January 31, 2008 – 9:43 pm
Here’s another photo courtesy of the Washington State Department of Transportation.
It may just be best to stay at home right now.
January 31, 2008 – 5:28 pm
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 [...]
January 20, 2008 – 9:58 am
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 [...]
January 6, 2008 – 6:50 pm
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 [...]
November 24, 2007 – 1:07 pm
The China Ditch
The China Ditch area is located just south of Pateros, WA on the south side of the mouth of the Methow River. This was an area where early Chinese settlers set up a gold mining operation and in the late 1800’s dug a rather large ditch to bring water from the Methow [...]
November 12, 2007 – 5:01 am
Fall is a beautiful time of year here in North Central Washington… in the mountains and at the lower elevations too.
The Wenatchee River flows into the Columbia here just north of the city of Wenatchee.
Peshastin Creek flows under the fall colors near Dryden.
The golden leaves are a dead giveaway that fall is here.
Autumn comes to [...]
October 31, 2007 – 7:22 am
We’ve just added some photos from the Lake Wenatchee community to our North Central Washington Community Gallery. Most people know of the Lake Wenatchee area as a great place to head for camping, hiking, and other outdoor recreation, but it is also home to quite a few people (some year round and some only in [...]
October 26, 2007 – 5:21 am
The Tumwater Canyon Dam is located just west of Leavenworth in the Tumwater Canyon. It is just east of the popular candy store, The Alps. Thousands of motorists pass this spot daily on highway 2 heading east-west towards Stevens Pass, most never find out that for such a small dam it has quite [...]
October 26, 2007 – 4:09 am
That’s right - October 29th, 2007 marks the 100th anniversary of Okanogan’s incorporation as a city.
Many local celebrations are planned including a raffle for a quilt, a community photo, a special one-day-only post office commemorative cancellation, and a community reception.
Events like these are great opportunities to look around and imagine what the towns and landscapes [...]
October 24, 2007 – 9:54 pm
Wanapum Dam sits on the Columbia River just south of Vantage, Washington. The dam is owned and operated by the Grant County Public Utility District, and the reservoir built up behind it is named Lake Wanapum. Both the dam itself and it’s reservoir are named for the Wanapum Indians that were native to [...]
