear of birds for the majority of my life. Maybe it’s because I saw Hitchcock’s The Birds at...Read More...
It’s time to hear from the community about Saddle Rock trails Saddle Rock, our well-known and well-loved icon along the western skyline of Wenatchee, has been important for generations of Indigenous Peoples. Saddle Rock and the lands surrounding it have...Read More...
Local community member Charlie Hickenbottom recently published a book on the history of the local pavement-based bicycle routes for Wenatchee and East Wenatchee. The 283-page history book begins with the 1970s and continues to the present. The book finishes by...Read More...
Written By: Marc Dilley With longer days and melting snow, the earliest of the wildflowers have begun their show in the foothills of Chelan County. To the west of the Wenatchee Valley on the Sage Hills Loop and other areas,...Read More...
Sharing the Trail by Alix Whitener As much as we all enjoy the peaceful experience of having the trail to ourselves, chances are we’re likely to be sharing the trail with others, many of whom use different modes of travel....Read More...
by Molly Steere Reason #437 why I love living in Wenatchee: we can pack more play into the day. We don’t have to sit in traffic or drive for hours to experience the very best of the outdoors. Regardless of...Read More...
Editors Note: We recently read an article that was published on Sustainable Wenatchee’s website written by Cassie Bodgan-Slemmer, board member for Sustainable Wenatchee. Cassie’s article has many great tips on ways to extend the life of your gear along with...Read More...
by Molly Steere I don’t remember the very first time I hiked Saddle Rock. What I do know is that I hiked it very soon after we moved to the Wenatchee area twelve years ago and it quickly became symbolic...Read More...
Right now, there is a proposed industrial solar development project for Badger Mountain under way. Industrial solar needs to be very close to existing substations (hence, interest in Badger Mountain). Solar developments have fences around them which impacts animal movement...Read More...
by Joe Anderson The new year has arrived, and I am sure resolutions have been made to lose weight, get more exercise, and to dust off the snowshoes in the garage or to use the new ones Santa left. Snow...Read More...
