A large tract of land known for its cross-country skiing trails will be sold this spring. The question remains, however, to whom? The 1,500-acre Sunny M Ranch in the Methow Valley has for decades been ...
METHOW VALLEY — The sign at the new trailhead parking lot in Winthrop says it all: “NO TRAIL SWEEP.” No, it doesn’t mean you’re prohibited from cleaning up after yourself. In the parlance of ...
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Michael Wright, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Oct. 18—It's been a busy week for Lance Rider. Rider owns The Outdoorsman, a store in Winthrop, Washington, ...
A budding young family from Alaska has relocated in Washington to maintain a system of ski-in and bike-in cabins in the Methow Valley. The remote rustic accommodations are wildly popular, despite the ...
The trail led gently upward, through thick-trunked cottonwood, an aspen grove, then into an open meadow. Only the huff of breaths and the rhythmic hiss of gliding skis broke the winter quiet. At one ...
Washington's Methow Valley is perfect for hitting the slopes or watching the snow fly Chimney smoke rises straight into the sky without a breath of wind to ruffle it. A dappled gray horse, wearing a ...
OKANOGAN CO., Wash. — Methow Valley once again had the worst air quality in the country as wildfires carve through the region. The Cub Creek 2 Fire, Cedar Creek Fire and Delancey Fire have clouded the ...
More than a century after the United States government took most of their land, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation are getting small chunks of it back. The nonprofit Methow ...
Wildfire represents both risk and reward for some small communities in Washington. Walking the line between a “good fire” and a “bad fire” can be tricky. For the Methow Valley, wildfire is a way of ...