Lake Wenatchee is located in the Lake Wenatchee Forest on the eastern slopes of the Cascades, about a 2 1/2 hour drive from Tacoma. We met at Laurel and Mehran's, then headed out as a caravan, of 3 cars (ours, Mehran's, and my neice Mel and her daughters) and a mini-van (Oldeupher and Bubbie Dear). Rue, Annie, and Ruhiyyih joined us later in the day, after church.
Everything was packed for a 3 - day camping trip.
We immediately set up camp, with 5 tents and a canopy over the picnic table. This time of year nobody was at this camp- ground, and we secured the best site with a gorgeous view of the mountains across the water. 
Laurel and Mehran pumped up their kayaks, an inflatable type, and they were off in a flash. We all took turns using the canoe, paddling down to reeds at the far end of the lake, and over to the mouth of a small river that empties into the lake.The first two days we had very calm water, due to light sprinkling rain and a heavy overcast sky.
I put on all my rain gear, so stayed dry, but by evening of the second day, just about everyone had wet clothing they strung out to 'dry', if there is such a thing during intermittent rain. 
Rue made kebabs the first night - chicken, beef, onion, and green pepper marinated in Teriyaki Sauce for a day.
He set them inside a flat wire cage and grilled them over the campfire. I added chilli and macaroni salad. While Rue and I cooked, George made popcorn. We had a very starry night, and Oldeupher pointed out constellations in the sky. 
Daisy, our grand-daughter, and Mel's daughters got out the Hershey Bars, Marsh- mellows and Graham crackers for Smores. We took a hike the next day, up to Hidden Lake, and it proved to be quite a learning experience.....Rahmat decided that he wanted to take an alternate trail back down to camp, and he got lost. He eventually headed straight down the mountain, bushwacking as he went, to arrive down at the lake. Once there, he waded out into the water, up to his knees, to walk along the shoreline to camp. He arrived back at camp about 40 minutes ahead of the rest of us. But, we thought he was going to join us, so we waited for him - cooling down as we stopped hiking. With the light rain, some of us were starting to get chilled, and we hadn't packed for an extended stay. We all consulted, and decided not to wait for him, but head back down, with the hope that he was at camp. This proved to be the case, but later that evening, around the fire, we all talked about the dangers of heading out alone, that it is better to stay together as a group.
The last morning of our trip, a rainbow broke out over the lake. I sat with my morning coffee on a big rock and enjoyed the view. We all decided that this campground would be a great place for a yearly family reunion - with the hope that Megan and Taraz will be with us next year.
