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...
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...
by Ray Birks One topic of conversation that pops up occasionally with my buddies on rides or road trips is, “What technology or piece of gear has changed mountain biking the most since you started riding?” We go back and...Read More...
Fix the Click by Ray Birks One of the keys to having fun riding a bike is that the bike operates as it should. You step on the pedals, the chain engages with the gears, the wheels turn and the...Read More...
by Molly Steere I don’t remember the very first time I hiked Saddle Rock. What I do know is that I hiked it very soon after we moved to the Wenatchee area twelve years ago and it quickly became symbolic...Read More...
Editors Note: We stumbled upon this article with helpful tips and knowledge about bikepacking in the winter by Dave Gray. Did you know lithium batteries hold up in the cold better than alkaline? You can find more helpful tidbits by...Read More...
Photos and article by Ray Birks “It’s just a fad.” “It’s simply a new market bike companies created to get more of your money.” “Won’t it be cold?” Talk to me two years ago and those were the thoughts roaming...Read More...
Amphitheater Loop 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 than just details...Read More...
Our very own team member Coby Trudell is the man shredding the downhill in this short film by Cody Carter. All footage was taken in the mountains surrounding Wenatchee. The bike chosen for the film is from Transition Bikes located...Read More...
Editors Note: Josh is someone we heard about in the rumblings of the outdoor community awhile back, a local nurse who completed the Tour Divide by mountain bike in record time. We were fortunate enough to track him down recently...Read More...
