Wenatchee Outdoors

Embracing the Cold-Fall Cycling

October 23, 2023

Embracing the Cold- Fall Cycling by Kathleen Hannah Cycling in Central Washington is a wonderful form of transportation and exercise during the warm months, but how do you stay motivated to keep riding during the chilly months? With these tips... Read More...

Canister Stove Tricks

August 14, 2023

Gear Things to know

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 needling question of how... Read More...

Always Take a Pack-Even on Short Hikes

June 16, 2023

Gear Things to know What's Happening

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, navigation errors,... Read More...

Skiing Williams Butte

April 19, 2023

Adventure Guidebook

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 the Chelan Sawtooths –... Read More...

Giants of the Cascade Crest

April 5, 2023

Adventure

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 flows into trees…” I doubt... Read More...

World Class Birding in Wenatchee

March 27, 2023

Things to know What's Happening

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 cameras, spotting scopes, and guidebooks? They’re birders, of... Read More...

Healthy Homework

March 24, 2023

Adventure Things to know

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 healthy, she wouldn’t... Read More...

A Friday Andy’s Not Working…and Maybe You Shouldn’t Either

March 17, 2023

Adventure Things to know What's Happening

Story and Photos By Andy Dappen “I’m taking the day off because of you,” Mike Rolfs told me when Wenatchee Outdoors announced that all residents of our fair valley should not work but play outdoors in nature on the Friday... Read More...

Plain Valley Nordic Heads to Alaska for Nationals

March 3, 2023

Things to know What's Happening

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 Plain Hardware owner, Rob Whitten, less than a decade ago, together with the trail system on which they... Read More...

Avalanche ABCs for Snowshoers

March 1, 2023

Things to know

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 mass of snow moving down slope which may... Read More...

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