WenatcheeOutdoors recently partnered with Cascade Subaru and Wenatchee Parks and Rec Department to run a multi-week navigation course. If you missed the course you can still pick up the basics from our map and compass slideshow.

Prime Rib, an 11-pitch rock climbing route on Goat Wall near Mazama, is outside our normal territory but we've included it because its unusual qualities make it a must-do route for Central Washington rock climbers. This guidebook information was first posted in 2009 but locals who have climbed recently agree this is a worthy route.

Can you tell a chukar from a chickadee? A flicker from a finch? Test your bird skills with this photo quiz that features birds you might see during a hike or bike ride in the Wenatchee Valley.

The next event in CDLT's Wenatchee Foothills Campaign will be their Hands Across the Foothills photograph on Saddle Rock this Saturday, April 20. This is your chance to support the Land Trust's goal to double the preserved recreational lands in our backyard by simply going for a hike.

A typical spring weekend can see hundreds of people visiting Saddle Rock. It's a beautiful, accessible place to hike, and we enjoy it for good reason. However, with its spiderweb of erosion-prone social trails, Saddle Rock is also a trail steward's nightmare.