Canister Stove Tricks
I’ve taken several multi-day trips this spring and summer with a Jetboil Stove, which like many lightweight stoves runs off canisters filled with a blended isopro fuel, and each time I pack I'm faced with the n... Read More...
Always Take a Pack-Even on Short Hikes
Always Take a Pack – Even on Short Hikes
by Jaana Hatton
You're thinking of a quick hike, just a few hour walk, so you can forget about the pack, right?
Think again. Given the possibility of injuries, navi... Read More...
Skiing Williams Butte
by Andy Dappen
On Easter Sunday I skied Mount Saint Helens along with 200 West Side backcountry skiers and peak baggers. Two weeks later, I enjoyed an opposite experience (alone time in a spiritual place) in t... Read More...
Giants of the Cascade Crest
Giants of the Cascade Crest Ski Touring from Stevens Pass to Smith Brook
By Coron Polley
John Muir said, "Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine fl... Read More...
World Class Birding in Wenatchee
By Susan Rae Sampson. Originally published on the Wenatchee Chamber of Commerce blog.
Who are these people, bundled in parkas, trudging along the Columbia River in Wenatchee in 28-degree winter weather, toting... Read More...
Healthy Homework
Healthy Homework by Andy Dappen “Why are you always up so late before a tour?” she asks me. “You need more sleep!” I think my wife is out to get me because, if she really wanted me h... Read More...
A Friday Andy’s Not Working…and Maybe You Shouldn’t Either
Story and Photos By Andy Dappen Mike Rolfs enjoys his day away from work by flying over the snow at Mission Ridge.
“I’m taking the day off because of you,” Mike Rolfs told me when Wenatchee O... Read More...
Plain Valley Nordic Heads to Alaska for Nationals
by Isabel Menna
Wenatchee Valley’s top level cross-country ski team, Plain Valley Nordic Team (PVNT), has risen quickly to become one of the leading junior Nordic ski teams in the United States. Founded by Pla... Read More...
Avalanche ABCs for Snowshoers
Avalanche ABCs for Snowshoers by Tom Janisch
with illustrations from Allen & Mike's Avalanche Book by Allen O'Bannon and Mike Clelland (Falcon Guides)
WHAT IS AN AVALANCHE? A snow avalanche is a mas... Read More...
Rock-Howard-Mastiff Traverse
by Andy Dappen
Urban legend maintains that the Inuits possess some 49 words for ‘snow’ while Westerners identify all frozen matter falling from the sky or sitting on the ground with the same label. Naturally ... Read More...