Lake Chelan is Holden's highway to the world. All that travels here is brought up on a boat on the lake. Many Holden staffers tend to sleep on the boat to pass the time, but we tend to forget how beautiful this gateway lake to the Cascades can be. Lake Chelan is a very clean lake; offering views deep into its rocky bottom. The clean green tint always looks so inviting for a swim but the lake is way too cold for swimming most of the year.
Our summer boat is the Lady 2, the largest boat on the lake, capable of carrying 350 passengers. The trip from Field's Point to Lucerne takes about 2.5 hours; offering tourists plenty of time to sit out on the decks and take pictures.
Along the shores, Lake Chelan has many summer cabins on its shores which are accessible only by boat. The Lady 2 can pull right up to the banks and drop off hikers or residents as needed. To get a ride out, all one needs to do is wave a flag and the boat will stop.
After about two hours on the boat we spy Domke Mountain up lake. Domke is the site of the forest fire two summers ago and also cradles a wonderful lake in its basin. Domke is a very popular fishing lake and a great spot for hikers.
My favorite part of the trip up lake is when we are finally ashore and the boat continues on towards Stehekin. The boat in the distance reminds me of how totally alone in the wilderness we are, with no way to leave or contact the outside world. This is the moment that makes me feel the strongest.
Lake Chelan is Holden's highway to the world. All that travels here is brought up on a boat on the lake. Many Holden staffers tend to sleep on the boat to pass the time, but we tend to forget how beautiful this gateway lake to the Cascades can be. Lake Chelan is a very clean lake; offering views deep into its rocky bottom. The clean green tint always looks so inviting for a swim but the lake is way too cold for swimming most of the year.
Our summer boat is the Lady 2, the largest boat on the lake, capable of carrying 350 passengers. The trip from Field's Point to Lucerne takes about 2.5 hours; offering tourists plenty of time to sit out on the decks and take pictures.
Along the shores, Lake Chelan has many summer cabins on its shores which are accessible only by boat. The Lady 2 can pull right up to the banks and drop off hikers or residents as needed. To get a ride out, all one needs to do is wave a flag and the boat will stop.
After about two hours on the boat we spy Domke Mountain up lake. Domke is the site of the forest fire two summers ago and also cradles a wonderful lake in its basin. Domke is a very popular fishing lake and a great spot for hikers.
4 comments:
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gorgeous pics... what a writer and photographer you are.
I love the image "our highway to the world." Your pictures are beautiful!
Hi Joan - Your pictures are beautiful. I'm coming up from Eburg at the end of June and those pics make me wish it was sooner!
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