Working a summer in the oh-so-Grand Tetons • Developing an equine ranch where the payment ends • Earth Day in Chelan • A beer writer walks into a bar... • Finding peace in Plain retirement home • Strolling accordionist Frank Calipristi • Zumba master Annagrisel Alvarez • Tasting wines in Cashmere’s Mission District • Use your senses to cook better • Be neither a doormat nor a diva • Which cooking oils are actually healthy? • The financial panic of 1893 was fierce • RV shakedown cruise 

Helping with website to bring Wenatchee Together during pandemic one of the most fulfilling projects of a lifetime • Kids 8 and 9 climb Washington’s volcanoes • From bad brakes to good bikes to donate to kids • In search of local waterfalls • These humans gave a hoot and saved owlets • Touring Leavenworth show gardens • Poetry is hot here • The beautiful Western Tanager • How old is old? It’s more than a number • Play more to live better

Fertile Myrtle of Leavenworth spreads her babies far and wide • Two seats, four pedals is twice the fun on a bike • Bikepacking the hills towards Vantage • Building tiny homes for bees • Crocheting runs through her life • Starving a possible wildfire • The grand house at 30 Miller Street • Horror story writer K.K. Weakley • Video production artist Jarod Breshears • Male Wood Duck is pretty enough for a postage stamp • The small but amazing thyroid gland • Don’t get mad, get more flexible in your thinking • Wishing for a picnic as COVID restrictions wind down

It’s Spring — let the colors reign • 3 short stories on why people move here • Gloria Piper Robison volunteers to read to school kids — and she has loved it • CarolAnn Seaman has learned to let go to be more creative • Happy trails among the hills of Cashmere • Racing again on the other side of the pandemic • Leaving the friendly hilltop • Update: 2nd winter of remodeling vacation home • Stumpf Fiddle musician Tom Lenny • Anna’s Hummingbirds move north • A doctor ponders universal healthcare • Driving out of a rut • The children of Wagnersburg

Living with a sense of purpose in a noisy world • Back in the bike seat, with an ebike • Diving and sightseeing in Indonesia • Tennis pro returning to South Africa • A chance meeting somewhere in Iowa • Loving letters reveal what a long, strange trip life can be • Zero lot line homes, with options • Conflict and Clovis points in a new book • Watching the Black-Necked Stilts • Americana in chicken coops

Walking off the cooped up pandemic blues • The joys of camping in April • Creating beautiful glass from 2,000 degrees • She’s a real doll(maker) • Very cold water swimming • More family letters from the past • Rejuvenation of an orchard home • Beautiful American Goldfinch • Colon cancer strikes young people • Finding value in dark emotions • Spilling watermelons across the nation

Let their be a lighthouse • Remembering the glory of our parents • Looking at life from a different angle now • What a kick to be a zebra or a canary • Tales of horrors and hope in family letters • Keeping family connections alive during the pandemic • Going deep with Dan Feil • A home with history • Photographer Travis Knoop • MTOW chair Nita Paine • Varied Thrush is a looker • Do “brain enhancers” really work? • Those Blair girls were adventurous • Superstitions run wild in March

Natural beauty from our natural wonderland • Don’t stop being active at any age • LADA — a disease hidden in plain sight • Running around Mount Rainier • Oops! First time ‘in charge’ of RV trip • Peshastin home fulfilled a promise, and holds much promise • Bronze artist Jim Moore • Scrap metal artist Lynn Palmer • Viewing the swimming American Dipper • Learning more about viruses • My Valentine, no marshmallow, but a sweetie

Readers share their best days in 2020 • Favorite photos from 2020, with updated comments • Skiing in solitude on a winter day • For this chocolatier, the candy business is dandy • The joys of dog walking • Traveling off grid during the pandemic • Upgrading by downsizing to a tiny house • Fighting muscle loss that comes with age • Setting a better-for-you goal in 2021 • Rethinking some early, early history

Yes, a Yule tree you can eat • Rules of the roundabouts • Red Cross spirit of giving • Taking a spring break during the COVID fall • Entrepreneur follows her dreams by inventing sensory soaps • Short hikes on the very long PCT • Zooming in on an eagle nest • Designing people spaces • Art appraiser Jerry Goroski • Dance instructor and producer Melissa Miller-Port • A look at White-crowned Sparrows • Soar upwards through acts of kindness • Fighting chronic inflammation • A little lost doggie on Christmas

Doing good for others, then and now • Grandparents answer the school bell • Navigating a new knee • Riding the wind in a paraglider • Ode to live music • Peter Graf — a man on the run • Four seasons add spice to eastside life • Home snuggles into nature • Interior designer has the feel • Long talks with Harriet Bullitt leads to book • A Horned Lark in full display • Okandogs expands its help • Pushing away from factory food 

Living south of the border: “We have always loved Mexico” • Barging down a French canal • Mothers, daughters, mountains and dirt • Hoping on hops for shade and a cold beer • A lawn is a terrible thing to waste on grass • Leavenworth museum gets a makeover • Building a tiny house for the fun of it • Is organic food worth the cost? • Even monkeys understand fairness 

9/11 ceremony takes a break this year, but wait for the 20th anniversary • The fire this time found writer almost ready • Raccoon wars, who to vanish the vamps • Kicked by a horse, and finding life lessons in the recovery • Surfing Lake Chelan • Biking up Mount Everest, from Wenatchee • Sasquatch! We have a photo! • New rules for a backyard BBQ • The remote community of Stehekin • The would-be Home Tour house • How you see affects how you think • Unexpected money comes with consequences

Kicked! She rode in on a horse, she rode out on a medi-evac helicopter • Julie’s excellent urban walking adventure • Lawn gone, garden arising • Escape to the mountains • Taking the fast boat to Stehekin • Fostering kittens • Phil’s lake house came with opportunities for remodels • Chasing the Milky Way and a comet • When does an older person become old? • This chief believed in the white man’s promises • In hot water living off the grid

Harnessing the wind at the Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility and Renewable Energy Center • Sailing during the time of COVID-19 • Counting the wildflowers on Mount Rainier hike • The not-so-secret lives of bees • This athletic life: Caden Stockwell • A reluctant pickleball champion • Couple buys a project house • Living history: Jim Ludon • 2 doves of a different coloration • Use gentle words during a crisis • It’s healthy to talk to strangers • Men, women, marriage and COVID-19

Stories of resilence and ingenuity in battling the boredom of the lockdown • One father, one dad: questions on Father’s Day • Goathead warrior attacks thorn plant • Breakdown in the Palisades • Thrills of kayaking in Zambia • Yoga in the Yukon • Taking a chance on South Korea • Home described as “Industrial Chic” • YouTube performer Leyton Pinto • Soft beauty of the Say’s Phoebe • Don’t misuse your strengths • Walking for the health of it • When steamboat captains were rock stars

Social isolation in the days of Lone Ranger • The take of two recoveries from drug addition • The joys of walking in Wenatchee • Where’s just the right place to retire? • Tired trailer had great bones, perfect for renovating • Rehabbing a house while on vacation • Naturalist and artist Keith Warrick • First time author Jamie Thomas • A look at the Great Horned Owl • Happiness during the pandemic • Finding your gifts for the world • Railroad builder J.J. Hill • A cold morning at Costco

At age 84, why should I exercise? • He tossed in his job to follow a potter’s dream • Dipping into Washington’s hot springs • The joys of fishing’s opening day • Home builder goes big, big, big • Violinist Michelle Vaughn • filmmaker Jeremiah Higgins • The pretty but deadly American Kestrel • Ideas on how to get better sleep • Hard rock mining required hard men • The new old dump truck


Chasing the Northern Lights on a train through Alaska • A grandfather takes his grandson painting, and they both have buckets of fun • Tom Potter has had 3 significant medial issues, so now his philosophy about life is “Live it!” • Teaching kids about snow while on snowshoes • Twist in B&B’s succession has both buyers and sellers on new adventures • Inspiring Sandhill Cranes • Use adversity to grow • Why a good night’s sleep is vital • The changing names of early NCW towns • Aging gracefully with dogs

When Hollywood calls — a major movie is filmed in Entiat orchard • Love of cars shown at Chelan Auto Museum • Finding the stories of our ancestors • Canoeing the vanishing Arctic • Inspiring days at the art cafe • New home options in Early American Cashmere • Painter Sharratt returns home • Dancer Becca Allen realizes a dream • Taking a second look at owls • How to have a happier marriage • What’s bugging you in bed • Pioneers drifted in and out of NCW

What was your best day in 2019? Our readers tell us theirs... and what fun days they were! • After 17 years of sitting in his backyard shop, Len Pugsley completes his boat project • Croatia by bike, boat and foot • Ada Bonnett, at 13, is an inspirational athlete • It’s not only empty-nesters who are looking to downsize • The oh-so-still Giant Blue Heron • Before you take that next drink... • Richardsons grew apples and bushels of kids

Early one morning outside a bowling alley, this writer discovers that “compassion is compassion” • Sharing BBQ love with the world • 12 climbers, 12 stories • Old lookout becomes new place to stay overnight • Learning to drive an e-car • Funny money, and the question of what is a fake • The Athletic Life with Jason Walker • This new house just keeps getting better and better • Writer and blogger Lorna Rose-Hahn • PAC operations director Mike Locke • The hard to id Cooper’s Hawk • Why compassion is good for us • The doctor’s prescription: Some alone time • King Kennedy, showman extraordinaire

Pubs, beer and deer — learning science while sipping on an IPA • What’s with the hate on e-bikes? • A beekeeper makes mead, the drink of the ancients • The athletic life of running, running, running • New appreciation for older condos with a view of Lake Chelan • Traversing the trails in Methow in the wintertime • Creative art director Kirk Dietrich • First-time play director Dani Schafer-Cloke • The health benefits of coffee (yes, there are some) • Grateful people are happy people • The last chief of the Entiats • Why we moved back to Wenatchee

Take a fall march into the larches • Hey, SUP is fun afterall • The joy of playing with flowers • Passing the test at Jasper • Traveling to the end of the world • Cashmere Tudor was just right for family • Rapper Sewhilkin Jimmy • Art on the Avenues founder Adele Wolford • Loud and proud Belted Kingfisher • How to shake negative memories • Deafness and the miracle of implants • The hard, hard roads to the Okanogan • Tipsy talk at the Bushel & Bee

Retired teacher gets asked: “Do you remember me?” • Readers tell us their stories on “Why we moved here.” • Modern homesteading loves farming at the end of a dirt road • Check out these homes in 3 local home tours • Full Circle Theatre founders • The Northern Flicker • How to be modern grandparents • Where’s the beef at Whoopers?


The unknown dangers of dog collars • Finding a sister in Germany • Leave the driving to the train engineer • A gift from Leonard Sauer of Sauer Mountain • The little garden that helps kids grow • Norway revisited, perhaps for the last time • Photo tips using a smart phone or camera • Building a dream home in paradise with patience • Is walking a free “miracle drug?” • Dial up your courage to live a better life • Well-traveled early hotel man N.N. Brown • Printmaker Sarah Horowitz • Musician Rylie Franks 

Who was that man? An angel? • Take a walk on the wild (ocean) side • The remarkable resurrection of Squilchuck State Park • Volunteering at the Senior Center • At ease in Belize • Restored farmhouse better than original • Fiddler EliAnn Oakes • Comedian and performer Alex Haley • Osprey, an easy bird to watch in awe • A man and his dog look for adventures • Should you take probiotics? • Go for a community picnic this 4th • The daring first flight across the Pacific remembered • Finding gold in the Superstition Mountains

Couple arrived in a school bus camper, and stayed to make a life • Two women planning an adventure in a Jeep • Bee the solution: beekeeping for fun and for doing good • Camp tales • Learning about the hard money of Mexico • Family finds frugal ways to enjoy costly Copenhagen • Farmhouse saved from the fire, is now a restored beauty • Artist Cam Elder • Flying in from afar, the Gray Catbird • Adults need vaccines, too • The healing power of nature • Long Jim, the last chief of the Chelans • Wisdom from kindergartners


Why to write your life story now • Exploring Ross Lake • Should they retire in Florida? • One formal local couple who caught ‘Florida Fever’ • Taking a dirt bike class • Walking the Peshastin Pinnacles • Cruising through Mexico’s Copper Mountain • Making the most out of a lot with easy-fit homes • Play scenery master Jill Sheets • Bok camp leader Amy Carlson • How to prepare to die well • ‘Gut instinct’ is backed by science • The wandering journey of pioneer A.B. Brender

The rite of passage into retirement sometimes involves work • Sky photography with drones • The lady who seizes the day • National tennis champs... well, sort of • New Mexico in the winter • Local spring travel tips from Cary Ordway • Proud house flipper is also a detailed remodeler • Weathervane artist Jessica da Costa • Director of music ministries Jameson Varpnes • Wigeons that flock together • If you knew the date you were to die • You can change, mostly • Worse summer and winter weather • How to answer when the mountains call

Getting educated about family tragic — and secret — past • The Good Life cartoonist goes Mad • Look up for amazing photos • True companions for 50 years • Andy Dappen is taking a Friday off (and maybe you should, too) • Speed has been a lifelong fascination, and still is • An ode to a resilient apricot tree • Three Finn friends • Puffy California quail • Where’s the proof on medical pot? • Find the good in suffering • Did she have Old Timer’s Disease?

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The Good Life magazine is a monthly lifestyle print publication primarily circulating in Wenatchee and the Chelan and Douglas counties area of Washington founded upon the idea the world is a big, beautiful place — we like to find people who are stepping off the usual path in one way or another to find adventure in their lives.

One of our guidelines is that we only report on local people — folks from Chelan and Douglas counties. Our idea is this: other media can go all around the world and come back with stories on war, famine, earthquakes, crime and the like.

We go right down the street and find our neighbors who are doing something extraordinary that maybe, might inspire you to take your own adventure. The variety of our stories never ceases to surprise us: People have shared their adventures of going to some of the most inhospitable places on earth — such as north of the Arctic Circle — to the most hospitable — such as floating down the canals in the French countryside.

Most of our stories, though, take part locally, in the most beautiful area of Washington State, as readers and contributors find adventure close to home. We love the “chapter two” stories where people show us how they have rebounded one of life’s bruises to find new joy in living.

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