This 3-day backpacking trip offers a tour of three groups of lakes in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Chain and Doelle lakes are pristine, and catching a trout for dinner was as easy as throwing a hook in the water. Lake...Read More...
by Matthew Tangeman These are not only some of the closest trails to the Western-themed hub of Winthrop, they are also among the least traveled. Given their proximity to town, you should saddle up the trusty steed (the two-wheeled variety)...Read More...
Oval Pass and Eagle Pass — Trails and Climbs Attractions. The Oval Pass and Eagle Pass environs of the Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness offer visitors miles of well-graded trails, a half-dozen 8,000-foot peaks with non-technical routes to scramble up, and larch...Read More...
This article by Rick Steigmeyer appeared in The Wenatchee World and is reprinted below with the paper’s permission. LEAVENWORTH — Rich Brinkman, a Wenatchee Valley College sociology professor, just completed a long walk — and he feels it. Brinkman returned to...Read More...
The iconic “hair pin turn” along Old Blewett Pass Highway. Photo by Mark Shaffer. ATTRACTIONS: This ride offers beautiful views, and riding Old Blewett Pass Highway is kind of like mountain biking on your road bike–on pavement, but on a...Read More...
High Chiwaukum Traverse September 2-6, 2016 By Jim Brisbine Big McWaukum Peak Big Chiwaukum Peak Ladies Peak Unsettled weather over Labor Day Weekend sent many of us scrambling for alternative trips....Read More...
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...
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...
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...
