North Cascades - Day 3

Sunday, August 31 -- As usual, I forgot the nuances of downloading photos and resizing them for insertion in the blog, so I missed a few photos yesterday which I am starting off with today.  If you read yesterday I mentioned we stopped in Cashmere before reaching Chelan.  Here are a couple of photos from that stop.

The Aplets and Cotlets factory store.

Early waterwheel harnessing the Wenatchee River.

Pioneer Village, part of the Historical Museum.

Map of Cashmere.

Also, last night we saw a rather unusual sky.

Three lines (?) of clouds.

Our destination for today is Stehekin,  at the northern end of Lake Chelan, and within the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (center of th e photo below)

A model of the Stehekin Valley (to the left of the blue lake).

After getting up this morning and walking around Chelan (awaiting for the Riverwalk Cafe to open for breakfast), we drove to Field's Point Landing, about 10 miles up the lake to catch the ferry that would take us to Stehekin.  Cabins, vacation homes and boat docks were tucked in along the shore line all the way to Field's Point.  (Day trippers and most tourists never get out of Chelan - the serious lake goers travel further up the lake.)  We arrived almost 2 hours early and had to wait to buy a parking pass and to board the ferry.  We took our bicycles to Stehekin and limited clothing.  We also had groceries for the four days.  

The ferry just after its "down lake" journey.

Underway at 1:00 pm.

One of the views to the shoreline and rather barren hillsides.

Wake boarding recreation on the lower lake.

We headed into the mountains, with increasing trees, but later there was evidence of past wildfires.

A chute, where rock, mud slides have occurred - maybe recently since the scarring looked fresh.

The Devils Kitchen.

Stehekin Valley in the foreground, glacier behind.

Docking in Stehekin.

The ferry.

Arrival.

Our hostess (Jeanetta) for the Stehekin Creekside Cabin met us at the dock, and gladly transported all of luggage and food stuffs to the cabin.  But she was a bit surprised that we had bicycles.  She told us it was a 5+ mile ride to the cabin, with two uphills (undulating), and the last mile was on gravel.  "But, if you are good shape you will make it no problem."  It was an orientation ride for us.  We passed the famous bakery at mile 2, an historical "Old Schoolhouse," several trailheads leading off of the single main road, an airstrip which was behind trees, and several passes aside the river which is a nice mountain stream, green with glacial till.  We arrived rather hot and sweaty.  Fortunately, the cabin has AC which was very welcome.  It is quite nice, large with a bath, bedroom, kitchen and sitting area on the first floor and a TV room  and  another guest room and bath upstairs.  There is also a screened porch.  There is one main house and a small other cabin on the property.  We crashed quickly to cool off, Betsy read and I began the blogging.  We will tour the site more after recovering from the bike ride and include some photos.

Our accommodation for the next 4 nights.

Our cabin across the creek and through the woods.

The "compound" -- the guest cabin is second from the right.

Our cabin again.

Bath.

Bedroom.

Kitchen.

Upstairs TV room, with two twin beds and another bath behind me.

Sitting area inside.

Sun or screened porch and Betsy.

Horse corral; chickens beyond (we have been given a dozen fresh eggs by Jeanetta).

Two, new 2-year olds who are receiving ground training; they are not yet being ridden.

Jeanetta's speciality and interests -- Norwegian Fjords.