The peculiar part of this tale is we didn't go to the fish hatchery near Leavenworth for the primary purpose of seeing the fish hatchery. And that's a good thing, because there wasn't much to see! But we went there in search of good autumn colors photo opportunities along the Wenatchee River, thanks to a suggestion from 
As we prepared to go, the sun was just setting and barely touching the highest peaks of the mountains.