We got to Chelan Buttle launch for 12:00 but it was already strongly from the NE. Did not look good but we waited for an hour and then checked out the top launch by the antennas. luckily for us the NE dropped off and the day began to shape up. The locals stayed down on the more customary launch, in the leeside.
We set a goal to fly to The Ranch, Doug Stroop's venue for his school at Cashmere, via Waterville on the plateau. This would get everybody over their first river crossing and out ont the flats.
I launched and climbed out to 2500m, the others launched and joined me 30 mins later. Nobody else was taking off at all that time from the lower launches.
We grouped up and crossed to the rim with lots of height, reclimbed well onto the flats then flew towards Waterville. At Waterville we carried onto Mt Badger then across the Columbia again to work along towards Cashmere and the Ranch. Peter and I landed in the park next to the river. Matt carried on for a few more km's towards Ledenworth. Great retrieve from Barb and Conrad who had taken the Ford down early to sort out a vibration that started during the long drive from Lakeview. 4 now tyres and good as new. They had already picked up Varry from closeby Waterville and were only moments behind Peter and I
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