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Banks Lake

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Mad props to Dan, as the Banks Lake 2019 edition gave *far* more memories than past trips.

Things I'll remember...

Wear sunscreen

Bring rain gear on *every* trip

Deep down, Fish and Wildlife officers are people too

Tepui makes a very wind resistant tent

REI Nikwax work really well

Lastly, just because Leona does it, does not mean we all should

Thank you Dan, my son and I will be able to talk about the highlights of this trip for a lifetime.

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Unknown member

Aug 13, 2019

But did you die?

Unknown member

Aug 13, 2019

Thanks for a fantastic weekend!!!

Dan Cronin

Aug 13, 2019

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Speaking of Banks Lake, here is my summary of our great weekend. Apocalypse and all!

The weekend warriors congregated at the Columbia Valley Brewing Company in Wenatchee for what was supposed to be a brief lunch and hit the road. However, Friday traffic snarls would have the trip leaders and a couple others waiting out slow semi trucks, traffic accidents and distance itself from the West side. Once we all got in the same geographic location, we chowed down, had a couple frosty beverages and Made our way down the highway towards Banks Lake!

Here, driving Eastbound on SR Hiway 2 outside of Waterville, WA.

As we made progress Easterly, I suggested we stop and check out an old homestead along the SR Highway 2 corridor. Friends of mine introduced me to this roadside (dis)attraction about 5 years ago. I has seem more damage as of late, which is sad due to the loss of historical value.

After a bit of a dilapidated history lesson, we circled the wagons and readied our convoy to continue East towards Coulee City.

At this point, we had members Ed A., Justin H., Leona W. and Chris S. Later, we would connect up with a couple more NWOL members coming in later that evening.

Once we got to the trail head, we encountered an amazing drive into the Bank's Lakeside which we were then met with a short hill climb. Here's Ed A. after the drive up making way to his campsite for the weekend.