Five Things You May Not Know About Okanogan County
Some of the most beautiful land in Washington State can be found in out-of-the-way Okanogan County. Whether heading to or from Canada, traveling on the North Cascades Loop, or possibly even if you already live there; here are Five Things You May Not Have Know About [...]
The Wenatchee World recently did an fine article on the work of the Washington Trails Association. The WTA is continually looking for volunteers who can donate of their time to help both maintain trails as well as repair trails in areas damaged by flooding or other natural catastrophes. This is a great opportunity [...]
The history of the railroad in our area is fascinating, this includes the huge undertaking of crossing the Cascade Mountains as well as the building or outlying tracks to various places in the Columbia Basin. The Othello Outlook online edition has a great look at area railroad building from 100 years ago.
There will be a meeting tonight (February 25th) at the Eastmont Junior High to discuss the proposed extension of the Apple Capital Loop Trail up the east side of the Columbia River past Rocky Reach Dam and to Lincoln Rock State Park. This has been a very contentious issue in the Wenatchee area with [...]
5 Things You May Not Know About Peshastin-Dryden, Washington
5 interesting facts about the Peshastin-Dryden area of North Central Washington:
1. Despite most state parks having been in the park system for many years, Peshastin Pinnacles State Park did not become a state park until 1991.
2. Peshastin/Dryden Elementary School is the only school, out of five, in the Cascade [...]
Here is a diagram of the Washington State Ferry: Wenatchee.
The Wenatchee is what is known as a Jumbo Mark II-class vessel and was put into service by the Washington State Department of Transportation Washington Ferries division during the 1997/99 biennium. There were three virtually identical ferries put into service during that time and they [...]
Here’s another photo courtesy of the Washington State Department of Transportation.
It may just be best to stay at home right now.
With the closure of Snoqualmie Pass due to high avalanche concerns, Stevens Pass was hit with a higher level of traffic, including many more semi trucks than they are usually ready to handle. With the adverse weather also hitting Stevens Pass it made for some tough travel conditions over the past few days.
Semi Trucks [...]
Saturday, January 18th was the date of the annual Chelan Winterfest celebration. Some of the activities taking place in this NCW community were:
A polar bear plunge into Lake Chelan.
A bonfire.
A lighted parade.
Snowmobile drag races.
Snow sculptures
…and more!
Green Turtle Snow Sculpture
The kids seemed to have tons of fun whether they were ice skating, throwing snowballs, or [...]
Kids flock to Lincoln Park in Wenatchee for sledding on the gentle hills.
With the recent blankets of snow we’ve gotten here in North Central Washington, it is a great time to hit the hillsides with the youngsters and their sleds. Whether you head for the mountains or just a local park, there is much [...]
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