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+7 7 votes

National Bike to Work Day - 2013

by Andy Dappen on 05/14/2013 01:21 1 comment , 316 views
Categories: Living Here, Where-To, Biking-Mtn & Road, Health
Tags: wenatchee, washington, national bike to work week, commuting on bike around wenatchee

Some of the National ________ (fill-in the blank) Days border on the ridiculous. Who really cares about National Cotton Candy Day or National Stink-Bug Day? One day worth caring about, however, is National Bike to Work Day (May 17). If everyone biked to work and got hooked on the concept, it would change society. Here's how...

+7 7 votes

Waterville to Wenatchee

by W.O. Staff on 02/20/2013 17:23 2 comments , 452 views
Categories: Living Here, Where-To, Stupid Activities, Biking-Mtn & Road
Tags: biking, waterville, badger mountain road, link transit, ray birks

Ray Birks submitted this road biking route on the Forum. We liked his clever use of the Link to make climbing Badger Mountain easier on the muscles, so we turned his short trip report into a guidebook entry. Could there be an easier way to earn 15 minutes of fame than posting your own trip or condition report?

+5 5 votes

King Creek Tour

by W.O. Staff on 02/16/2013 13:04 0 comments , 805 views
Categories: Snowshoeing, Where-To, Skiing-Alpine,Nordic,BC
Tags: cross-country skiing, nordic skiing, blewett pass area, king creek

A pleasant, relatively private winter outing providing pretty views over the Blewett Pass area and a destination for all types of snow play (light touring, snowshoeing, telemark skiing and ski touring). A Forest Service Road makes the ascent of these east-facing slopes simple. And the moderate-angle slopes studded with ponderosa pines gives ski tourers a nice place to carve turns. See map.

+23 23 votes

Echo Ridge Trails

by W.O. Staff on 12/26/2012 09:00 1 comment , 1853 views
Categories: Where-To
Tags: cross-country skiing, chelan county, echo ridge, nordic skiing, snowshoeing, chelan, manson, andy dappen

Conditions are now excellent for Nordic skiing at Echo Ridge with new snow piling up, and grooming slated for the next few days. Best of all, adult tickets are only $10 per day and children under 18 ski for free.

+6 6 votes

Wenatchee Foothills - Dry Gulch

by W.O. Staff on 12/24/2012 18:35 0 comments , 1172 views
Categories: Snowshoeing, Where-To, Skiing-Alpine,Nordic,BC
Tags: wenatchee foothills, backcountry skiing, snowshoeing, dry gulch, asamera mine

If Christmas snow forecasts deliver, consider taking an outing right from the edge of Wenatchee to the Dry Gulch/Asamera area. Even if the snow isn't deep enough for skiing or snowshoeing, Dry Gulch is a good ultra-local hiking option for burning off some Christmas calories.

+12 12 votes

Campgrounds: State Parks and Forest Service

by W.O. Staff on 12/06/2012 22:27 0 comments , 550 views
Categories: Living Here, Where-To, Trail Running, Paddling-Flat, Whitewater, Family Fun, Climbing-Mtn,Ice,Rock, Natural History-Activity, Biking-Mtn & Road, Hiking-Backpack
Tags: state parks, camping, okanogan wenatchee national forest

Here's a new WenatcheeOutdoors feature to help you navigate local state parks and campgrounds. Although many state parks are closed for the winter, keep them in mind for spring outings. When warm days return, you can find these links housed permanently in several of our online guidebooks and in the Condition Reports section.

+8 10 votes

Local Trail Update

by W.O. Staff on 10/08/2012 19:20 2 comments , 865 views
Categories: Living Here, Conditions-Article, Where-To
Tags: wenatchee, leavenworth, entiat, fire, trail closure

October 8. The newest trail updates: Which trails are open and which are still closed from the fires. Links to maps show what was closed as of October 4. We also have an update from the Land Trust with the details about which trails in the Sage Hills will be opening on Wednesday (October 10).

+59 59 votes

Red-Gold Report

by W.O. Staff on 10/02/2012 08:00 0 comments , 5280 views
Categories: Living Here, Conditions-Article, Where-To, Skiing-Alpine,Nordic,BC, Family Fun, Hiking-Backpack, Nature Stories
Tags: fall colors, central washington, autumn

This post tells where to find fabulous fall colors. It also shows some of the autumn photos we're sent. Add a comment to the end of this post -- or email us so we can paste your info (and photos) into the top of this post. Updated October 1, 2012.

+2 2 votes

Fire Resources

by W.O. Staff on 09/26/2012 19:33 1 comment , 360 views
Categories: Living Here, Where-To, Biking-Mtn & Road, Hiking-Backpack, Editorials-Issues, Conservation
Tags: mission ridge, central washington, wenatchee foothills, washington state, fires, fire

Here's a look at where the Table Mountain fire is relative to Mission Ridge as of Sept 26. Also check out our link to NASA pictures of the Washington fires taken from space. Finally, check out these aerial photos of the local fires taken by John Marshall.

+7 7 votes

Paragliding Over Leavenworth

by Stefan Mitrovich on 03/27/2012 21:22 0 comments , 437 views
Categories: Living Here, Where-To, Stupid Fun - Article
Tags: climbing, wenatchee, seattle, stevens pass, mountain biking, chelan, icicle creek, skiing, washington, paragliding, stefan mitrovich, leavenwortj, paraglding trips, tandem paragliding, icicle brewery

Stephan Mitrovich writes, "Finally, some sunshine in the upper valley. A bit chilly but the conditions looked good to get the first flight of the year off Icicle Ridge above Leavenworth. It's a 45-minute hike with 40 pounds of gear to reach the take-off point." Read more and check out the aerial photos.

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