Air Update: What a difference a day makes!

The skies around Sun Mountain Lodge are crystal clear today.  I woke up at 2 AM this morning and saw that all the stars were out.  Opened all the windows.  Beautiful out there today, hope it lasts.

Air Quality

Air quality at the Lodge today is pretty good.  A little smoke this morning, but not bad.  We can see all the way up into the Pasayten Wilderness from the Lodge.

Smoke concerns

Due to the fires in the Wenatchee and Pateros areas, there has been some concern over the smoke and air quality in the Methow Valley.  As of 2pm today, Winthrop's air quality was rated better than Phoenix, Las Vegas or LA.  The advisory level was the same as is currently in effect in Puyallup, WA.  There is some smoke, but it's not too bad.

What's Happening this Weekend

Saturday Sept. 22 all of the action is in Twisp with the weekly Farmer's Market kicking things off from 9am to noon.  Later that afternoon the artist's take over with the annual Art Walk from 4 to 8 pm on Glover Street.  The Confluence Gallery will be hosting an artist's reception for the opening of it's latest show entitled "Altered Realities".  Natural Selection will be showing at the Peligro Studio.  On Sunday Sept. 23 the fun moves up to the trails at Sun Mountain Lodge where the MV Off-Road Duathlon will be taking place beginning at 9am.  This event features a 40K mountain bike ride and a 10K trail run, starting and ending at the Chickadee Trailhead.  Call 206 940 4507 to sign up.