Sunday, August 30, 2009

Wenatchee National Forest

Susan and I went into the Wenatchee National Forest yesterday to locate a cache hidden near the Soda Springs trail head. On the way up, we stopped and had breakfast at the Restaurant at Squaw Rock. We shared a breakfast pizza that was fantastic. We are going to go back and try a Weazil the next time we are in the area.
As we approached the coordinates, we parked at a nearby camping area, then crossed this bridge to reach the beginning of the trail.

Just a short distance down the trail we came upon Soda Springs, shown below.

We had a difficult time locating the cache as the GPS unit kept turning off due to the extensive tree cover. We ended up locating the cache based on the hints provided by the owner, instead of from the coordinates.
It was just wonderful being in the forest for half the day. I even found one huckleberry! On the way home we stopped at Gold Creek and went into the restaurant for something to drink. They have a wonderful area in the back of the building with a waterfall, pond and numberus bird feeders. There were chipmucks everywhere. They even provided binoculars and a bird book in the restaurant.

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