Wenatchee Outdoors

Mountain Melodies-Anjali Silva & Sabor
2022-07-23 20:00 - 21:00 UTC
Singing, dancing and alpine air! This series features performances by great local musicians and dancers amid the majestic mountain lake views. Come join the fun this summer at Lake Wenatchee State Park!
Anjali Silva & Sabor is a smooth and funky fusion of Latin jazz flavors, spiced to perfection; a simmering stew, where the California Coast meets the Colorado Mountains and the Pacific Northwest.
♦Visit the artists on Facebook!

Wenatchee Row & Paddle Club-Intermediate Safety & Skill Class
2022-07-24 09:00 - 16:00
Looking for more instruction and safety practice after taking the 1-Day Beginner/Refresher course? Join this class to learn more paddlesport safety techniques and gain river knowledge specific to the Columbia River with expert hands-on instruction. Take your paddling up a level with this course.
About the Event
$125/person for WRPC members and non-members.
Designed to emphasize safety, enjoyment and skill acquisition as a beginner/intermediate for kayakers (traditional decked kayaks, inflatables and site-on-tops), canoers and SUPers. Rowers are welcome and encouraged to attend, although the course will not cover rowing maneuvers. Designed to teach paddlers to safely and enjoyably paddle on gentle rivers.
Topics the course will cover:
· Refresh/review of the 1-day Beginner course topics
· Paddling Environment: Wind, Waves, Weather, Water
· Preparing to Depart: care of equipment, personal equipment review, paddle types
· River Reading: current, volume, direction, eddies, bends, strainers & sieves, cold water, dams, changes from streambed features
· Maneuvers: paddle strokes, practicing maneuvering the kayak or craft, spins, stopping, turns, veering, abeam, sideslips
· Safety and Rescue basics: rescue priorities, exercising judgment, rescue equipment, responsibilities of group, self-rescue, group rescue, towing a kayak or assisting a paddler to shore
· Safety Practice: exit the craft after capsize, rescue self and boat using an effective self-rescue technique, rescue a person in the water and capsized kayak, perform assisted rescues, perform assisted re-entry
Taught by the dynamic American Canoe Association (ACA) L4 Certified Instructor, Heather Herbeck, who has over 18 years of flatwater and whitewater kayaking experience and over 12 years of coaching experience. The American Canoe Association (ACA) has one of the best established paddlesport instruction programs anywhere in the world. The courses are comprehensive, but allow enough flexibility for individual teaching and paddling styles. Come enjoy this opportunity to improving your understanding of paddling technique and theory, so you can paddle more efficiently, confidently and safely.
Reach out with questions and sign up today!7

Trail Work Party!
2022-07-27 17:30 - 19:00
Come join in on the fun! Work parties at #2 Canyon every Wednesday evening with Central Washington Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance. Meet at the container at 5:30pm at Canyon 2 main trail about .5 miles up the trail. Can’t make it by 5:30? No problem, we’ll have extra tools with us, working clockwise on Easy Monday removing brake bumps and clearing drain spots.
For more information click here.

MakerSpace: Basket Weaving
2022-07-30 10:30 - 12:30
Join Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center on Saturday, July 30 for a MakerSpace workshop Basket Weaving Your Story: with Kaila Russell.
Weave a beautiful basket with colorfully hand dyed reed with Kaila Russell. Kaila has been sharing her passion of basket weaving for years with youth and adults across the country. She shares her story of life with all the twists and turns and has us explore our own experience, considering our own story as we weave our basket with kindness.
The cost includes all materials and instruction from Kaila Russel.
$45 for museum members and $55 for non-members. The cost per Family is $100 for museum members and $125 for non members.
Register at: https://www.wenatcheevalleymuseum.org/…/makerspace…/

For more information click here.

Free Entrance Day in National Parks
2022-08-04
Get into the National Parks for free today in celebration of the Great American Outdoors Act Anniversary.
The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), passed in 2020, improving infrastructure and expanding recreation opportunities in national parks and other public lands. The legislation established the National Parks and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund and guaranteed permanent funding for the existing Land and Water Conservation Fund.
The National Parks and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund, supported by revenue from energy development, provides up to $1.9 billion per year for five years to make significant enhancements in national parks and other public lands ensuring their preservation and providing opportunities for recreation, education and enjoyment for current and future visitors. GAOA, the recently passed Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and other construction funding sources are part of a concerted effort to address the extensive maintenance backlog in national parks.
The Land and Water Conservation Fund receives up to $900 million a year from offshore oil and natural gas royalties. This funding assists national parks in the acquisition of essential lands and provides states with money to invest in local conservation and recreation opportunities.

Miles for Monarchs
2022-08-08, 2022-09-12
Community Science Project
Miles for Monarchs, an individual or team program from Monarch Joint Venture. Walk, bike, swim, paddle, and run for monarch conservation, February-November, 2022. Designed to engage participants in personal
wellness while supporting monarch conservation. A single monarch can fly 3,000 miles, so can we? Register, $10. Family teams welcome!

Washington's Channeled Scablands
2022-08-09 19:00 - 21:00
The Wenatchee Valley Erratics, Ice Age Floods Institute’s next program will be on Tuesday, August 9 at 7:00 PM. Tim Connor will talk about his recently published book, “Beautiful Wounds, A Search for Solace and Light in Washington’s Channeled Scablands“
Tim is a writer/photographer from Spokane. The book is a collection of his stunning photographs of the Scabland tracts that blend into the Bretz Flood narrative and his own personal story. In conjunction with the book, the Museum has installed an exhibit of the photographs, which you can view the evening of his talk. (The exhibit is scheduled to close on August 10, so hurry!) His book will be available for purchase and autographing that evening.
This is a bi-modal meeting. If you feel comfortable, you will have the opportunity to attend our first in-person gathering at the Museum since December 2019. If so, please wear a mask to protect yourself and others.

OR, you can participate via a Zoom link on your computer at home.

Zoom link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84812873290Passcode: [REDACTED] ID: 84812873290
Please sign in at 7:00 PM, August 9!

Beautiful Wounds

Early Morning Birding
2022-08-10 06:00 - 10:00, 2022-09-23 07:30 - 11:30
Location: Mountain Home Preserve
Would you like to spend a weekday morning hiking, viewing wildlife, wildflowers, and snow-capped mountains, while being part of a small team collecting bird species data? Community Science Projects are collaborations between scientists and volunteers that expand opportunities for scientific data collection and help answer real-world questions.
Learn more about becoming a CDLT citizen scientist volunteer by contacting Conservation Fellow, Susan Ballinger at susan@cdlandtrust.org or call 509-667-9708. Please note contact Susan by cell phone 24-hours ahead (509-669-7820) to confirm, because changing weather conditions can result in cancelling the route.
For more information click here.

Monthly eBird Surveys at WRI
2022-08-10 08:00 - 09:30
Monthly eBird Surveys at WRI
The eBird Surveys go throughout the year from 8-9:30am @ WRI
Join WRI’s knowledgeable naturalists on a birding survey around the WRI Campus! eBird is the largest biodiversity-related community science project in the world. We will be utilizing it to record our observations of local wild birds. You will conduct four 15-minute stationary bird counts for an hour of birding. Total walking distance is ½ mile, over a gravel path with two moderate hills. All skill levels are welcome!
To learn more about our monthly eBird walks, visit: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/education-programs/community-programs/seasonal-nature-walks.html

Mountain Melodies-Eclectic Cloggers
2022-08-13 20:00 - 21:00
Singing, dancing and alpine air! This series features performances by great local musicians and dancers amid the majestic mountain lake views. Come join the fun this summer at Lake Wenatchee State Park!
The Eclectic Cloggers are a dance group that performs a high energy style of traditional Appalachian step dancing to live, old-time music. This percussive dance form comes from the eastern mountain region of the United States, where it began as a mix of Irish, Scottish and English step dances with African and Native American influences. Since 1984, the Eclectic Cloggers have performed at festivals and community events throughout the Northwest.
✔See the artists on YouTube!
For more information click here.

Railroad History Tour
2022-09-03 09:00 - 15:00
On March 1, 1910, the deadliest avalanche in North American history swept down the snowy Cascades, burying two trains and killing 96 people.
Randy Dasho from Port Orchard, will lead a guided tour of the Wellington site on Saturday, September 3. The tour also visits several other sites between Leavenworth and Stevens Pass that played important roles in the history of the Great Northern Railway Company.
Tour-goers meet at the Wenatchee Valley Museum to board a tour bus that departs at 9 a.m. The bus heads west on U.S. Highway 2, stopping for discussion at different points of interest. The final stop is the interpretive site at Wellington, where participants will have lunch and take a half-mile walk around the area of the disaster. The bus will return by 3:00 pm. Please bring a lunch, plenty of water, and wear good walking shoes.
There will be a presentation at the museum on the Wellington Train Disaster on Friday, September 2, beginning at 6:30. You do not need to be on the bus tour to attend the presentation.
The cost for this tour is $55/member and $75/non-member.
Register at https://www.wenatcheevalleymuseum.org/…/railroad…/

Successful Sauerkraut & Pickle Making
2022-09-07 18:00 - 19:30
Event by Stan’s Merry Mart

Location: Stan’s Merry Mart

Duration: 1 hr 30 min

We are hosting free food preservation classes presented by Margaret Viebrock from the WSU Extension office. Each week a different topic will be covered. Handouts will be provided. Please call Margaret with any questions 509.745.8531

Wednesday, September 7
Successful Sauerkraut & Pickle Making

Monday, September 18
Jams, Jellies and Pie Fillings

Monday, September 26
Canning Meat, Fish, Wild Game and Soups

For more information click here.

35th Annual Apple Century Bike Ride
2022-09-10
Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary Presents the 35th Annual Apple Century Bike Ride
DETAILS:

25, 50 or 100 mile fully supported ride through the Wenatchee Valley.

– Ride begins in Wenatchee continuing to Lake Wenatchee and returning for the full 100 mile experience, or riders can opt to return once arriving in Leavenworth.
Registration fees help support our Challenge Scholarship Program, focusing on at-risk high school students. Our club, while working with school counselors, identify 10th grade students that are at risk of not graduation high school. After the selection process up to 8 students are paired with mentors (club members) for a two-year period. During the two-year period club members help keep the students on track to graduate, with the possibility of 2 students being awarded a $10,000 scholarship each to the college or trade school of their choice.
The Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary Club helps fund a number of local projects such as Rotary Park, and the Second Harvest Food Truck. Our club is also involved with hunger & disaster relief, Polio eradication, international student exchange programs, and numerous community projects.
Registration Available at our RaceEntry.com Registration Site
**We are not able to accept registrations from outside of the U.S. at this time**
For more information click here.

Free Community Workout with Actualize Sports
2022-09-10 06:30 - 07:30
Hosted by Actualize Sports & Fitness

Join us on Saturday Morning’s for a FREE killer community workout!
We want to do REALLY HARD workouts with YOU. For some reason, we think it will bond us.
These will be the kick in the butt kind of workouts that make you reach for your “SUPER STRENGTH”. Where you start to question if you should quit, slow down, or tap out. Make no mistake, our training will improve you just as much mentally as it will physically. FIND THAT INNER STRENGTH!
Regularly pushing yourself and doing hard things will translate to your job, your family life, and your fitness. Who do you want to become? Stick with us to find out.
Let’s get fitter, stronger, & more mentally resilient, TOGETHER EVERY SATURDAY!
Bring your mom, dad, brother, daughter, WHOEVER, & let’s get our SWEAT on.
RSVP so we can plan accordingly.
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Can’t wait to see that inner strength come alive!

For more information click here.

Walk to End Alzheimer's
2022-09-10 08:30 - 10:00
Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Location: Walla Walla Point Park
We walk to find a cure, we walk to let people know you are not alone, we walk because memories matter.
Please walk with us.
For more information click here.

Native Heritage Tours
2022-09-10 09:00 - 15:00
Saturdays, September 10, September 24, and October 15 Native Heritage Tour, The Plateau Through Native American Eyes.
The 3 tours include Dry Falls on 9/10, Frenchman’s Coulee/Vantage on 9/24, and Peshastin Pinnacles/Icicle on 10/15.
Randy Lewis will discuss the cultural significance of each area.
Tour-goers will meet at the Wenatchee Valley Museum to board a tour bus that departs at 9 am and will return by 3:00 pm. Please bring a lunch, plenty of water, and wear good walking shoes.
Randy Lewis grew up with a strong understanding and sense of place within Native American Columbia Plateau indigenous society. Lewis traces his roots to the Wenatchi band. Lewis’ enthusiasm for the history of his people, the stories of his ancestors, and their relation to the surrounding landscape come from a hope for a deeper understanding and respect of ancient cultures.
The member cost is $65/per tour or $165 for all 3 tours. The non-member price is $100/per tour.
For more information about these tours or to become a member please check our website, WenatcheeValleyMuseum.org.
You can register at: https://www.wenatcheevalleymuseum.org/…/native…/

Yoga & Mimosa on the Patio
2022-09-10 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-09-17 10:00 - 11:00
Start your day out right with Yoga on the Patio followed by a Mimosas of choice.
Orange, Pineapple or Blackberry.
Vinyasa for all levels.
Bring your own mat.
The patio is shaded for a lovely relaxing time.
$25 includes Yoga class and a Mimosa
Call to reserve your spot. 509-470-5682 or email shannon@hardhatwinery.com
For more information click here.

Loos 4 the Lodge
2022-09-10 16:00 - 22:00
Loos 4 the Lodge
Location: Leavenworth Ski Hill Lodge
10701 Ski Hill Dr, Leavenworth, WA 98826, United States

Get ready for an incredible evening of music, food, dancing and more as we raise funds for brand new bathrooms at Ski Hill Lodge! Check out this music lineup, you won’t want to miss this. Continue to stay tuned to this event page as we “leak” more upcoming details.
4:00-6:00pm: Buzz Brump
6:30-7:30pm: Eddie Tapia
8:00-10:00pm: DJ Abe Dance Party

For more information click here.

Writer in a Life Vest
2022-09-13 19:00 - 20:00
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
7:00 pm 8:00 pm

HYBRID EVENT! Come in person in WRI’s Red Barn or livestream via Zoom

Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87378715780
If you’re looking for information, insight, and inspiration about climate change, put on your life vest and settle into Writer in a Life Vest, thirty-six lyric essays about the Salish Sea by Lopez Island, WA author Iris Graville. The Wenatchee River Institute and A Book for All Seasons will host Graville at a reading and discussion Tuesday, September 13th at 7 pm. She’ll be joined by a few Leavenworth residents to dramatize some of the essays.
Drafted when Graville served as the first Writer-in-Residence for Washington State Ferries, the essay collection explores threats to Southern Resident killer whales, highlights the voices of climate activists and marine scientists, and relates the joys (and challenges) of ferry transport among the San Juan Islands. Graville tackles complex interconnections and conflicts with a storyteller’s hand, following the advice of poet Kim Stafford to, “Figure out playful ways to write hard news that bring hope, that end in a song.”
Described as “nature writing at its best” by Washington State Book Award finalist Ana Maria Spagna, Writer in a Life Vest leads readers to ask questions and find hope. If you’re angry, fearful, or despondent about the climate crisis, these heartfelt ruminations will buoy you to act on the planet’s behalf. This is Graville’s fourth nonfiction book, including the memoir, Hiking Naked, about the two years she and her family lived in Stehekin.
This is a FREE event with a donation basket at door.
Doors open at 6:30pm for a community social with beer and wine available for purchase. The presentation will start at 7:00pm.
A Book for All Seasons will be at this event to sell Iris’s book.
All Red Barn Events are now hybrid, you may join us in person in the Red Barn or livestream virtually via Zoom.
Address: 347 Division Street, Leavenworth, WA 98826
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Beginner Bird Walks
2022-09-14 08:00 - 09:30
Beginner Bird Walks with Wenatchee River Institute
September 14th, October 12th, November 9th, December 14th (every second Wednesday of the month)
8am-9:30am @ WRI
Join WRI for a birding walk around the WRI campus! All birding experience levels are welcome. Loaner binoculars are available, too! You’ll also learn to use eBird, the largest biodiversity-related community science project in the world. These walks happen once a month. Join for as many as you can!
For more information click here.

Summer Music Series
2022-09-14 18:00 - 20:00
Hosted by the Leavenworth Winter Sports Club
Location: Ski Hill Lodge
The all-female string band from the Chumstick Highway-the Chumlilies, play classics and originals. Fun for the whole family!
For more information click here.

Index Climbers Festival
2022-09-17 - 2022-09-18
4th Annual Index Climbers Festival will be September 17-18.
Location-Index, WA.

You can expect more of last year’s goodies:
– Climbing Competition
– Climbing clinics with the Mountain Bureau
– Raffles and prizes
– Community BBQ
– T-shirts
– Local artists
– Live Music from Mother Blue
– And whatever else we can dream up!

You won’t want to miss this. The full schedule is available on the website at www.indexclimbersfest.com
This event is sponsored by the Mountain Bureau, American Alpine Club, Washington Climbers Coalition, and more!

Free Community Workout with Actualized Sports
2022-09-17 06:30 - 07:30

Garden Clean Up, Composting, Overwintering
2022-09-17 10:00 - 12:00
Hosted by WSU Extension Chelan/Douglas Counties Master Gardeners
Location: Community Education Garden 1100 North Western Avenue in Wenatchee, WA.
Three topics: Garden Clean-Up to Avoid Weed and Insect Problems; Composting; Overwintering Cannas and Geraniums.
For more information click here.

Jams, Jellies & Pie Fillings
2022-09-18 18:00 - 19:30
Event by Stan’s Merry Mart

Location: Stan’s Merry Mart

Duration: 1 hr 30 min

We are hosting free food preservation classes presented by Margaret Viebrock from the WSU Extension office. Each week a different topic will be covered. Handouts will be provided. Please call Margaret with any questions 509.745.8531

Monday, September 18
Jams, Jellies and Pie Fillings

Monday, September 26
Canning Meat, Fish, Wild Game and Soups

For more information click here

Attempting the World Record for Longest Distance Traveled by Hand Cycle
2022-09-20 18:30 - 20:00
The VID Expedition-Attempting the World Record for Longest Distance Traveled by Hand Cycle
There’s a great opportunity coming up on Tuesday, September 20, to hear about the VID Expedition. This expedition was started by Michiel Desmet who is from Belgium and has been living with a spinal cord injury for the past 10 years. He is currently attempting to break the world record for the longest distance traveled by hand cycle. His route is more than 4000 miles long (6500 km; 6500 is VID in Roman numerals). He started in Anchorage, AK in June and plans to finish in Los Angeles, CA by the end of November.
He is currently passing through NCW and will be giving a presentation about his journey at The Mercantile on Tuesday, September 20, at 6:30 PM. The Mercantile is located at 14 N Wenatchee Ave. Michiel definitely has an interesting story to tell and unique logistics to manage as he makes this record-breaking attempt.
This will be a very informal event and there will likely be time to ask Michiel questions that you have about his experiences, both on and off the bike. This presentation is free and open to the public.

Summer Music Series
2022-09-21 18:00 - 20:00
Hosted by Leavenworth Winter Sports Club
Location: Ski Hill Lodge
Kristen Marlo began singing before she could talk and hasn’t stopped since. She is a classically trained vocalist and self-taught guitarist, but also an accomplished composer and lyricist. She is a United States Air Force veteran. Inspiration for her prolific songwriting comes from passion for new experiences; her work covers the full range of human emotion, from love and lust to rage and revenge.
For more information click here.
