We're off to Lake Wenatchee State Park

We were packed and on the road 15 minutes earlier than planned, a rare event! Traveling through Tacoma was a breeze, on to I-5 and Highway 18 to I-90.  Coffee break at the top of Snoqualmi Pass and arrived at Site 46 by 3 PM. We got set up and checked in at the camp store.  Later, friends came by for a propane ring campfire. The burn ban remains in effect for State Parks on the East Side which upsets campers who are wedded to the campfire experience and those who didn't make any alternative plan for cooking.

Leaving the driveway in Port Orchard.

My driver at the wheel.

Eastern Washington coming down from Blewett Pass.  Smoke from the
latest forest fire.

Nearing the Leavenworth Safeway we could see burned hillsides from the
Suncrest Fire that started on Saturday, 4 days ago.

The fire has now been contained.  100 homes close to town were threatened
 and folks forced to evacuate. Fortunately, resources were
quickly available and by Thursday, the fire was contained. 

Our campsite is ready.  We brought our canopy this year to cover the
propane fire ring so we can sit outside if it rains.

On Thursday, we went into Leavenworth for groceries.  There
were 8 British cars from British Columbia in the parking lot.

Fins on this one.

As always, the flowers are beautiful.

We drove back to camp on the Chumstick Highway.  Someone is building
this large home in an area of cabins.  

The little town of Plain with its motel, grocery store, laundry mat, hardware
store, cafe and two wineries.

This couple is getting ready to greet visitors who are coming to 
trail ride in a few weeks. The field will be filled with campers, trailers 
and horses for the weekend.  We expect to see our friends, 
Beverly and Jerry, who come to this event annually.

We started our chores routine on Friday getting ready for Labor
Day Weekend.

Evening clouds at the head of the lake.

Dirty Face Mountain 

The weekend has arrived and we begin to see crazy things.  Due to the fact
that this campground was built in the 30s and the sites are small, there is a
length limit of 32' rigs. We're pretty sure this one is over but, after
several tries, they make it plus even managed to squeeze another
car in to park.

For the last 23 years, the fire department aux hosts a 2 day
garage sale on Labor Day Weekend.  It amazes me that the
community can come up with so much stuff year after year.
Sonny let me go for an hour.

Blurry drive by of setting up the sale.  It was a packed place.

The weather has been relatively dry but not
very warm.  This was the high on Friday.
It's been 45* when we wake up. We feel sorry
for the campers without a fire.

Somebody wasn't watching whatever burned through this plank.

A rock collection left behind.