Editors Note: Katy has been an inspiration for our team at Wenatchee Outdoors for awhile now. Her upbeat attitude, zest for life and multi-sport passions had us curious to know more about her. Read below to get to know what...Read More...
Five Reasons to Come Back by Katie Covey Now that I’m halfway through my senior year at Washington State University, the unsettling feeling of what to do after graduation is slowly creeping up. That dreaded question of “What’s next after...Read More...
The pygmy rabbit is endangered and lives in the shrub steppe near Wenatchee. Not only is the pygmy rabbit facing habitat loss, wildfires, predators and climate change, but a new virus is sweeping west that may threaten this already fragile...Read More...
Sage Hills-The Horse Lake Lollipop By Ray Birks This report is part of a series, written for Wenatchee Outdoors, to document some of the classic mountain bike rides within an hour’s drive of the Wenatchee Valley. They consist of more...Read More...
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...
The Scoop on Poop — What to do with Waste by Andy Dappen and Matthew Tangeman It’s one of those topics we’d prefer not to think about, speak about, or even look at. We’d rather just sit on the toilet...Read More...
Wenatchee Naturalist course instructor Susan Ballinger writes articles about plants, habitats and creatures in our area. She has a wealth of knowledge and expertise which make her articles true gems of information pertinent to those living in Central Washington. Check...Read More...
Climbing and Brownies by Sarah Shaffer It has been a solid year since I last went rock climbing. A part of me wonders, if I haven’t gone for a year maybe I don’t enjoy it as much as I...Read More...
