Deception Falls - Leavenworth - Lake Wenatchee

I had Friday off and Cedar and I were going to meet my sister and his cousin Odin at dog camp!  Lots of great people and fun dogs running around a camp on Lake Wenatchee playing games, hiking and enjoying the beautiful weekend.
I got packed quicker than I thought and had plenty of time, so I stopped by this little roadside nature trail at Deception Falls.  The half mile nature walk was lovely, crossing a crystal clear stream and following along the Tye River before the overlook at the falls.  If you are pressed for time you can go straight to the falls, but the signage is great and a lot of work has been put into this little trail.

After that, I drove into Leavenworth and spent an hour there.  Adventure Dog and I were entertained by a couple dancing to accordian music and an outdoor art fair in addition to the regular Bavarian themed storefronts.  We found a pet supply place called A Paw Above that sold tiny lederhosen for dogs.  Luckily for Cedar, they didn't have his size.  I was particularly happy with a food stand that sold a variety of sausages (including veggiewurst) and dogs were welcome.  There was a nice outdoor courtyard to eat in that had a statue of an accordian player with a dog at his feet.  I was amused that there was a live accordian player actually performing in the courtyard with his black lab asleep at his feet.  Cedar hates bagpipes, but seems to be OK with accordians.  He did bark rather rudely at the lab though.

Dog camp was a blast.  Cedar and Odin both played games, met other dogs, and waded in Wenatchee Lake. 

The camp was about a mile from a short hike, Hidden Lake.  Altogether from camp and back it was probably about a 4 mile roundtrip hike, but if you drove straight to the trailhead it's under 2 miles round trip. We got up Saturday and Sunday morning at 6am to hike to it.

Adventure Dog was so wiped out after 3 straight days of having fun he couldn't jump into the car on the way home and could barely get onto the couch.  He spent the rest of the day, all night, and most of today sleeping.  What a terrific weekend!!