Washington National Forest 



works, and stamp mills, while the mountain side is 

 pierced by frequent tunnels. Future transportation 

 may bring to this district another season of prosperity. 

 The mountain meadows along the summit of the 

 Cascade Range present a broad expanse of rolling grass- 

 land dotted with timber clumps, easily traveled on horse- 

 back, and a charming spot in which to spend a fall 

 vacation. It is a lich grazing ground for several bands 

 of sheep which graze under Forest Service regulation, 

 coming in from the east side of the mountains. 



The Upper Skagit River 



country is reached over the 



county road coming up the 



Skagit Valley from Sedro- 



Woolley, and an automobile 



can proceed to a point 10 



miles above Marblemount ; 



or visitors may come on the 



Rockport Branch of the 



.____^^_ Great Northern Railroad 



.^Xji^rar - -»y R&bj % to Rockport, where there is 



VV»F a hotel, and from which a 



^v r - stage line runs to the end of 



/ the road. Pack horses can 



be obtained at Marblemount, 



where there are two hotels. 



There are road houses farther up the river at the mouths 



of Bacon, Goodell, Stetattle and Ruby Creeks, where 



meals and lodging can be obtained. 



From the end of the wagon road to the mouth of 

 Ruby Creek tourists must traverse the "Goat Trail," so 

 named after the manner in which it skirts the face of the 

 cliffs high up on the mountain side, with the foaming 

 waters racing through the chasm below. At the Devils 

 Elbow a notch has been blasted out of the solid face of 

 the rock. 



Five 



The foaming waters race through the 

 chasm below 



Thunder Creek suspension bridge 



Just below Ruby Creek the canyon narrows to a width 

 of less than 10 feet, with overhanging walls 150 feet 

 high, through which 

 the water surges into 

 a great rock-walled 

 pool. 



The best fishing is 

 found in the main 

 river, Big Bef.ver 

 Creek b e 1 o w .he 

 falls, Lightning 

 Creek, Devils Creek, and Ruby Creek, and he is a poor 

 disciple of Izaak Walton indeed who can not bring home 

 the legal limit. 



The valley of the Skagit is comparatively wide above 

 Ruby Creek, and there are many delightful camping 

 places along the river. A trip to Jack Mountain Meadows 

 is well worth while, for it commands a magnificent view 

 of the valley and the barrier of rocky and snow-capped 

 peaks which heir it in. 



All the main watersheds are traversed by trails with 

 signboards to indicate the distance traveled and inter- 

 secting points of interest. Substantial bridges have 

 been thrown across the laiger streams. At intervals 

 along the main trails camping shelters have been built 



to accommodate 

 from 6 to 12 peo- 

 ple, equipped with 

 fireplaces, tables, 

 and with running 

 water nearby. 



Nestling in the 

 folds of the moun- 

 tains at high eleva- 

 tions are many tiny lakes fringed with alpine firs. Twin 

 Lakes, lying in Twin Takes Pass, 7 miles from Shuk- 

 san by trail, -surrounded by ^rassv meadows and 



Lakes fringed with alpine firs 



