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Peshastin Pinnacles - Rock Climbing

by W.O. Staff on 04/30/2010 14:32 1 comment , 104 views
Browse by Category: Living Here, Climbing-Mtn,Ice,Rock
Tags: cashmere, rock climbing, peshastin pinnacles, leaven worth
The Peshastin Pinnacles isn't the best place in Central Washington to climb, but these crags offer beginner and intermediate climbers an excellent place to hone their craft. Furthermore, the scenery rocks! Use our guidebook info to climb here.
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Going Postal in the Sage Hills

by W.O. Staff on 04/21/2010 13:40 0 comments , 74 views
Browse by Category: Living Here, Hiking-Backpack, Biking-Mtn & Road, Trail Running
Tags: sage hills foothills wenatchee outdoors trails run

The postman pulled his delivery truck into our driveway. I trotted from the garage toward the truck. “Take your time,” the Postman yelled. I obeyed and slowed to a walk. As I approached, he nodded toward the green foothills basking in the sunshine and commented, “A day like this you just gotta enjoy.”

 

 

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Sleeping Lady Images

by W.O. Staff on 04/21/2010 12:57 0 comments , 68 views
Browse by Category: Photo Entries
Tags: leavenworth outdoor photograhy sleeping lady

Marc Dilley sent us two unique and beautiful photos of the Sleeping Lady above Leavenworth that we posted as a collage in our Pictures of the Week. A collage does change the way you view them so we've posted them here individually.

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Valhalla and More

by W.O. Staff on 03/29/2010 09:00 0 comments , 77 views
Tags: stevens pass, central washington, backcountry skiing, ski touring, lake valhalla, yodelin, nason creek

Cathy and Drew Gaylord started backcountry skiing this year. About a tour to Lake Valhalla and Mt. McCausland, Drew writes, "Before getting into this, we had wondered if all the climbing for just one run would be worth it. We got an answer... the run we had Saturday was far better than a whole day of lift skiing."

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Skiing Dragontail: Triple Dare, Triple Scare

by W.O. Staff on 03/26/2010 10:51 0 comments , 88 views
Browse by Category: Skiing-Alpine,Nordic,BC, Stupid Fun - Article
Tags: climbing, leavenworth, central washington, ski touring, mountaineering, dragontail peak, triple couloir, extreme skiing

When John Plotz first climbed Dragontail's Triple Couloir eight years ago he was on the edge of his climbing comfort. Last weekend he returned to ski, the beast. The pictures are stomach-churning enough ... but watch the video at the end.

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Where are the Peakbaggers ?

by wildernessed on 07/28/2009 19:33 1 comment , 474 views
Browse by Category: Climbing-Mountaineering
Tags: wenatchee, peakbagging, peakbaggers, hikers, backpackers, groups

We moved to Wenatchee five years ago from back East after coordinating our vacations every year and loading up the van with bags of outdoor gear and travelling coast to coast predominantly visiting the wild side of America, picking a different region every year, and returning to some.

So a very frequent question we are asked is, "Why did you move all the way out here?". The quick and easy answer is, "Mountains". Above all things it was the beau...

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Chain Reaction

by Andy Dappen on 10/14/2008 07:30 0 comments , 447 views
Browse by Category: Stupid Fun - Article, Biking-Mtn & Road
Tags: mountain biking, twin peaks, maintenance

"I don't know," Ken says looking skeptically at the dying wheel and thinking about the road-rash possibilities awaiting me on the steeps of Canyon Number 2 Road. "You think that's a good idea?"  I'm reminded of another ride some ten years ago where a simple problem led  to a chain reaction of technologic problems, miscalculations, and minor calamities. "It's positively stupid."

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Alpine Trees

by W.O. Staff on 08/04/2008 08:00 0 comments , 617 views
Browse by Category: History, Nature Stories
Tags: chelan, subalpine firs, engelmann spruce, whitebark pines, east slope trees, entiat mountains, chelan sawtooth

Chester Marler's writings about the places and natural history along the East Slope of the Cascades are refreshing because they are not about rushing through this domain but immersing yourself in it. Here Marler takes time to really smell the flowers--or rather the trees of the alpine and subalpine zones.

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Super SUP

by Anonymous on 05/24/2008 07:00 0 comments , 1963 views
Browse by Category: Paddling-Flatwater, Family Fun
Tags: lake wenatchee, central washington, stand-up paddling, sup, columbia river, lake chelan

Kim Anderson reports how SUP (Stand-Up Paddling) is taking water by storm. It's what snowboarding was to snow twenty years ago. It's a cross between canoe paddling and long-board surfing. And it can be done on the Columbia River, Lake Wenatchee, Lake Chelan, or even on high mountain lakes. 

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Floral Impressionism

by Andy Dappen on 05/21/2008 13:45 1 comment , 634 views
Browse by Category: Nature Stories
Tags: flowers, impressionism, outdoor photo techniques

Some viewers take in the aesthetics rather than the science of flowers. For such viewers the interplay of light and color can evoke an emotional response. These photos work on that level and, even if they are out of focus, they're fun.

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