MM> What a wonderful place it must be.  I remember a
  MM> place similar to this in the
  MM> Adirondak Mtns here in Upstate NY.  I can't
  MM> remember the name of the place
  MM> right now but it was on the other end of a large
  MM> resivoir.  It was also only
  MM> accessable by boat in the summer or snomobile in
  MM> the winter, or a nice long
  MM> hike.  It was only 10 or 12 miles back in though.
  MM> Sounds to me like a great place for an adult to
  MM> grow up too!  Do they have
  MM> electric and telephones and all that stuff or are
  MM> they to far out for all of
  MM> that stuff?
 -> (if it ever quits raining:) We will either hike
 -> in or I will ride Walker.
 
  MM> How far back in is it?
 
 
          They have one telephone that you can only call out on.
There are 3 Ham Radio operators that live there. I talked to one
of them a few years ago on my radio and I got to meet him when
we were at the Bakery the other weekend. Boy, was he surprised!!
There is electricity, but no TV or Radio. Stehekin is in the bottom
of a deep canyon and no signals can get in there. Most of the people
who live there like it that way, although 2 younger couples did buy
those 18 inch satelite recievers,but they are the minority.
          I was looking on the map and it seems that by trail, You
can come in from up north on the Crest Trail and drop right down
into Stehekin. It's approx 20 miles of trail. Another way would be
to drive up the Twisp River Road and take the War Creek Trail. It's
about 10 miles of trail. A friend of mine hiked in from the west side
of the mountains. It's a long way and I think I would rather ride a
horse. Of coarse the scenery is spectacular. The Lake is 55 miles
long and it takes the boat 4 hrs one way.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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