Methow

Everyone has a desire to connect with where their DNA originated from. Friday night discussions in the taproom circled around an upcoming vacation. The couple planned to follow the genetic signature revealed by their DNA test results. The journey to find our common origination source could go back even further.  Let’s start at the very […]

It’s the most wonderful time of year because Lynette Westendorf’s annual birthday concert is here! This year Lynette is celebrating the exceptional beauty of Methow Valley’s night skies. The Westendorf Jazz Trio Birthday Jam Session and Dark Sky Party is this Tuesday evening, Jan. 14, at the Methow Valley Community Center in Twisp. At a […]

It’s been a wonderful year, all thanks to you. Thank you to everyone who shares their stories with the Methow Valley News columnists on the Valley Life page. I love reading each column by Ashley, Sarah and Shelley, and celebrating this place through your eyes. Thank you to all the people and organizations that made […]

Brothers and sisters, let us gather together once again for the holiday that brings us all together, Festivus. The hallowed tradition of the Airing of Grievances connects us all in our mutual annoyance of all things annoying. Place a solemn gloved hand on a pole, and let us begin. Toilet paper rolls with one remaining […]

This week, I am thankful for a partner who possesses a green thumb and enjoys gardening. While I embrace the other “Methow Valleyisms:” — I drive a Subaru, drink from a Blue Star coffee mug, and wear fleece covered in dog hair — I’m not talented at gardening. What I am good at is cooking up and devouring all […]

Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote the illuminous observation, “When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.” As teenagers, my friends and I drove into the desert for a night under the stars. Amongst the sagebrush between Boise and Mountain Home, we shared thermoses of hot chocolate while wrapped in sleeping bags. We oohed and […]

Whiteout Racing Kennel’s young owner and operator, Christina Gibson, has her eye on the Rocky Mountain Triple Crown this winter. Christina and her well-trained team of Alaskan Huskies have hit the ground running, training in the upper reaches of Libby Creek for this winter season of dog sled races. The Rocky Mountain Triple Crown is […]

On a sunny Saturday afternoon along the banks of the Methow River, a small group gathered to honor a fellow fly fisher and conservationist. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and Methow Valley Fly Fishers dedicated the Irv Conner Methow River Access Site, located 3 1/2 miles north of Pateros at the first […]

Elderberry Canyon, located in the Libby Creek drainage, has no elderberries. At least, from what I observed on a recent foray. I could be wrong. My attention was oft distracted by views of silvery granite peaks of the Sawtooth range, adorned by seasonal colors of golden larches. If you are looking for a short and […]

That was a lovely little storm, wasn’t it? I have not enjoyed a raucous storm in years. Five years, to be precise. But this time was different. I thoroughly reveled in the cacophony of light and sound. Perhaps because there was an accompaniment of rain, or maybe because it is September, and the leaves are […]