Stevens Pass to Lake Chelan

[RBMann]

In the 70s and 80s I had a friend with a family cabin near 25 Mile Creek at the end of the road on the south side of Lake Chelan, WA. Beautiful place that I miss visiting. I always wonder if there was a short-cut using forest service roads to save some mileage. About ten years ago I tried going up river from Entiat and over Shady Pass to 25 Mile Creek. The S was turned back at around 5,000' elevate when I ran into snow. Last week I decided to give it another try with the F650GS Twin. Driving time to 25 Mile Creek on pavement is three hours.

I left home at 9AM and headed for Steven Pass on Hwy. 2 then turned onto the dirt. Arrived at 25 Mile Creek at 4PM then made it home by 7PM. Saved about 20+ miles but took an extra four hours. Is this a short-cut? Had the GPS set to shorter route which has caused some problems in the past. Ended up on some single track with a fallen tree to drag the bike under. Also had my camera battery die just as I started up to 6,200' Shady Pass and the best scenery. Must have left it on in my tank bag.





PNW tree corridor-







Lake Wenatchee view point-

[RBMann]

Cellphone pics near the top of Shady Pass and then Lake Chelan-

[signit98]

cool!

[SergioK]

I do believe that is a shortcut.

[ckcarr]

Yes,
The shortcut was dragging the bike under the fallen tree...

You need to buy a spare battery...
EN-EL9 ??
Not that much...

[RBMann]

I have three batteries but I only took one that was fully charged as there was no plan to shoot a bunch. Sometimes it gets turned back on as I put it away. Oops!

[shreddr]

awesome! that looks like some serious wilderness! I would need to recalibrate my brain if I was going to get that far off the beaten track. In NJ you are never too far from a major highway!

[dee jones]

Great shots!! The beauty of the north west is amazing!

Thanks again!

[John Lyon]

What happened to all those dead trees (top picture in last post)? Fire or some kind of bug??

[EZ-RIDER]

Pine Beetle

[Droptarotter]

Originally Posted by shreddr

awesome! that looks like some serious wilderness! I would need to recalibrate my brain if I was going to get that far off the beaten track. In NJ you are never too far from a major highway!

Shreddr;

That's the way it is in the northwest............come to Canada, there is even more wilderness.

EZ........the Pine Beetle up here usually turns the trees a reddish colour.

Hey RB, I sent you a pm.

Cheers

[ckcarr]

Originally Posted by John Lyon

What happened to all those dead trees (top picture in last post)? Fire or some kind of bug??

My possibly incorrect research tells me that it was the Tyee Creek fire...
(probably should not blather about regions of the country I know nothing about)

HistoryLink.org- the Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History

[EZ-RIDER]

EZ........the Pine Beetle up here usually turns the trees a reddish colour.

I was talking about this photo!

[dee jones]

I eat pine beetle dust for breakfast. I'd never be without, out west!

I think I'll go eat some eastern beetle dust now.

[GotRoad?]

What a really good adventure. Love the pictures. Thanks for the post.

[Droptarotter]

Originally Posted by EZ-RIDER

EZ........the Pine Beetle up here usually turns the trees a reddish colour.

I was talking about this photo!

Oops.............yep, Pine Beetle.

Cheers

[John Lyon]

Originally Posted by ckcarr

My possibly incorrect research tells me that it was the Tyee Creek fire...
(probably should not blather about regions of the country I know nothing about)

HistoryLink.org- the Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History

Hee Hee, better to blather about things you know, eh?

I guess fire too - the edge of it lines up too perfectly with the ridge line. (I used to work at Mt. Pilchuck in this region, so this is "informed" blather!)

[EZ-RIDER]

Hey RB;

You should invest in a Personal Locator Beacon
since you are taking these trips by yourself.

[EZ-RIDER]

[ckcarr]

Why?

Someone will come along.