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...
Written By Andy Dappen Leaving her Seattle home at 1:30 a.m., Christine Boskoff briefly wondered what she was thinking when she agreed to meet me in Leavenworth, Washington for a mid-October, one-day ascent of Dragontail Peak. She had just returned...Read More...
The Lake Chelan Nordic Club will be hosting the 4th annual Echo Ridge Ski Loppet on January 7th, 2017 at the Echo Ridge Nordic Area. A loppet is a great gathering of skiers who ski on specifically groomed trails, either classic...Read More...
Here at WenatcheeOutdoors.org we work very hard to bring the outdoors to you. We have been busy this year rebuilding the website, rebuilding our logo, teaching classes, promoting conservation, sitting on committees, along with other projects we have been working...Read More...
by Steve Tidd There is, sometimes, a fine line between fun and scary. Scare someone or watch a scary movie on Halloween and you will see what I mean. But I have also crossed this line many times during my...Read More...
Land Trust Secures Crucial Foothills Property Purchase of Lester Family Property Completes Sage Hills Protection The Chelan-Douglas Land Trust has just purchased 105 acres in the Sage Hills area of the Wenatchee Foothills from the Lester family. The Land Trust...Read More...
El Sendero Backcountry Film Festival Celebrates 12 years of the Snow Less Traveled December 14, 2016 Wenatchee, Washington Numerica Performing Arts Center – 7pm Each year in December El Sendero hosts the Backcountry Film Festival. This year the Film Festival...Read More...
Dark Side Festival at Mission Ridge-September 24th, 2016 The Staxx Brothers and its high-energy sound will headline this Saturday’s Dark Side Festival at Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resort. On stage, the Seattle band and festival favorite has been described...Read More...
Consider becoming a Wenatchee Naturalist! If you are looking for a way to deepen your connection to both the natural and human aspects of our collective home, consider becoming a Wenatchee Naturalist! Registration is now open for the next 50-hour...Read More...
