{"id":10264,"date":"2020-05-14T15:40:06","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T22:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=10264"},"modified":"2020-05-14T16:03:45","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T23:03:45","slug":"wenatchee-whitewater-wows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=10264","title":{"rendered":"Wenatchee Whitewater Wows"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wenatchee Whitewater Wows, originally published in the Spring\/Summer 2020 issue of Touring & Tasting.<\/p><\/div>\n

Pair your white \u2014 or red \u2014 wines with some whitewater on an exciting journey rafting\u00a0down the Wenatchee River\u2019s wild rapids. This action-packed adventure departs from\u00a0Leavenworth and combines wine tasting with the splashes, thrills and (possibly) spills\u00a0of careening down Washington\u2019s exhilarating whitewater for a nonstop day of fun!<\/p>\n

Blue Sky Outfitters\u2019 Wenatchee Whitewater Wine Adventures covers ten miles of rapids,\u00a0with fun names like Upper Gorilla, Sharkstooth, Rodeo Hole, Drunkards Drop, Snowblind,\u00a0Grannys and the Suffocator adding to the adrenaline-filled day.<\/p>\n

After you work up\u00a0a hearty appetite on the river, you\u2019ll be treated to their famous top sirloin steak barbecue,\u00a0then chauffeured to Wenatchee Valley wineries<\/a> for a three-hour tasting tour.\u00a0The most popular stretch of the Wenatchee River is about 14 miles between the towns\u00a0of Leavenworth and Cashmere, and it boasts a thrilling array of class 3\u20134 whitewater\u00a0every spring (river rapids are classified as 1\u20135, with 1 as the easiest and 5 as the most\u00a0challenging).<\/p>\n

Experts say that on the Wenatchee, when you hear a rapid coming \u2014 you\u00a0know you are going to get wet! But with 300 days of sunshine per year, you\u2019ll enjoy\u00a0the drench. Along with great waves, and Osprey soaring overhead and nesting in the\u00a0tops of trees, you\u2019ll also find beautiful scenery, from mountainous forested landscape\u00a0in Leavenworth to apple and pear orchards, rocky sandstone spires and grass-covered\u00a0hillsides as you leave the Cascade foothills and enter the more agriculture-rich eastern\u00a0part of Washington state.<\/p>\n

In addition to Blue Sky Outfitters (blueskyoutfitters.com<\/a>)<\/b>, other rafting operators\u00a0offering guided trips in the Wenatchee River area include Alpine Adventures\u00a0(alpineadventures.com<\/a>)<\/b>, Leavenworth Outdoor Center\u00a0(leavenworthoutdoorcenter.com<\/a>)<\/b>,\u00a0Orion Expeditions (orionexp.com<\/a>)<\/b>, Osprey Rafting (ospreyrafting.com<\/a>)<\/b>, River Riders\u00a0(riverrider.com<\/a>) <\/b>and Wildwater River Guides (wildwater-river.com<\/a>)<\/b>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Originally published in the spring\/summer 2020 issue of Touring & Tasting<\/a>. Click here to read this story and more! TT-SP20.digital<\/a><\/p>\n

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