Lake Wenatchee Info

Received this yesterday (7-28-08) from Rollie Schmitten:
SOCKEYE UPDATE: As of yesterday (7/28) 19,148 sockeye have passed
Tumwater
Dam. The count per day appears to be dropping. Based on the 10 year
average
run timing about 85% of the current run have passed Tumwater Dam. Expanding
the 19,148 for a 85% run timing [...]

The Chelan County Public Works Department has marked many old growth trees along Beaver Valley Road and the Chumstick Highway for removal.  They are marked with yellow ribbon or white spray paint.
The main concentration of these beautiful trees is from half way up Beaver Hill, through Plain, and ending at the start of Chiwawa Loop [...]

So if you are wondering, do I need to go spend a bunch of money to get outfitted to fish sockeye on Lake Wenatchee?

In 2001 and 2004 I used this down rigger kit and caught 15+ fish each season and toughened my hands significantly in the process.
1:  110 Feet of camp line [...]

Smith Brook Road is open.
Hiked #1590  Smith Brook to Valhalla last weekend.

  There are sections at the top with snow, easily passable with climbing poles.   Lake is ice free, bugs weren’t too bad.   Shadow and Maggie on the snow above Valhalla

 
Cindy and Friends hiked Minotaur Lake #1517 on July 17th.  The south facing steep part [...]

Hello-
I would like to let you and the rest of the Lake Wenatchee area community know
that trained representatives of the Cascadia Conservation District are
now offering FREE wildfire risk assessments to interested landowners in
Chelan County. If landowners would like to know what they can do to
reduce the vulnerability of their home and landscape to wildfire all
they [...]