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In the Open — The National Forests of Washington 



where one can look down on the Olympics and Puget Sound in clear weather, is 

 specially recommended. Side trips may be taken from Horseshoe Basin (a great 

 amphitheater of the main range) to Thunder Creek Glacier, at the head of Park Creek. 

 There are good camps at Cotton- 

 wood, Park Creek, and the upper 

 and lower Park Creek meadows, 

 in the upper basin. Three miles 

 east of Bridge Creek is the glacial 

 valley of the North Fork, lO 

 miles long, surrounded by peaks 

 running up to 9,300 feet in ele- 

 vation, and with a number of 

 hanging glaciers along the west 

 side. There are good camps at 

 frequent intervals and plenty of 

 huckleberries in season. 



Falls at the mouth of the 

 North Fork have kept out the 

 fish, but fishing in the main 

 stream from the North Fork up 

 is excellent. Twisp, State, and 

 Rainy Passes afford very pleas- 

 ant camping places, with re- 

 markable scenery. The fishing, 

 which is good all the way up 

 the stream, culminates at Rainy 

 Lake. The game trout swarm 

 around the mouth of the creek 

 emptying into the lake from the 

 great glacier on the south bank. This trip can be taken from Stehekin in four or 

 five days, but to get its real benefits a week or ten days should be devoted to it. 



Most of the important valleys along Lake Chelan have fair trails leading into 

 them and offer many excellent trips. However, it is not always convenient to get 

 horses and guides to go into the country south of Railroad Creek. 



Mountain goat— Chelan National Forest 



