Okanogan Weather & Road Conditions

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Okanogan Weather & Road Conditions REGIONAL WEATHER  Weather (NOAA)  Geographic Weather Fire Conditions Ski Area Weather BrewsterBridgeport Chelan Coulee City Grand Coulee Mazama Omak Okanogan Oroville Osoyoos Republic Stehekin Tonasket Twisp Winthrop Cascade Crest: Rainy PassColumbia Basin East Slope Cascades Eastern WA... Read More...

Gardner Mountain

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With such titles as the highest peak in the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness, the second highest peak in Okanogan County, and the 22nd highest peak in the state, one would think ‘Gardner Mountain’ would be a household name. But it’s not.... Read More...

Border Camp Trail

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Tough Mudding the Border Camp Trail by Andy Dappen Has the world gone a little crazy when wanna-be tough guys prove their machismo completing manufactured obstacle courses that smack more of reality TV than reality? What kind of fatuous behavior... Read More...

Okanogan Webcams

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Okanogan Webcams LOCAL TOWN AND ATTRACTION DESTINATIONS Brewster (Observatory) Chelan (various)  Colville Kelowna, BC                        Mazama (Ranch House) Methow Valley (various) Newhalem (Diablo Dam) Osoyoos, BC Pateros Trinity (Massie Ridge) ... Read More...

Chopaka Mountain-South Peak

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Attractions. South Chopaka Mountain rises directly above Chopaka Lake and has commanding view over the meandering Similkameen River flowing south out of Canada into the American Okanogan. The hike is quite varied with a pleasant double track jeep road taking you through stands... Read More...

Washington Pass-Graduation Tour

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The Graduation Tour by Andy Dappen It was the college graduation season of mid-May when we arrived at Washington Pass to try this tour. I was thinking about my youngest daughter — I’d be attending her college graduation ceremony the... Read More...

Buck Mountain Ride

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Buck Mountain Ride By Matt Tangeman Ask a Methow Valley local for his/her go-to mountain bike ride, and there is a fair chance you’ll hear about, Buck Mountain. A balanced mixture of Forest Service Roads, jeep roads, and fantastic singletrack,... Read More...

Omak Mountain Hikes

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Attractions: Topping out at 5,748 feet Omak Mountain is a giant hill that rises nearly 5,000 vertical feet above the town of Omak (840 feet). It’s also a hill whose sprawling slopes constitute nearly 100 square miles of the surrounding... Read More...

Methow Valley Birding

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Methow Valley Birding The Methow watershed with its rivers and mountains, shrub-steppe and forests, low-lands and alpine zones has some of the most diverse bird habitat of anywhere in Washington State. Over 250 species of birds live or migrate through... Read More...

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