All Photos By Aaron Theisen Article sponsored by Wheel Sport Bikes Fool’s Spring. Second Winter. Whatever you want to call it, the freeze-thaw cycles and just plain freezes of this time of year can toy with the emotions of riders desperate for dirt. Fortunately, several trail systems have sprouted in the cultivated lands of the […]
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Located in the foothills of the Cascades, the Central Washington town of Wenatchee offers hiking, mountain biking, and wine tasting.
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Learn about 5 great ways to enjoy the wonders of Lake Chelan — a place known for both its wine and summer recreation.
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The good thing about hiking somewhere flat is that it doesn’t take long to get a view. While there are various places to walk in Ephrata—the gravel service road next to the town’s canal, the paved activity trail near the airport, or one of many gravel roads just outside town—Beezley Hill is where it’s at for
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It’s cold and the low point in a long, high-pressure system, the kind of doldrums that make winter months stretch on forever. The air in Spokane is stagnant, and the temperature is at that not-so-sweet spot where both the snow and singletrack are sticky. Meanwhile, I’m sweating onto sagebrush and sandy singletrack under full sun and 55-degree temperatures. At Beezley Hill, on the edge of Ephrata in central Washington, it’s T-shirt weather—as long as the wind isn’t blowing. Mention Beezley Hill to local mountain bikers and it
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The Spokane region is near a major flyway for many waterfowl species flying from their winter grounds to summer breeding areas. One of the best birds to start with is the American White Pelican. Due to their size they are hard to miss and easy to observe if you know where to look.
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Shoulder seasons get a bad rap. Skiers and boarders fantasize about early-winter’s powder stashes, climbers wait for the rock to stop seeping, mountain bikers cheer on the sun as they wait for trails to dry out, and hikers grow weary of the muck and slush. But the in-between seasons offer us the chance to slow
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Washington has some of the best hiking trails and wineries in the Northwest. Pair the two together with one of these five hiking and wine country tour options for a fall adventure that will engage all of your senses. The Palouse: Kamiak Butte, Moscow Mountain, and Merry Cellars The Hike: The Palouse is beautiful any
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I discovered this amazing handlebar-mounted bag from Watershed Dry Bags just in time for a wet, early-spring bikepacking trip across a remote stretch of the Columbia Plateau. The McKenzie never bounced or hinted at coming loose thanks to the stretchy handlebar strap system that flexed to absorb the repeated blows from the trail without flopping
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Sharing the same latitude as the legendary Burgundy and Bordeaux wine regions of France, the Tri-Cities of central Washington have taken advantage of rich soil and sunny, arid conditions to establish a wine-making region of growing renown. But Kennewick, Richland and Pasco have also quietly begun to develop a reputation as an outdoor recreation destination
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