Report and and photos by John Plotz From Colchuck Lake, the girth of Dragontail Peak is enough to make anyone feel small and insignificant. Studying the massive walls of this peak, a climber’s eye is immediately drawn to the twin...Read More...
Summit Post details this trail nicely and includes photographs. Click here to view the post. Adapted from Summitpost.org: This route is a fun technical rock route. This route is popular and can be crowded. Get to the climb early or try...Read More...
Photo: Geoff Cecil on the beautiful last pitch of Prusik Peak’s south face. Words and photos by John Plotz May 23, 2009 Geoff Cecil of Roslyn and I climbed the South Face of Prusik Peak. There are two routes of note...Read More...
Mark and Sarah Shaffer climbing “Outerspace” a highly touted climbing route right outside of Leavenworth. It has great “chicken heads” to use on top of crack climbing making it a crack/face climb all in one. You can see the chicken...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...
The scenery along this trail includes old-growth forest, meadows and, if you visit at the right time of year, beautiful fall foliage. There are also many great opportunities for wildlife viewing and fishing. Maps: View our topo map. Note: use ‘Print...Read More...
Nice views over Wenatchee Heights and Columbia River Valley. Nice wildflowers in spring and early summer. It’s much cooler up here during the heat of summer. There’s also a large elk herd up in this area. Maps: USGS 7.5-minute series...Read More...
Chuck Largent, the site steward of Saddle Rock for the Department of Natural Resources, sent us an email with this comment: “For your information, there have been 3 hikers who have seen cougar tracks on the Dry Gulch Preserve in the past few weeks....Read More...
