Muscle-powered, outdoor adventure sports within an hour's drive of the Wenatchee Valley.


Picture of the Week. City Light from Quincy Lakes. Marc Dilley took this shot from a scenic mesa during an overnight climbing trip to Frenchman Coulee. The Quincy Lakes are geologically similar to the Ancient Lakes and are the southern extension. 

Graphical Guidebook


See our graphical guidebook: An interactive map of Central WA linking to our guidebook info and topo maps.

Recent Posts

 
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National Bike to Work Day - 2013

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... 

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Reynolds-Rennie Loop: The Wallowas of Chelan County

The Wallowa Mountains tower over the plains of northeastern Oregon. I cut my teeth there as a backcountry skier so they are near and dear to me. When it comes to skiing beautiful Wallowaesque terrain, however, the mountains of the Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness are less visited and a whole lot closer...

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Map and Compass 101

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.

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Navigating the Sage Hills

Mother Nature served up a scrumptious multi-course meal for the senses on the final meeting of the spring navigation course sponsored by Cascade Subaru, Wenatchee Parks and Recreation, and WenatcheeOutdoors. 


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Prime Rib of Goat

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.

 

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Regional Road and Trail Conditions

It's the time of year when questions abound about where you can drive to, what trails are snow free, and where you can car camp. We've gleaned local information from the Forest Service's Recreation Report, WenatcheeOutdoorsForum.org , and Turns All Year.
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Hands Across the Foothills.

Hands Across the Foothills was held Saturday April 20 and brought close to a thousand people together to celebrate the Wenatchee Foothills. The idea was to form a human chain snaking down from the top of Saddle Rock to Circle Street Trailhead.
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Crying Wolf

Is the level of wolf hysteria (wolfsteria) we're hearing simply alarmism? Consider these statistics ... they indicate it is safer to walk wolf country than to walk urban streets. They also indicate too much time on the couch is hugely more dangerous than time amongst wolves.
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Closer Look: Hands Across the Foothills

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.

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A Sawtooth Traverse

Coron Polley, Tom Janisch, and Adam Vognild recently made a 3-day tour through the Lake Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness. The views and turns were so good we wouldn't have blamed them if they'd missed the boat back from Stehekin.

 

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