Wolverine Fire – A Ringside Seat by Brad Brisbine Jill & I came extremely close to pulling the plug Saturday on our Stehekin vacation. When we came over Navarre Coulee pass, we couldn’t even see the lake, the smoke was...Read More...
Mirror Mountain (7738′), Tumble Mountain (7942′) Story and photos by Jim Brisbine For our annual mid-summer climbing trip this year several friends and I departed somewhat from our pattern of western Cascade and Olympic destinations. We headed into the northern...Read More...
Pictured left: Silver Falls in all it’s beauty along with a rainbow at the base. One of the more popular family outings in the region. You’ve got waterfalls, cool structures (stone steps, log fences, CCC-styled benches), nice views, and intermittent shade....Read More...
The Old Wagon Trail, which is also a section of the Pacific Crest Trail as it passes through North Cascades National Park, connects the lower and upper Stehekin Valley. It makes a pleasant outing through varied forest for day hikers or riders, and provides...Read More...
This trail provides great views of the mountains bounding the upper Entiat Valley. It’s a unique opportunity to observe two important ecosystem processes in action–succession following a wildfire and an ongoing mountain pine beetle attack in lodgepole pine. Maps: View...Read More...
Photo: The view from part way up Tyee Mountain across the Entiat River Valley toward Angle Peak. Words and photos by Andy Dappen Tyee Mountain is better known as a firefighter’s mountain than a skier’s mountain. Twice in recent history...Read More...
Attractions. Stairway to Heaven is a trail accessed from Number Two Canyon that heads up the lower slopes of Twin Peaks east of the main road usually used to access the summit. Like Suspended in Paradise, Stairway to Heaven eliminates...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...
North Star Bike Loop – The Fury of Fire Ride Forget a woman scorned. Hell really hath no fury like a forest burning where a century of fire exclusion has created an overload of fuel that, compounded by climate change,...Read More...
By Matthew Tangeman Attractions. In an area crowded with motors — where the smell of exhaust often intermingles with that of pine and where 700cc engines churn trails to dust — finding a quiet and maintained mountain bike ride is a...Read More...
