Sarah Shaffer, Liz Dunham and Tana Shaffer (the beast) with High Pass in the background. Marmot Chirps and Snow Daiquiris by Sarah Shaffer Once a year my good friend Liz and I make plans for a one or two night ladies...Read More...
Smoke and rain may have kept all but the fiercest diehards inside this fall, but whether you’ve been attacking the trails or anchoring down the couch lately, you can still get your fill of fall with this brand new slideshow. While...Read More...
Easily accessible from downtown Leavenworth, this flat walk is a great outing for families and people looking for an easy, relaxing outing. The trail parallels the Wenatchee river and offers interpretive signs with information about the area’s history. There are also...Read More...
Photo by Sarah Shaffer. Article by Andy Dappen. For starters, the lake has quite a name going for it. En route to this lake for Norse heroes slain in battle, you’ll see both the snowy slopes of Mt. Hinman in...Read More...
When my family saw the special about Steve Irwin (aka the Crocodile Hunter) in the Galapagos Islands, we all laughed when, just before jumping in the drink to harass some new animal, he looked at the camera and, with his...Read More...
My companions were shocked I’d never hiked to Twin Lakes. “What? Mr. Outdoors hasn’t hiked this? Every outdoorsman who’s any outdoorsman has hiked this one!” I was feeling pretty insignificant and sputtered a Swiss Cheese rational: Being a relatively short...Read More...
The Good. Sage Hills or Saddle Rock? Which of these parcels of undeveloped hills flanking Wenatchee to the west offer the best hikes, mountain bike rides, and trail runs? It’s a contentious debate, but my money is on the Sage...Read More...
This scenic ridge separates the North Fork Entiat and South Fork Pyramid Creek valleys. The south approach to the ridge is a good early season hike, with slopes melted out clear to the ridgetop. Several blowdowns across the trail would...Read More...
Update (September 2017): The Entiat River Road and access to Myrtle Lake reopened this past spring after nearly a two-year closure caused by the Wolverine Fire during the summer of 2015). See the condition update below for more details. A...Read More...
Short and steep, the trail to Minotaur Lake ascends through hemlock forests into a sub-alpine region of heather and huckleberries before it reaches this emerald lake filling a cirque below Labyrinth Mountain. People who like to get their climbing done...Read More...
