Kayaking Lake Wenatchee on a calm afternoon

The lake is usually calm in the early morning but the wind whips up the waves in the afternoon. Monday, the lake was calm all day so Sonny let me off of chores a little early so that I could paddle for a few hours.  I left the beach and paddled along the Eastern shore about 1/4 of the way up the lake.  I saw birds, flowers, plants and even a few trout in the clear water .

Leaving the beach area

I paddled around the point into the Wenatchee River headwater.
During the fishing season, there are gulls looking for left over
bait and treats.

Very shallow here this time of the year.  The lake has fallen at least
5 feet in the month we have been here.

I turned West around Emerald Island where two yellow kayaks were
on the shore.  Dirty Face mountain in the distance. The peak is
5989'. The trail is 9 miles with a 4000' elevation gain.  Not a
trail for creaky knees.

Another gull species

The water is so clear and quite shallow along the shore and
around the island.

These ducks are near the YMCA camp beach on the North shore

The Y camp has several cabins in the woods.  All was silent as no campers
were in residence.

I found this dragonfly struggling on the water surface.

I got the dragonfly on my paddle but he couldn't lift off.  Maybe he was
too wet to fly.

Indian paint brush among the rocks on the shore.

I'm guessing this is milfoil in bloom.  These pretty little flowers were
a floating mass on the water surface.

I paddled about an hour before heading back to the beach, which is the pale
line over the kayak bow.  Lake Wenatchee is 7 miles long.  We haven't
generated enough energy to paddle all the way to the White River.
Another day, Sonny and I paddled up the West side of the lake before paddling
across to the North side.  The lake had gotten choppy from power boats
and jet skis.  The breeze began to blow which helped us get back
to shore quickly.