The Columbia River runs through Wenatchee and, along with the views of the Cascade Range, dominates the landscape. There are multiple dams along the Columbia, with, I believe, three above Wenatchee in the US and more in British Columbia. These dams make the river very wide and calm looking, pretty much all the way along the portions we drove. Just a quarter mile from our campground is the confluence of the Wenatchee River with the Columbia. The Wenatchee is really high right now caused by, presumably, the snow melt. The Columbia is just plain big!
We met up with Ron, one of several of Gary's cousins who live here. He was a wonderful tour guide and we covered quite a bit of ground in one afternoon. Here are some things we saw with him:
A beautiful home, one of a kind, really, built with a stone exterior in the Irish tradition, and such a lovely yard.
The Rocky Reach Dam, just above Wenatchee.
The fish ladders
Looking downstream
Gary and Ron near the dam
Turbines
Ohme Gardens, a state park founded as a private retreat in the early 20th century, right on the side of a hill overlooking the city. All the trees and other foliage were planted. Ron told us that it was only a rocky hill with sagebrush before.
Exquisite rock work, beautiful trees, lovely views.
A birthday party for two other cousins was the ending highlight of the day. Such a fun time getting better acquainted with the Wenatchee cousins!
My run today was along the wonderful Apple Capital Recreational Loop Trail, about 11 miles up one side and down the other of the Columbia. A real treasure for the city!
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