[pct-l] Best trail town on PCT Hikers Never See!!!

[Christine Kudija" <cmkudija@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Christine Kudija)]

Last August after completing the section between Stevens Pass and Stehekin,
Chuck/Igor and I took the Lady of the Lake to Chelan (after showering in
Stehekin), where we stayed overnight near the Campbell House, and had an
AWESOME dinner there, complete with glasses of very nice port for dessert.
Even though we were in hiker clothes, none too clean, we were treated like
dressed-up guests.  We had arrived in Stehekin on a Sunday when the P.O. was
closed, so our package with clean clothes and sandals wasn't available (and
Chuck was anxious to get back on the road home to get back to work -
sometimes my husband truly puzzles me ;-).

The following morning we hopped on the local bus for an hour's ride to
Wenatchee, where we had left our vehicle for six days (and I can also vouch
for the Red Lion Inn in Wenatchee - after only a night's stay there, the
manager permitted us to park in the parking lot for the six days we'd be
gone.  Nice people, all around.).

Lake Chelan is amazing.  About as deep as Lake Tahoe, but narrow - almost a
fjord.  Even though the border monument is calling, consider Monte's
advice - you might otherwise not get back up to that part of Washington any
time soon.

A note on the shower in Stehekin - flip-flops are really helpful to keep
your feet off the saturated floor of the public shower room...
if you don't have them, then keep your socks on to protect your feet from
dreaded athletes' foot fungi ;-) .

Christine "Ceanothus" Kudija

"Never measure the height of a mountain, until you have reached the top.
Then you will see how low it was."  Dag Hammarskjold

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 And the answer is " Chelan"!!! When thru-hikers get to Stehiken in northern
Washington, they mostly mail their box there .
    The correct method is not to mail anything to Stehiken  but to hop on
the
" Lady of the Lake " boat and take a 55 mile ride down lake Chelan to the
town of Chelan. ( Cost of a round trip ticket is 23.00)
    You stay in town overnight and go eat a well deserved meal at the "
Campbell House" which is an old hotel near the south shore with great food.
Chelan has a big safeway store and is one of the nicest towns in Washington.
    The 55 mile boat ride is a treat in itself and takes about 4 hours down
lake. ( This is also a great kayaking trip as well as their are shelters
about every 8 miles along the lake with good camping)
     You are so close to the end of your hike , you need to spend 3 days in
Stehekin and see Buckner Orchards, Rainbow falls, and the old log school
house which finally closed in 1988.
    Also go visit the Courtney Bros. ranch 9 miles up trhe valley. They rent
mt. bikes to take you back to town and have a huge cowboy breakfast and
dinner which cost about 15.00 ,but well worth it.
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