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Wenatchee-Confluence

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  Skill: 1 (beginner) Fitness: 1-2 (easy to intermediate depending on how far you go and how hard you push yourself) Distance. 4 to 5 miles round trip. Attractions. Paddling through the estuary, sloughs, and islands at the confluence of... Read More...

Lake Wenatchee to Little Wenatchee

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Paul and Muriel Milem took advantage of beautiful October weather and canoed up the Little Wenatchee from Glacier View Campground on Lake Wenatchee. The glassy water and gorgeous fall colors made the paddle an immediate favorite, tempting Paul to write... Read More...

Columbia-Rock Island to Vantage

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Being inspired by some great Ridge to River paddlers and needing to rest a tweaked calf muscle, the idea of paddling my sea kayak from below Rock Island Dam to Vantage along the  Columbia River seemed like a fun way... Read More...

Columbia-Pictograph Paddle

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Skill: 1 (beginner) Fitness: 1 (easy) Attractions: Big desert vistas, towering basalt walls, sun to tan in, and cool water to swim in. This short trip has the added benefit of Native American pictographs to view. Distance: Roundtrip paddling distance... Read More...

Columbia-Hanford Reach

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Weather and water conditions were perfect for two old geezers (whose combined ages totaled 145) to paddle down the upper segment of the Hanford Reach. Skies were clear, temperatures warm, but not sweltering, and, most important of all, there was... Read More...

Columbia-Goosetail Rock

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Skill: 1 (beginner) Fitness: 1 (easy) Attractions. The Columbia River of Central Washington is neither the wild, nor romantic river we associate with the tales of its history. Its rapids and falls are gone, as are its native people and... Read More...

Columbia-Entiat Options

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ATTRACTIONS. The Columbia River of Central Washington is neither the wild, nor romantic river we associate with the tales of its history. Its rapids and falls are gone, as are its native people and dense wildlife. Throughout much of the... Read More...

Columbia-Earthquake Point

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Skill: 1 (beginner) Fitness: 1+ (easy) Attractions. This is my favorite stretch of the Columbia near Entiat.  Earthquake Point is a point of considerable geologic interest– a massive landslide in 1872 ripped off Ribbon Cliff on the west side of... Read More...

Columbia-Crescent Bar

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Photo: Cliffs rising above the Columbia River near Crescent Bar Paul and Muriel Milem have been using the Indian summer weather of autumn to paddle different segments of the Columbia River in Central Washington. After knocking off all the entries... Read More...

Bridgeport to Brewster Paddle

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Attractions: A trip that starts in the fast, smooth current of the Columbia (below Chief Joseph Dam) and finishes on the calm water of Pateros Lake. For birders, the Bridgeport Bar State Wildlife area is rich with all manners of... Read More...

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