Article November 28, 2005 Issue

UP LIFTED

By Ginny Luedeman

This past summer, we spent a few days at our family cabin on Lake Chelan, Washington. The beauty of the deep-blue lake is aweinspiring. And its waters have taught me many lessons.

The surface of this 55-mile-long lake changes often. It can go from placid to stormy in a matter of minutes, because the winds blow from Canada, which is to the north, through narrow canyon walls, before emerging onto the waters.

The evening before we headed for home, there was a storm. Some of our grandchildren squealed and bounced happily on a floating rubber island in the choppy water. They reminded me of some happy childhood memories. As kids, when we went out in the small motorboat, we had to be careful and watch uplake for these winds, and head for home if there were any whitecaps visible.

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