Bright and early the day after Thanksgiving we got up to head into the mountains. I wanted Ina to see Washington mountains and not just the city life of Seattle. It was still pretty cloudy on the way, but coming around a curve we saw a fabulous rainbow that was huge! It was so beautiful.
Our first stop was a small town called Leavenworth. It's a german style village with gift shops. We enjoyed a great German meal in a biergarten complete with lots of foods and sauces I had while I lived in Germany. It was so good!
This reminded me of my camping buddies!
The town was packed with tourists and so we didn't stay super long. We hopped back in the car to head to our destination: Lake Chelan.
Chelan is a summer lake community that is a hot destination for city goers. I knew it would be the offseason but I still wanted to go to the mountains. We booked a time share on the lake and it was absolutely magnificent. Our condo was waterfront with an amazing view of the water and mountains.
These mountains are in the desert so they aren't covered with evergreens like the rest of the mountains but they are still gorgeous.
We relaxed on the first night and then on Saturday morning we headed up to the top of the mountain for some views and to find a hiking trail. It was quite treacherous climbing the mountain as the road was narrow, single lane, no guard rails and covered in snow and ice. When we got to the top, however, it was worth it. We could see forever. We chose a really easy trail that followed the view and walked along the path for a while.
We found a very female snow person on our way!
As we headed back down the mountain we decided to try one of the many, many wineries in Chelan. It was really fun and relaxing to sit and taste the different wines. One of the wineries had a giant bonfire going and even set off fireworks.
The view from the wineries was amazing.
On Sunday morning we woke up and headed to a recommended eatery in the town of Mason. It was called Blueberry Hill and it was hilarious. Surrounded by acres of berry fields, the interior was decorated with trinkets from grandpa's shed. I had blueberry juice and a blueberry crepe that was unbelievably good.
We packed up and said goodbye to our lake vacation. On the way home we decided to take Route 2 which is a winding mountain pass road. I was a nervous wreck as we went down some of these steep hills.
But it was a beautiful view and I was grateful to be home safely!
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