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+7 7 votes

The Five-Mile Final Exam

February 13 2013, 18:30 Posted in Wenatchee | 2 comments , 379 views
Browse by Category: Living Here, Snowshoeing, Stupid Fun - Article, Family Fun
Tags: wenatchee, leavenworth, snowshoeing, near blewett pass, best snowshoe outings, snowshoe trips

After four weeks of grueling mental preparation on winter survival gear, avalanche safety, and backcountry navigation, the partcipants of our Self-Sufficient Snowshoeing Class were put to the test. Did they find their way or become a Donner-Party-styled disaster?

+3 3 votes

Snowshoe Class - First Outing

February 13 2013, 18:18 Posted in SubaruOutdoors | 0 comments , 103 views
Browse by Category: Snowshoeing, Where-To, Family Fun
Tags: wenatchee, blewett pass, leavenworth, central washington, snowshoeing, snowshoe outings, best snowshoe walks

After four weeks of grueling mental preparation on winter survival gear, avalanche safety, and backcountry navigation, the partcipants in our Self-Sufficient Snowshoeing Class were put to the test. Did they find their way or become a Donner-Party-styled disaster?

+14 14 votes

Vetting the Boyfriend

July 24 2012, 20:24 Posted in Wenatchee | 3 comments , 1042 views
Browse by Category: Family Fun, Climbing-Mtn,Ice,Rock, Hiking-Backpack, Features
Tags: leavenworth, windy pass, mountaineering, washington, climbing cashmere mountain, hiking lake caroline

Some would argue with a name like ‘Andy’ he must be a fabulous person. In this case, the ‘Andy’ in question is the boyfriend of my daughter so the standards for his evaluation are a little higher than the name alone. Time to use the mountains to measure the lad.

+14 14 votes

Stupor Sunday - Skiing Big Slide

February 05 2012, 18:03 Posted in Wenatchee | 4 comments , 1352 views
Browse by Category: Living Here, Stupid Fun - Article, Skiing-Alpine,Nordic,BC
Tags: leavenworth, backcountry skiing, icicle ridge, ski touring, wa, big slide mountain, cabin creek

This was run a few years ago but, if you missed it then, enjoy it now. On Super Sunday – the national day of overeating and overspectating -- two locals opt not to be counted among the couch potatoes. They go big on the big day ... and find themselves wishing they'd stuck to the couch.

+5 9 votes

Mt. Mastiff via Merritt Lake

February 09 2011, 05:00 Posted in Wenatchee | 0 comments , 2125 views
Browse by Category: Snowshoeing, Skiing-Alpine,Nordic,BC
Tags: leavenworth, stevens pass, backcountry skiing, merritt lake, highway 2, mount mt. mastiff

This ski or snowshoe ascent of Mount Mastiff (el: 6,741’) climbs through old-growth forests that are an interesting mix of Eastside and Westside trees. Eventually you cut tracks along northeast ridge with wide open avalanches to your left and a precipitous freefall down into the Little Wenatchee River valley to your right.

+9 9 votes

Twin Lakes

September 28 2010, 00:29 Posted in Wenatchee | 1 comment , 794 views
Browse by Category: Family Fun, Natural History-Activity, Biking-Mtn & Road
Tags: hiking, leavenworth, white river, plain, hikes, twin lakes

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!”

Now I've tried...and I'm still a dismal failure.

+13 13 votes

Magnet Creek Outings

August 31 2010, 18:26 Posted in Wenatchee | 1 comment , 755 views
Browse by Category: Trail Running, Biking-Mtn & Road, Hiking-Backpack
Tags: hiking, leavenworth, central washington, mountain biking, trail running, snowshoeing, hikes, magnet creek, blewett pass area

Although ‘Magnet’ might imply this area attracts lots of people, it’s quite the opposite. Even on a huge weekend (e.g., Labor Day) you’re likely to be alone on this airy but scenic hike near Blewett Pass.

+11 11 votes

Playboating the Wenatchee River

July 05 2010, 13:35 Posted in Wenatchee | 1 comment , 1189 views
Browse by Category: Living Here, Paddling-Flat, Whitewater
Tags: leavenworth, cashmere, wenatchee river, peshastin, rodeo hole, whitewater, playboating, ayaking, happy wave

It’s not that old dogs can’t learn new tricks – it’s that they resist learning new tricks. Younger paddlers had been heckling me about my 11-foot kayak, calling it the Queen Mary. Recently I tried a modern boat, I finally understood how much fun they are.

+6 8 votes

Springtime in Hel

March 23 2010, 12:01 Posted in Wenatchee | 2 comments , 587 views
Browse by Category: Living Here, Stupid Fun - Article, Skiing-Alpine,Nordic,BC
Tags: leavenworth, backcountry skiing, eightmile road, cannon mountain, washington, hel basin

On the vernal equinox, two locals to go to Hel looking for spring. They discover there is heaven in Hel. And that, contrary to popular belief, Hel can freeze over. They also discover that, for them, the fruits of winter (powder) trump the vegetables of spring (corn).

+10 10 votes

Indecision Revisited

March 10 2010, 22:00 Posted in Wenatchee | 0 comments , 482 views
Browse by Category: Skiing-Alpine,Nordic,BC
Tags: leavenworth, backcountry skiing, ski touring, cashmere mountain, wa

From this picture you'd think this to be a story about incompetence. But this tale about skiing Cashmere Mountain is really about indecision...and a tweaked knee. It's also about sun and views, powder and corn, and caution and recklessness.

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