We headed over Snoqualmie Pass.
Lake Kachess is in the Wenatchee National Forest.
This was a delightful paddle, with sunshine and easy paddling.
The shoreline, wooded, with many boulders and rock faces.
The best part was meandering through the trees, submerged in high water.
Our most memorable canoe paddle in the Olympics was on Lake Quinault.
Rain gear was necessary, warm clothing and gloves! We paddled up this creek as far as we could go.
We packed a lunch and had a picnic on the beach.
We were able to fit in a hike on Mt Rainier before Taraz had to return to Denver.
We spent five days camping at Jones Bay, enjoying our grandchildren, children and their spouses, and extended family. I've put together a portrait gallery in our Flickr account to celebrate the occasion. 
It was a wonderful vacation! Days were spent swimming, hiking, canoeing, camp-tending and cooking. The posts below on Flitzy Phoebie highlight some of my favorite photos, linking them to sets on Flickr:
Yes, my kitchen looked pretty organized, but that is what made meals at Jones Bay fast and fun! 
Khoshari Burritos; Pot Roast and home-made Potato Dumplings; Polenta Scramble; Pineapple Crepes; Macaroni Salad with Quail Eggs; Soba Noodle Stir-fry with Tofu and Bratwurst; Huckleberry Pancakes; Cornbread with Honey, and a variety of salads....most of it couldn't be photographed because we ate it too quickly.
Appetites are huge when camping, and meals had to be ready on time! Mai cooked for her family of three; Annie cooked for her family of four, plus Ruhiyyih and Matt; and I cooked for four, including two of our sons. This way, every cook had her own meals and cook station. (My boys sneaked over to Annie's kitchen for a hamburger or hot dog a time or two, saying my food was great but there just wasn't enough of it!)
Here, Daniel is helping his mom with camp-tending - he was a good little helper. 
Soba Stir-fry, Cornbread with Honey, and Carrot-Apple Salad. 
Mai's Skewered Kabobs. 
Annie's Shrimp Creole, cooked over the fire.
Not far from our camp is Northrup Canyon.
We had a picnic lunch at the homestead, and explored the old farm buildings. Lots of rattlesnakes here, in the rocks. 
Later in the week a few of us hiked Steamboat Rock, which had a phenomenal vista of the water diverted by the Grand Coulee Dam.
Taraz and I on the top of the bluff, a broad, flat plateau offering stunning views across the scablands of coulee country.
Within the first few hundred yards, the trail becomes very rough and steep for about 0.15 mile as it runs up through a slot in the cliffs. This cairn was built about half way up the trail. Annie was carrying Daniel in a backpack, and had to turn back. It was just too steep and dangerous for her. Daisy turned back, too - it was hot. Mai and Ben completed half of the hike, to a viewpoint, then turned back.
Mai returning from a paddle in the afternoon.
Ruhiyyih and Matt pulling out of the reeds at Jones Bay.
George and I had several canoe paddles. 
Banks Lake has a meandering shoreline with rocky outcroppings.
Some trees grow right out of cracks in the rocks.
This was a sunset paddle along the shoreline. Tranquil, with the sounds of campers along the lake, sitting around their campfires. 
Our second paddle was mid day, through a rocky canyon. 
Every day the family went swimming, jumping off these huge boulders.
Matt holding little Charlie, who is almost a year old.
Mai giving Charlie some lunch.
Escaping from the tent!
George played this CD while we drove through eastern Washington, on our way to Jones Bay.
