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April trip to Leavenworth/Chelan

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A few weekends ago, we took a last minute trip to Leavenworth and the Lake Chelan area to look at some properties that Scott and Edmond have been interested in. 

We ran into a small hiccup when we set out on Saturday morning because a huge snowstorm was breaking over the mountain pass and it made for a very slow drive. It was a very late spring storm and no one was ready for it. The roads over Snoqualamie pass were atrocious - they didn't have the snow plows out yet and folks were sliding all over the place. Even though it clearly said in flashing lights and signs everywhere that chains or AWD required, so many people didn't heed the warnings and their slipping and sliding caused accidents left and right. Thankfully we made it through without any issues, and before they closed down the pass. Our friends, Edmond and Kathy, got stuck in the closure for several hours waiting for the storm to pass and the roads to clear.

Once over the pass, we drove straight to Lake Chelan. It was our first time here and I can see why so many people rave about it! The lake was super pretty and very big. We looked at various properties before meeting up with Edmond and Kathy and driving back to Leavenworth for the night.

In Leavenworth the next day, we ate a quick, early outdoor lunch at a biergarten and then strolled through Enchantment park so that we could find a new mountain biking park that was recently built for kids to practice on. Too bad we didn't bring our bikes because the kids thought it looked fun! We'll have to do it next time.




Lots of snow!


The view of Lake Chelan from one of the properties

View from a different property

It was windy at the top of the mountain but the kids enjoyed it!

Quick break to get the willies out at the playground next to the lake.

The beer stein was bigger than Nora's head!

View of the snow capped mountains from Enchantment park.

Mountain biking course at the park










 

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