Louie

SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2013

#8 Birding by River Raft with Kashmir and Osprey Rafting Co. We floated down Icicle Creek on a gorgeous sunny-but-not-too-hot day!

 It was a little raft - six passengers but very comfortable, and we didn't need to get wet!

 Canadian Goose family with 13 fuzzy goslings.

 Raft and crew.

 Back at Bird Fest Central, where we sat on the deck and enjoyed the end of a really fun weekend!

 I couldn't resist this peaceful moment.

 After saying good-bye to the wonderful organizers, we headed out to explore Leavenworth a bit more. This carriage was everywhere.

 We walked back around the city riverside trail to a spot where we had seen Pygmy Nuthatches in a dead snag. They didn't seem to mind us hanging out with them.

 Then we drove up Icicle Creek all the way to the end of the road. Above shows where a fire had burned a few years ago - the trees are dead and gray, and there is also still some snow on the ground up there. Pretty eerie.

 There are many, many side creeks flowing into Icicle.

 We stopped at a bridge, where the water pummeled through a narrow gorge of wonderfully striped rocks.

We ended our day with dinner at the Icicle Creek Brewery!