Biking | Wenatchee Outdoors

Adventure through Bikepacking

July 19, 2021

by Ray Birks Ray Birks, author of this article, volunteer extraordinaire for WenOut, and experienced mountain biker. Back in the day, before specialized gear and actual knowledge of what we were doing,... Read More...

Steliko Lookout Available for Overnight Rental

June 4, 2021

Things to know, What's Happening

Steliko Lookout Available For Overnight Rental View of the newly constructed bed platforms inside Steliko Lookout. USDA Forest Service photo by Jon Meier. Nestle into your sleeping bag at the top of a mo... Read More...

Far Flung-Tarpiscan to Vantage Bikepacking Trip

May 28, 2021

Adventure, Guidebook

Far Flung - Tarpiscan to Vantage Bikepacking Trip by Ray Birks The Tarpiscan and Colockum areas of the Wenatchee Mountains are notoriously rocky. It’s almost as if a giant hand swept across North Central Wash... Read More...

Giant Ripples in the Scablands

May 21, 2021

Things to know, What's Happening

Nick on the Rocks is a show on PBS with the star being a geologist named Nick who works at Central Washington University. Nick explains the geologic history of our region to help us understand the area we recre... Read More...

Gravel Bike Tips

May 17, 2021

Gear, Things to know, What's Happening

by Sarah Shaffer We have been hearing a lot about gravel bikes in the past couple of years. Personally, I have a mountain bike and used to own a cyclo-cross bike but sold it, it was too small. I like having on... Read More...

Valuing Public Lands-Day To Day

May 5, 2021

Things to know

by Sarah Shaffer In 2017 I made it a point to find meaningful ways to go about my day to day costs with intention. Below are four ways you can contribute to our State Parks, National Parks, the Department of F... Read More...

Where do you want to walk, bike or scooter to? County seeks input on Multi-Use Pathway Plan.

April 19, 2021

Things to know, What's Happening

Where do you want to walk, bike or scooter to? County seeks input on Multi-Use Pathway Plan. Chelan County launches online community survey and mapping tool to identify and prioritize opportunities for impr... Read More...

Chelan Butte/Highway 97A Loop

April 2, 2021

Guidebook, Things to know, What's Happening

Chelan Butte/Highway 97A Loop by Ray Birks Climbing up Chelan Butte Road can be a brute. It’s a mostly steep and relentless adventure and the single-track coming down toward the lake is good, but not great. I... Read More...

The Spaces Between

March 3, 2021

Adventure, Things to know

by Ray Birks "Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down Letting the days go by, water flowing underground Into the blue again after the money's gone Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground" ... Read More...

Pyramid Mountain

February 24, 2021

Guidebook

by Ray Birks Bryan Dolejsi on Pyramid Summit taking in the view. Pyramid Mountain had rolled around in my head as a ‘must do’ ride ever since I moved to the Wenatchee Valley a number of years ago. But ... Read More...

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