Chelan County Emergency Management:

"Stehekin

Due to heavy rains predicted on Monday, Dec. 15, the Chelan County Sheriff's Office has issued an evacuation order for the Stehekin Valley. Slide areas may slide again, and creeks and drainages are expected to rise. It is recommended for those who have access to Purple Point take the 1:30 p.m. ferry Saturday or Sunday."

https://www.co.chelan.wa.us/emergency-management/pages/active-emergencies

#WAwx #flooding #evacuation #Stehekin

This forrest is on fire — and some residents aren’t leaving

The Pioneer Fire has been burning since June 8, and some residents of Stehekin, Wash., are refusing to leave despite an evacuation order

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/climate-environment/this-forrest-is-on-fire-and-some-residents-arent-leaving/2024/08/05/42b452c7-4f4f-4f93-82b1-3ab56e0445d0_video.html

#Stehekin #Washington #USA #US #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

It took me TWO months to return to Stehekin as I dragged my feet, and that was only the second of the four trips I took last season. It was my second-longest backpacking trip after the Chilliwacks in late July. The upcoming two outings were one-offs.

https://onehikeaweek.com/2023/07/11/needle-peak/

#needlepeak
#agnesgorge
#mountlyall
#lyallridge
#swampcreek
#stehekin
#highbridge
#pacificcresttrail
#northcascades

Howard Lake, near Stehekin, WA. I miss the PCT every single day.

#MastoArt #Landscape #Stehekin #PCT