Crescent Bar on the Columbia River

Crescent Bar is an oasis in a bend of the Columbia River nestled below large cliffs. Under normal circumstances this would not be a bad place to be at this time of they year. They brag about an average 24 hour temperature of 70 degrees from May to September. Don't know if this is a statistic or a damned lie, but our visit has fallen outside of those parameters. One hundred degree temperatures would have been more manageable except that for unknown reasons the pool and spa are closed for maintenance.

That said, as usual we were fortunate to find a nice parking space on the river view side of the park. Verizon service is 2nd tier so phone calls are OK, but use of the air card in the computer would incur charges. However, we are next door to the recreation room where the Wi-Fi is and we have a reasonably strong signal. Satellite is not in issue for most of the park

The Crescent Bar area has several RV parks, numerous hillside homes and a community of park models, all of which are nicely maintained. Based on the lack of 'for sale' signs, most people owning property here are very happy. Boating and water skiing are the most popular activities. The river is very inviting and we wish we had our boat with us so that we could explore the area. We may yet rent a boat or a jet ski before we leave.

In our travels we have made it to Wenatchee and Leavenworth. Leavenworth is a German alpine village with tons of great shopping and eating. They also have river rafting and tubing that was very inviting. Maybe on our next visit. We also drove another 45 minutes beyond Leavenworth to the Thousand Trails park they refer to as TT-Leavenworth. It's a really big, heavily tree'd preserve with many facilities but quite a distance from civilization. Although we love the town, we are glad that we chose Crescent Bar for our stay.

Last night the wind came up here, as we were warned that it might, and we had to batten down the hatches. I would estimate that the winds were in the 20 to 25 mph area. We brought the satellite dish down so that we didn't have to worry about it being pulled off the roof. Others here have said that they have experienced winds that caused them to bring in their slides, but we didn't feel that threatened. It was very noisy at bedtime but no issues or damage for anyone.

In a few more days we will be heading north to Kelowna. The weather forecast is for moderating temperatures which will be nice. Some pictures are available at: Crescent Bar - Leavenworth Pics