Woke up to smoke creeping in from up-lake this morning and, by the looks of this WA DNR map, something’s going on. :(

#Chelan #LakeChelan #WAWildfires #wildfires #WADNR

It was my third time through Stehekin last season. I love the place, but I know I won't be returning anytime soon!

https://onehikeaweek.com/2023/09/22/white-goat-mountain/

#whitegoatmountain
#lakechelan
#companycreektrail
#harlequinbridge
#stehekinriver
#northcascades

White Goat Mountain by Tupshin Peak via Company Creek / 白山羊山

White Goat Mountain climb by Tupshin Peak, Devore Peak in Glacier Peak Wilderness via Company Creek, Harlequin Bridge, and Stehekin.

One Hike A Week / 每週一行
The sun over #lakechelan says hello. It's like normal suns out there, except because of the fire, this #sun 🌞 is different. No UV?, fairly tolerable except for the dominant fire stench, the soot and the poor visibility. But everyone looks like they got a #gold #tan. Yeah the fires basically turned a predicted hot weekend into a weirdly lit #otherworldly #photo #extravaganza. Like close up colors seem so nicely saturated while at the same time the background is hazy and faded to whitegold beige
Would you pay $6 for a 12 minute shower? LOL, we were at a #lakechelan trailer park. My wife's family rented a couple of trailers and the first morning everyone shared the code #communal #bathroom, they all ran with their towels to be in line. Meanwhile, I took a good shower in the trailer's bathroom. Then, naked and ready to go, one by one they learned that they needed to bring coins to feed a #coin box to turn the shower on for a limited amount of time. LOL...L..O.. freaking L!
Staying at Lakeside Lodge at #LakeChelan, WA during Spring Break 2023

Moon setting behind a previously fire-scarred hillside in Chelan, WA (August 2021)

#photography #LandscapePhotography #LandscapeAstro #OurMoon #ChelanWA #LakeChelan