Snoqualmie Pass To Stehekin, 5 to 21 September 2007
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Down the Agnes Creek valley
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The mist and drizzle is still drifting in and out
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Lots of brush means lots of water droplets waiting to give my trousers a soaking
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One of two large and dramatic side-cirques
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Down in the valley bottom at last: the bridge over Glacier Creek
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I ran much of the last couple of miles, to make sure I got the last shuttle bus to Stehekin
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Agnes Creek is often almost jammed with blowdown trees washed down in last Winter's floods
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Sting in the tail: a rather hairy temporary suspension bridge at the bottom of Agnes Creek gorge!
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The river
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End of the road: the High Bridge Guard Station
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Welcome sight: the 6:15pm shuttle bus to Stehekin, a good meal and warm bed!
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My room at the
Stehekin Landing Resort
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View from my balcony
over Lake Chelan
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Tuesday 18 Steptember: From Stehekin up to the head of the lake, the direction I arrived from
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One of the gorgeous houses as I walk up to the bakery for lunch (1.7 miles): permanent population of the valley is about 65
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Head of the lake
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The world-famous bakery where
I had a very enjoyable lunch!
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Back at the landing
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Wednesday 19 September:
a sprinkling of snow on the mountain tops
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Smoke from the forest fires
(2 months or more old)
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The deck outside the restaurant
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They were very generous
with the toiletries...
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The fast boat has arrived
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Restaurant to the left,
store to the right
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The fast boat leaving for Chelan
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The float plane off for a trip
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The slow boat for Chelan has arrived: I'll be leaving on this around 2pm
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Goodbye to Stehekin
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Looking back
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