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Sunday, September 13, 2015

Stehekin, North Cascades National Park





The Dehaviland Beaver bush or seaplane.

Stehekin can only be accessed by air or water, by foot or horseback.
Pictured high above the 3rd largest lake ( Chelan ) in America. 1500' is depth of lake, I believe, at deepest.
The canyon is the deepest in America.

Natives lived here until this area was discovered by white men. It was taken for agriculture and sent natives to Coleville Reservation. A desert.

A valley used for growing fruit until recently when wineries have been put in.

This area surrounding Lake Chelan was the recent location for many forest fires in Washington state.