The COVID-19 pandemic taught all of us far more than we could have ever imagined and not only were NONE of these lessons fun, most of our takeaways weren't at all what we expected either.
On the bright side, we learned that the world is FULL of folks who really want to travel and when they got the opportunity they hopped into their cars and away they went--and many came to explore the Cascade Loop. While we were thrilled to see so many folks coming to pay us a visit, we found that some new, not so exciting things came along with this surge of new travelers. We found that perhaps because so many of our travelings guests were new to road tripping, outdoor rec and of course, pandemic life, some not so fun implications came along.
This project was created in partnership with the Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority as a way to welcome and encourage travel to their part of the Cascade Loop (Leavenworth, Cashmere, Wenatchee, Entiat, Chelan and Manson) but also to teach and remind folks how to recreate when they visit here. Some of the points we tried to make through this fun "public service announcement (PSA) series were:
Please take a few minutes to flip through our little library of run reminders of how to recreate responsibly and make sure to schedule some extra time in the Chelan/Douglas County areas of the Cascade Loop. It's a gorgeous place full of friendly and fun folks! Happy travel planning!
