MAY - Rafting and Exploring the Ridge

It is wonderful to have nice weather again, especially with a backyard that looks great this time of year. This is a light sabre move I've never seen before in the movies....

 We got out to the cabin to do a rafting weekend. My mom came, too, in order to watch the kids while Eben and I took Chris out on the main section of the Wenatchee and taught him how to guide. We also lucked out and had his brother in law, Dan, in the boat, too, and super high water! The waves were up to 14' high from trough to crest and it was a thrilling ride.

 After doing two runs on the river, we came back to the cabin and decided to try to drive up the ridge to the Sugarloaf Mountain fire look out. However, as the snow was just melting, there had really only been motorbikes up there so far this year. We came across this log on the way up. Luckily, with a little hard work, we were able to pry it at one end enough to move it and get by. Little did we know there was more of the same up ahead (and also deep patches of snow) so we ended up having to turn around. But - we were rewarded with some stellar views down to Lake Wenatchee and Fish Lake nonetheless.

 

 On Sunday we took the kids rafting on the upper section of the Wenatchee and were joined again by Dan and also his wife Shannon. Chris guided the whole way and Eben and I pronounced him a graduate of our river guiding training.