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<\/a><\/p>\nSometimes, the water can become too choppy for little speedboats to navigate uplake. \u00a0Not this time. \u00a0The water was PERFECT! \u00a0And we had the lake practically to ourselves!! We took a short break at a campground. \u00a0Check out this campsite. \u00a0Idyllic? We saw a variety of animals along the way. \u00a0It was almost surreal. \u00a0People that live here say they have seen one set of the animals, but not all that we saw on this single trip. \u00a0It truly was a gift!<\/p>\n We saw a llama, then a couple of deer, and then…mountain goats! Arriving…. The Ministry of Silly Walks… Renting bikes… …and riding along a lovely road to a bakery… Church. The most picture-perfect cabin ever. \u00a0Located where the lake meets a river. \u00a0Contains a potting shed to the left, the garage on the right, and a large deck, and covered porch. After fortifying ourselves with cinnamon rolls, we continued to ride our bikes along the road and stopped at the old Stehekin school. \u00a0They no longer use it for school, and the doors are left unlocked for people to visit.<\/p>\n This picture does not show the detail, but this is a map of Africa from 1916. \u00a0Most of the countries have different names. ‘A’ teaching class… Auntie’s turn… Went on to Rainbow Falls. \u00a0The falls were intense and we were drenched in seconds! Continuing on to an old orchard homestead… We decided to do a little trail riding and followed some cross country and snowshoe trails. \u00a0It was a fun little detour… DH found an old Root Beer can that was a solid tin or aluminum and required a can opener to open it. On the ride back, we stopped at the bakery again and picked up some pie. \u00a0Then, my aunt and I stopped at \u00a0The Garden<\/a> and had a nice talk with the owner\/gardener. \u00a0We bought some of his homemade goat cheese. \u00a0I was pleasantly surprised to learn that he was the original owner of the Honeybear Bakery, a place DH and I enjoyed going to when we lived in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle. \u00a0Apparently, he sold it and it is now in Lake Forest Park. Bees are kept up high for two reasons. \u00a0To keep the bears at bay and to keep the hives above the snow banks in the winter… More pretty views heading back to the boat… The trip home… Look at what we saw! \u00a0Incredible!! Two tuckered out boys! Another awesome encounter with nature. \u00a0Big horn sheep!! Back in civilization, we saw the boat ‘The Innamorata’, a 56 ft. Chris Craft that was once owned by Dean Martin. \u00a0It was used for a while for dinner cruises on the lake. \u00a0Now, it just sits on the lake and gets moved every once in a while. \u00a0It is falling into disrepair and the cost to fix it outweighs the value of the boat. \u00a0So it sits. A fantastic bonus was running across two families from our church family in North Bend while they were boating. \u00a0It was fun to yell ‘hi’ between our boats.<\/p>\n An incredible, blessed day. \u00a0One we will always treasure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Every 4th of July, we visit our uncle and aunt’s property at Lake Chelan. \u00a0This year, we came a couple days early to join them for a day trip to the remote little town of Stehekin. 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