SASQUATCH!

Fact or fiction — hummm... you decide

Sage Thrasher — Their song goes on and on

In the summer, Sage Thrashers visit the shrub-steppe communities of north-central Washington.

Raccoon Wars

Sure, they’re so cute, but pooping under the deck?

Kicked! The recovery

Finding meaning as the healing begins

Everesting Mission

In this challenge, cyclists ascend the same amount of elevation as one would by climbing Mount Everest from sea level — in one continuous go

Dinner at a distance

Weighing the guidelines when hosting friends to a BBQ during the pandemic

COVID-19 halts 9/11 ceremony in Cashmere

The 9/11 Spirit of America Memorial Foundation Board has announced the cancelation of the September 11, 2020 event due to current COVID-19 health requirements.

Two doves: One native, one an intruder

We have two types of doves in north-central Washington: Mourning Dove and Eurasian Collared-Dove.

Julie's excellent urban adventure

Along with my husband Juan, I’ve participated in marathons on all seven continents. I was an avid runner. I describe myself as a “late-in-life” athlete as I didn’t take up distance running until my mid-40s.

Riding the Lady Cat to Stehekin

Experiences have become our family’s new preference when it comes to gift-giving.

Lawn gone, now garden of eatin'

While some of us spent this spring devouring YouTube videos, watching Netflix non-stop and doing far too much online shopping and eating, Danielle and Frank Harris found a way to get outside, get lots of exercise and build something for the future.

Kicked!

A perfect day for a horseback ride explodes into a backcountry emergency

Escape to the mountains

My name is Kristen McCamey and I am a Wenatchee local.

Chief Harmelt believed white man's promises

“I did not come here to lie to anybody. I have come here with a true, honest heart. I would like to have you listen to what I have to say. You can’t make me believe that all white men are rascals.”

Chasing the Milky Way... and a comet

A passion that can’t be pursued in the big cities

Black-headed Grosbeak — is that a drunken Robin?

That’s no Robin — it’s a Black-headed Grosbeak. What a great find.

It's a project

When house hunting intentions were upset by love, these new owners got to work

The not-so-secret lives of bees

Blame it on Mexico. Back in 1999, during a retreat in a Benedictine abbey in Mexico, East Wenatchee’s Michael McNiel’s duties included tending to the monastery’s bees, and he got stung.

Why two retired apple growers sail

I grew up in northern Vermont. Spent lots of time on lovely lakes, but never sailed.

The Fryingpan Fifty

How many wildflowers can be seen on a stroll at Mount rainier? Let’s count among a rainbow of colors

THE ATHLETIC LIFE

Caden Stockwell: ‘every race is challenging because everyone has that hunger to win, not just you’

Sailing in the time of COVID-19

Editor’s note: In the March 2018 issue, Sharon Podlich wrote about how she and her husband, Chuck, retired from growing apples in Orondo, bought a 44-foot sailboat they named Top Cider, and went on a sailing adventure off of Baja, Mexico. They have continued sailing the past two winters.

My first experience in apple packing and changes in the Washington apple industry

LIVING HISTORY

Harnessing the wind at Wild Horse

A long-held wish to visit the wind farm finally turns into a wind-chill reality

A reluctant pickleball champion

Ex-Chelan resident once said: ‘There’s no way I’m going to play that rinky-dink, backyard sport’

A mother's tale during COVID-19

How do we, as parents, come up for air during this time?

Yoga in the Yukon

The sun is well above the horizon and because it is July in the north, I know that it will light the sky until midnight.

Where to retire? The search goes on

48 hours to figure out if Palm Springs checks off the ‘musts’ on the list

Flipping over Zambia

Kayaking in a boiling river, just downstream from one of the 7 wonders of the world

South Korea? Let's do it

Great timing for an island wedding, Korean mermaids and a taste of the sea