Mountain highs..........

Washington Pass - or pass out if you look down.,

Early Winters creek, east of the mountains, but still in themn- this was painfully cold and too deep and too fast and closed for fishing.  We had free firewood at the camp, and loved sleeping to the sound of the creek.

Hiking up about 5-600' on switchbacks, straight up, mind you, with sheer cliffs filled with sharp trees and critters that made cracking noises.  I started singing to scare away any bears but Robert said to shut up. I figured my singing would scare anything.   Ice water surged in small waterfalls and we crossed one creek moaning from the cold,  having to cross barefoot,

A more civilized creek crossing at Cottonwood in the Entiat Valley. (South of Chelan) Lower Entiat was settled at the turn of the century and sawmills were the norm for the settlers as settlement slowly crawled up the  lower valley.  Our camp was along a river, peaceful and lovely, at 3,500', which was pretty cold morning and evening.