Fall Colors Scenic Float Tours

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Fall Color Scenic Float Tours

Bring your camera and join us on a relaxing float trip down the Scenic Upper Wenatchee River!

Here in the warm autumn sun, you'll experience the radiant colors of aspen, vine maple and cottonwood leaves shimmering on a background of pine trees and picturesque mountains. You'll see wildlife and hundreds of spawning salmon splashing in the shallows along sand and gravel bars and deep pools. Come with us as we drift serenely through a dramatic and seldom seen area of the Tumwater Botanical Reserve. We plan to run trips through October and November because this is an ideal time to float the upper section of the Wenatchee River.

This picturesque wilderness refuge offers spectacular scenery and crystal clear water. The tour is a comfortable and safe float trip (no whitewater) on the Upper Wenatchee River, which is located on the eastern slope of the Cascade Mountains near the frontier town of Plain, 15 miles upstream of the Bavarian Town of Leavenworth. This enchanting section of the river is perfect for photographic opportunities and is one of Washington’s best natural history experiences. Professional guides will do the rowing so you can photograph, look through binoculars or just relax and enjoy the scenery. We provide a hearty riverside lunch and warm campfire at a halfway point. At lunch we have plenty of time to explore animal tracks, listen to bird songs or just relax on a river island.

ONE DAY FALL COLOR TOURS: $85.00 per person

Discounts available for mid-week trips, kids under 12, and groups.

Trips are offered every day from mid-September to mid-November.

TRIPS INCLUDE: Comfortable 14' inflatable river rafts captained by professional guides, lifejackets, first aid and safety equipment, dry bags for extra clothes and shuttle transportation from our take out. We serve a freshly prepared, wholesome and hearty riverside lunch at our halfway point.

YOU NEED TO BRING: Camera, binoculars, (Be prepared for changing weather), wear warm clothes. Pants and sweater, wool socks, shoes to keep your feet warm and dry, hat, sunglasses, RAIN GEAR. Change of clothes for after the trip. A road map of Washington is good to have for directions.

RENDEZVOUS INFORMATION: Trip meeting time is 9:00 a.m.. Guests rendezvous at “Squirrel Tree Restaurant” in Coles Corner on State Highway #2 (across from the junction #207 to Plain/Lake Wenatchee). Coles Corner is 20 miles east of Steven's Pass and 16 miles west of the "Bavarian Village" of Leavenworth. Allow 2 1/2 hours driving time from Seattle. Squirrel Tree Restaurant serves good breakfasts if you arrive earlier.

PO Box 256, Index, WA 98256

360/793-3451 or 800/241-3451

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