Had a quick but wonderful ride with Judy, who was so accommodating in setting our time up on short…read morenotice. Would love to come back for an overnight trip and just really enjoyed the ride, her friendliness, her grandkids who were helping around the barn and overall experience. Highly recommend for anyone to book here.

Early Winters Outfitting is a joke.......Don't waste your time and money! I booked a fully guided…read morehunting trip for my son, who drew a once-in-a-lifetime mountain goat tag. We were promised a horseback style backcountry hunt with wall tents. Two days before our hunt was supposed to start, Early Winters postponed our hunt, and one week later they completely canceled our hunt with zero explanation what so ever. Save yourself bunch of time and headache, and spend your hard earned money elsewhere. These people are a complete joke and their customer service is the worst I have ever dealt with.

They were amazing super fun I wish they would have offered photos even just one of our group I…read morewould have paid happily for

This is a company that cares about safety with folks who truly love being on the river and hosting…read moreguests Lots of fun river action, good gear and guides in a gorgeous valley and river...super fun!!

This July 2012 hike was buried deep in my subconscious…read more On this hike I wished for a quick death to put me out of my misery. I would have been fine being ended by fire or becoming bear food. . But I'd do it again in a heartbeat. . The corgi in a backpack picture of Gunner (& myself) hails from this adventure on the dream-like bluffs above beautiful Lake Chelan. There are hikes and there are hikes which are requirements. The Chelan Lakeshore Trail is the latter. Crystal clear gem waters Icy oasis blue Omnipresent lake The taunting Chelan If there is a Billboard Top 100 for Hikes in the world, the Lakeshore will easily make the Top 10. No one will question the beauty of Lake Chelan. The deep green valley cuts into the Earth yielding the gin-clear glassy waters of the Chelan. Many don't hike the lake. Hordes party in our inland Washington Club Med in the town of Chelan. Thousands take a boat up the 55-mile sliver of a lake yearly. These are all noble and righteous ways to entertain The Lake, but to hike The Lakeshore---that is a memory maker. Just don't do it in the heat of summer (with short-legged doggies more suited for rainy climes). The hike. Yes, the hike. This 17.5 mile hike. The Lakeshore trail requires taking a boat ride. Plop your backpack on the dock, hop on the boat, and enjoy the views. The boat ride in and of itself is stunning. For those backpacking the 17.5, you will get dropped off at Prince Creek. It was eerie to see the boat pull away, and move up-lake like the boat from Apocalypse Now. Foreboding. It was a sunny (hot) August day, but you are on Lake Chelan, you're at the beginning of a legendary hike. Adventure pumps you. Our feet move us on a happy quickstep. The trail points skyward away. Yes for most of the hike, you aren't actually along the shore. With this deep cut gorge, you don't have many flat sandy beaches to walk along. You basically walk along the side of cliff walls and atop bluffs. The lake is close, but painfully and cruelly far away. This made me curse her. But the hike IS beautiful. Those first few miles had me snapping memories and photos. I didn't want to forget Mother Nature's beauty. I'd say after 2-3 miles is when Gunner (corgi #1), expressed issues. He'd simply stubbornly stop and lay down on the (burning) trail. This was not good. We had a 12-mile day. For another mile or so, I was able to coax and scream him to continue, but by Mile 4, his Lakeshore hike was done. What to do. We stopped along the trail under one of the few shady trees. We were all sweating, fatigued, baking. I didn't know what to do. We thought of MacGyver-ing a makeshift gurney, but it woul've only lasted 17 steps. Secretly, I thought of hiking the 4 miles BACK to Prince Creek, setting up tent along the water and waiting for the next boat & calling THAT my Lakeshore hike. We were dead. We had no options. I had to be "the man". Make a decision, damn it! I did. I laid down my ~35-lb pack, I pulled out my Thermarest and gave it to my sister. This freed up space in my pack. Space for a corgi. My 35-lb pack became 70lbs. I had a corgi in a backpack. It was amazing to see how my neurotic Gunner simply let me take his overheated body and place it in my pack with absolute zero fuss. We looked funny & happy (look at the picture). We now had a way to continue. It was funny to have a doggie in my backpack. He'd watch my fellow hikers behind me, and then look over my head forward (dropping slobber on my exposed neck & shoulder). This was fine for 1-2 miles, but then the fatigue began, and my feet began to explode. My joints weren't used to this weight. My feet started blistering. Water was limited. So, I couldn't stay completely hydrated. I needed more water due to the heat, but even more due to the extra load. This is how we went. I'd hike for a mile with a doggie on my back like Luke Skywalker with Yoda on his back in "The Empire Strikes Back". Then I'd have Gunner struggle to walk for a half mile. We alternated our Hells. All the while, Gomez (corgi #2) my other corgi persevered....well for another 8miles. Then he simply stopped. No screams moved him. I now had two nearly dead corgis, and my wimpy self was wishing for a quick death. We still had a couple of miles--nothing you'd say. But for us it was eternity. If it wasn't for my sister & her upbeat-ness, I would not have made it. Then we smelled campfire smoke. We were approaching the Moore Point campsite! Still had a mile to go, but it was downhill, the end was in sight, & the day was almost over. When we made it to Moore, we set up camp & jumped into the ICY water. I decided to end our hike (we'd recuperate and catch the boat in the morning). Some angels of the hike (who helped carry a corgi for a mile earlier), gave us a small bottle of Glenlivet--a wee dram did us good. I'll never forget that evening, that hike, that heat. And, I'd do it again. No question.

My friend and I had an overall fine experience with Discovery Bikes during our recent visit to…read moreStehekin. We arrived later than planned, quickly dropped our bags at the lodge, and headed straight to check out the bike rentals. Upon our arrival, I realized Discovery Bikes offers both e-bikes and standard pedal bikes. While my friend was interested in an e-bike, I personally couldn't justify the $40-$50 price tag for a shorter ride on a relatively flat, paved road, especially since I'm completely comfortable pedaling myself. Though, to be fair, I've never tried an e-bike but Stehekin didn't feel like the place I wanted to start... So, we ended up renting regular bikes, which I felt were overpriced given the quality. My friend's bike had issues with shifting gears, and at one point, her chain dropped completely. When we returned the bikes and mentioned the gear problem, the staff didn't even offer an apology which really rubbed me the wrong way. A little acknowledgment or concern would have gone a long way. It was, however, nice to have bikes so we could explore the Stehekin Valley Road at our own pace. We rode down past the bridge, stopped to check out the Stehekin Pastry Company, the garden, schools, waterfall, apple orchard, and more. It's was a beautiful and peaceful ride with a lot to see even if we didn't go all the way to the end of the road. Stehekin is a stunning place and I would love to come back someday to explore more (like all the way to the end of the road!)... Hopefully Discovery Bikes improves their bike maintenance and customer service in the meantime!

Located just a short walk from the ferry dock, Discovery Bikes offers a great way to get oriented…read moreduring your stay in Stehekin! We'd heard much about the bakery and rainbow falls, so we walked the 5 minutes to discovery bikes, met Kim, signed a waiver and were off! The prices were reasonable (about $4/hr with a $15 half-day rental) and you could really get to wherever you were looking to go in about 2 hours round trip. The bikes were in nice shape, were very comfortable, and it appeared you could get helmets as well (our group didn't). The hourly rental was so reasonable that we often just rented a bike to run up to the bakery for a snack (or to the organic farmer for goat cheese or bees). Super friendly, super reasonable--I'll definitely be renting from them again. Oh! And cash only!

I'm surprised I don't have more photos from Bear Creek because I've played here at least once every…read moreyear for the last Five or six. This is golf in the Methow and it's a local treasure. It seems to improve a little bit every year and it's always friendly and accessible. We played this time on a Friday afternoon, before a scramble scheduled for 4 pm, and pretty much had the course to ourselves. It's challenging but fun, with lots of elevation changes, hidden targets, and pretty views.

We had a twilight tee time, and ended up with most of the course to ourselves. Beautiful views…read morethroughout the front nine holes. Definitely too challenging for our skill set since we're not very good at all. Hole signage could be better because it overlapped with the back nine often.

Tavish made for a wonderful 6 days of climbing! He took the time to ensure we had unique adventures…read moreeach day while mixing in safety, gear and logistical tips and tricks. Thank you for the trip of a lifetime!

NCMG is awesome! My sister and I wanted to get the multipitch traditional alpine rock climbing…read moreexperience (knot tying, hitches, etc) and we did the 2 Day Guided Course, 1st day was at fun rock in Mazama; true to name, very fun sport climbing area where we worked on skills. Was proficient enough, I suppose, that our guide asked if we wanted to go up in to WA pass. Day 2 we hiked 2 hours to the South Early Winter Spire where we got to short rope, experience the chimney, and summit the 600' spire. Truly a great experience. Our guide Jere was awesome, super knowledgeable, patient, really encouraging and best of all, great sense of humor. He really made the whole experience great. Thanks Jere and NCMG!

If you stay here, be aware the owner can be confrontational about normal, unavoidable things and…read morethe housekeeping could be better. We liked Liar's Cove until the owner ruined it. We booked next year while we were still there, but after we got home the owner called and absolutely lost it. My parents' cabin had a king and a bunk shoved up against the window A/C so it didn't work; it was hot, so my daughter and I moved the bunk so the ac was functional. There were blood spots on the sheets because my dad had a toenail removed that week and my son cut his leg tripping over the fire pit in the dark. Instead of handling this professionally, she came at me furious and accusatory. We spent good money and planned to return, but after that call we won't be back.

we absolutely love it there ! everyone was so amazing. Anna went out of her way n gave us brow mix…read moreand a pan for my hubbys bday since we forgot a cake I know that's bad of me lol . but staff and owners were absolutely amazing we love it there will be back for sire often too!

This is a short little hike to a couple of waterfalls on Cedar creek. Roundtrip it's about 3.5…read moremiles if you just go to the falls. Elevation gain is approximately 500 feet. There are views of the surrounding North Cascades mountains and you'll enjoy the sounds of Cedar creek for most of your hike as it flows just below most of the trail. If you're a more ambitious sort, you can continue up the creek and over the ridge eventually connecting to the Pacific Crest Trail. Turn left for Mexico, right for Canada.