5/12 Roll on Columbia: Chelan to Omak

We woke to bright sunshine and a beautiful view from our room - see photo on left. But the temperature was cool and the wind blowing pretty hard, even early in the morning. (I was a Starbucks across the street at 6:00.) We discovered that if you were in the shade with the wind blowing forward, it was quite cold. But if you were in the sun and the wind behind you, it was quite warm. We dressed for going down wind and in the sun. This worked well and I even took off my leg warmers at mile 12 by the dam (see photo at right).

As the day wore on and the tail-wind became a head-wind, clouds covered the sun. We had intended lunch in Okanogan at mile 53 but it looked like rain was headed our way. So we decided to eat a snack and head directly for the Best Western in Omak. Other than a few drops, the rain never came. Weather forecast is for improving and much warmer weather. We'll see.