Glamping Shaffer Style
Glamping Shaffer Style
by Sarah Shaffer
Glamping is the activity of camping with some of the comforts and luxuries of home. It derives from the words "glamourous" and "camping", as said by Dictionary.com. ... Read More...
9 Great WA Hikes for People in Wheelchairs, Canes, Strollers or Crutches
Editors Note: For those with accessibility issues for getting outdoors, Jen Sotolongo with the Seattle Times, has put together a list of 9 trails in Washington State that meet ADA requirements for accessibility... Read More...
Viewing the World in an Insect-Centric Way
Viewing the World in an Insect-Centric Way
By Andrea Bixby-Brosi
I recently introduced my 7-yr-old to the sport of mountain biking, and I am so happy that he enjoys it as much as I do. As we zip through the w... Read More...
Climbing and Brownies
Sarah setting up a route by lead climbing. Kate Bonnett belaying.
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... Read More...
The Seasons of Saddle Rock
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 of m... Read More...
Downhill Skiing with Kids
Downhill Skiing with Kids
by Liz Dunham
There is a fabulous you-tube video of a father dressed as a drill seargant waking up his kids with a bugle and forcing them to go downhill skiing. His mantra echoes in ... Read More...
Hiking the Ginkgo Petrified Forest
Hiking the Ginkgo Petrified Forest
by WenOut Staff
Passing by the little desert town of Vantage on the I-90 might not provoke many questions in the minds of the car-laden besides perhaps "Who possibly lives h... Read More...
Banks Lake Paddling
Banks Lake is an anomaly on several fronts.
Basalt cliffs flanking the western shoreline of Banks Lake on the Cache Butte Loop.
First, without extreme forces of nature and determined efforts of human eng... Read More...
Palisades Sagebrush Steppe
by Glade and Andrea Brosi The frozen waterfall. Photo taken by Sarah Shaffer.
Last Sunday we decided to explore the Palisades and were rewarded with the first wildflowers of the spring season. They wer... Read More...
Steliko Lookout Available for Overnight Rental
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...