Who: Hannah Kiser and Chelan Pauly – both 25 years old Wenatchee High School alumni with a love for science, the outdoors, and Type II fun. What: A 2,660 mile thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail. Where: From the...Read More...
RunWenatchee will host the Trails In Motion International Film Festival at 7 p.m., Friday, March 24, at the Numerica Performing Arts Center in downtown Wenatchee. The event features seven trail running films with such themes as perseverance and individual quirkiness,...Read More...
Highland Voices 25 Years of the Okanogan Highlands Alliance A small group of people can really make a difference. Twenty-five years ago, a group of neighbors formed the Okanogan Highlands Alliance (OHA) when a large scale, open pit, cyanide leach...Read More...
by Sarah Shaffer An exciting moment for the Wenatchee Valley is happening right now! Located only a stone’s throw from Walla Walla Park and the Town Toyota Center, Riverfront Rock Gym celebrated their grand opening this weekend. Riverfront Rock Gym offers...Read More...
by WenOut Staff Should grizzly bears return to the North Cascades? A debate is currently taking place about whether the grizzly bear, once a resident of the state, should be reintroduced to it one-time habitat in the North Cascades. It...Read More...
RunWenatchee announced this week it will host three world-renowned ultrarunners this Spring in conjunction with its events. Max King, Krissy Moehl and Jeff Browning will hold question-and-answer sessions and participate in other activities during separate visits to Wenatchee. The Q&A...Read More...
by WenOut Staff Celebrating Castle Rock Despite the rain clouds trying to dampen the mood, the atmosphere was celebratory as 56 people congregated in late afternoon on Wednesday (May 13) to officially dedicate the new Castle Rock trailhead and trail. Bob...Read More...
by WenOut Staff With such an abundance of high quality granite in the area, why go inside a gym to climb? For starters: year-round access regardless of weather, off-season training, education, and to provide a social hub for the local...Read More...
Everybody Out(doors) Day What kind of nonsense is this… use National Outdoors Day (June 13) to go indoors so you can learn about the outdoors? The irony of this scheme is not lost on those of us who proselytize about...Read More...
The Yakima Skyline 50K by Laura Valaas “What’s your name?” Water. “What’s your name?” Gu. “What’s your name?” Coke. At this point, I realized two things — they were asking what my name was, and I hadn’t been responding out...Read More...