Leavenworth and rafting

One of our summer adventures included a rafting trip down the Wenhatchee River and a stop in Leavenworth, Wa. Here are a few photos from that trip.

Leavenworth is an old German settlement on the east side of the Cascade Mountains.
A la Midway, UT or Helen, GA. for those from Utah. Quaint little town that we plan to return to during the winter.

 

(In honor of Raquel) this little town was just so darling :)

The local rock band. "The Lederhosens"

 

Maybe you've noticed a running theme through the posts of Schaefer with her Friday Harbor T shirt. (she does have other clothes). It is from our trip to the San Juan Islands. In her defense she is super cute in it, and also you would see I'm also wearing my San Juan Islands shirt all the time, except I'm taking the pictures :)

 

 

Expert rafter! We took the front (much to Schaefs dismay) and we.got.soaked! Poor Schaef was a bit cold as the water was frigid, but no one fell in. It was a blast!! Great river to ride.

 

Somebody get that guy some sun. Yikes...

You may be confused about what we are doing as we look like construction workers with life vests in these awesome on-size-does-not-fit-all helmets, but yes we are rafting. And it was great times on the river! We're taking others next year- who wants in??

Dry and warm Schaefer

Wet and cold Schaefer

 

This is our group. A strange bunch they were. The guy in the orange shirt was self-proclaimed most interesting man in the world who talked enough for 5 rafts, but oh well. We had a great time riding the front of the raft! More posts to come...