The All-America Bavarian city?
By Lee Martin I’ve been a reader of The Good Life since the beginning and I find the articles to be entertaining as to what the Good Life means. I am not sure this qualifies in your magazine but I … Continue reading
Experience the healing power of the back country
By Brad Brisbine Lovely Meander Meadow sits at the top of the Little Wenatchee River Watershed. This meadow is of a more intimate scale than Spider Meadow, three valleys east, surrounded by a towering fortress with eight waterfalls. Two years … Continue reading
Now I am in charge
By Constance B. Bean Some years ago, at the age of 70, I wrote an article for The Good Life about finding love and romance a second time. A dear man, a widower named Jay Bean, stepped into my life. … Continue reading
Passage to Juneau: Reviewing life and landscapes as brothers complete last leg of paddle journey — 40 years later
by Andy Dappen In June of 1974, my mother drove my older brother, several friends and me to the banks of Horseshoe Bay just north of Vancouver, British Columbia. She smiled for us as we loaded our homemade canoes and … Continue reading
The (ugly) truth about mushrooms
By Susan Sampson Every September and October I hear somebody rhapsodizing about the joys of foraging for wild mushrooms. The damp coast range hills of Washington state and Oregon and the Cascade foothills of the Pacific Northwest offer some of … Continue reading
HELLO, OLD FRIEND: Momma hikers rejoice in the beauty and peace of sub-alpine Necklace Valley
story and photos by Sarah Shaffer There is something to be said about trekking high into the mountains to take in the sub-alpine country. It may be the heather flowers, the huckleberries, or the pine and dry dirt smell. It … Continue reading
Llamas are an aging hiker’s best friend
story and photos BY BRAD BRISBINE Three years ago, sunning at spectacular Spade Lake peninsula camp, I announced to my hiking partners Len Lamb (since 1976), and Justin Weedman (since 2004), that this may be my last backpacking trip. Len … Continue reading
The Lookout looks back to the future
By Susan Lagsdin Sometimes a house is more than just a home. Chelan’s north shore development, The Lookout, also reminds us that a house can represent a philosophical construct, a sociological trend or an economic reality. Guy Evans is extremely … Continue reading
IN THE FLOW: Niki Stewart has drifted around the world, finds her inspiration in India and paints in Wenatchee
By Susan Lagsdin Being in the flow is an essential state of being for Wenatchee oil painter Niki Stewart. “When I have a preconceived concept in my mind, my ego gets in the way. It breaks the flow and makes … Continue reading
The prince and the bar maid
The Student Prince winds up its run at the Snowy Owl Theater the end of September. The Student Prince is the story of Karl Franz, crown Prince of Karlsberg, who, as he nears manhood, is sent to complete his education … Continue reading
What to do around Wenatchee for October 2018
Leavenworth Community Farmers market, every second Monday, 5 – 9 p.m. Local bounty, delicious food, wines and drinks. Watershed Cafe. Info: leavenworthfarmersmarket.org. NCW BLUES JAM, every second and fourth Monday. 7 – 10 p.m. Riverside Pub. Homegrown Country Jam, every … Continue reading
Pet Tales October 2018
Jackson is a four-year-old mini Goldendoodle that we got as a puppy. We’ve had several dogs in the distant past but not for about 20 years. We have never had one like Jackson. He was the best decision we’ve made … Continue reading
The All-America Bavarian city?
By Lee Martin I’ve been a reader of The Good Life since the beginning and I find the articles to be entertaining as to what the Good Life means. I am not sure this qualifies in your magazine but I … Continue reading
W. T. Clark – Rags to riches to rags
By Rod Molzahn William Timothy Clark’s story is filled with contrasts; success and failure, wealth and poverty or, as Clark would say, “Boom or Bust.” He was called “The Father of Wenatchee” though he didn’t arrive in the valley until … Continue reading
Heart disease in women: Unheralded killer
By Jim Brown, M.D. Surprise! Women are different than men. I am not referring to the obvious but it might surprise you to know that heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States. It … Continue reading
There’s good news today! Believe it… because it’s true. don’t let the negative nellies make you sick with worry
By June Darling Today, 137,000 fewer people are in extreme poverty than yesterday! This number, according to Oxford economist Max Roser, is true (on average) not only for today, but for every single day since 1990. Why am I telling … Continue reading
Nootka Rose keeps on working after bloom fades
By Jaana Hatton “A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose” states a line in the 1913 poem Sacred Emily by Gertrude Stein. What she means is that things are what they are – period. How befitting … Continue reading
Loving nature, but danger under foot
By Mike Cassidy Editor Boy, are we loaded with outdoor and hiking stories this month. You might say we could use a pack animal to carry this load of outdoor adventure to our fine readers. Speaking of beasts of burden, … Continue reading
Tap, tap, tap, the Downy Woodpecker is at work
By Bruce McCammon Walk along the Apple Capital Loop Trail in Wenatchee and listen carefully as you pass the tall cottonwoods near the Wenatchee Row and Paddle Club boathouse. You may hear the short, whinnying song or the tapping sound of … Continue reading
Rays of sunshine: Wenatchee volunteers help install solar power pack for remote african hospital
By Yvette Davis Imagine you’re an eye surgeon taking out a cataract. Your fingers are holding a sharp scalpel that’s about to slice through the patient’s cornea. Then without warning all the lights above you flicker and go out. What … Continue reading
September 2018
Rally around the trees at Nason Ridge • Checking out and checking off Spider Meadows • Painting rocks of hope • 5 reasons to SUP (stand up paddleboard) • Building a farm house in undiscovered Malaga • There’s a home … Continue reading
Moving to Mexico: Was that wise?
By Mike Cassidy Editor After our cover article about Bill and Cindy Rietveldt moving to Mexico came out in July (“One more adventure: ‘We felt like kids again’”), I’ve had readers ask questions. One emailer actually went beyond asking a … Continue reading
Eastern Kingbird: A fun-to-watch bug catcher
By Bruce McCammon I enjoy traveling around our area, within Washington, the Pacific Northwest or to foreign countries. Travel means that there will be new birds to see and habitats to explore. The diversity one experiences with travel makes life … Continue reading
Idaho Fescue: Whimpy grass stronger than it looks
By Jaana Hatton Idaho fescue may not look like much: it’s wispy, almost frail looking in its grassy existence. But, it is one you want to take note of. It’s beneficial in many ways, both for food and landscaping. This … Continue reading
Passing down stories — and life’s lessons
By June Darling Recently our entire family — my husband and I, our sons and their wives, and their children — took 11 days to experience Tennessee together. I was raised in Tennessee and my mother still lives there. It … Continue reading
Live a fuller life by slowing down time
By Jim Brown, M.D. Does time speed up as we age? This might seem like a strange question to many of you. We generally are pretty certain that time does not change. After all we measure time with our clocks … Continue reading
A life lived hard and varied in Wenatchee
By Rod Molzahn Ed Ferguson rode into Wenatchee in the spring of 1894. The greatest Columbia River flood in memory was still receding and the road from Colockum Creek to Wenatchee was mostly impassable. Ferguson left the wagon he was … Continue reading
My Summer of ’42 moment
By Cary Ordway I happened by my old hometown the other day — just a drop-in visit, mind you — and now I’m awash in those childhood memories that we all carry around but leave neatly filed away in the … Continue reading
Focusing on a life artfully lived
By Susan Lagsdin Erin Nash was last seen by our readers last year on a cover of The Good Life in a super-selfie, leaping into the air with her friend Brianna, with Wyoming’s Grand Tetons as a backdrop. Her story … Continue reading
