Sviz's '09 PNW etc fotos
Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 3:09 am
...its kayaking season at last. I live one block from the water and although my kayak is light weight - its still 49 lbs and awkward as hell to carry very far. So I use a small set of wheels to trolley it down to the lake:
The city has turned the shoreline along the river (the shortest river in Washington State) into a park with this nifty asphalted pathway that gets me to a close-by beach to put in...
Once you pass under the bridge you are actually in Lake Chelan - one of the deepest lakes in N. America.
Its 55 miles from here to the end of the lake, which is not accessible except via boat or airplane past about the 25 mile point. Walking in is nigh on impossible due to sheer rock cliffs and deep canyons. My kayak @ 17 feet is about the max that the ferry service will allow to taken "uplake" to Stehekin, which is the community at the end of the lake and gateway to the North Cascades National Park and wilderness areas.
Life is good........
The city has turned the shoreline along the river (the shortest river in Washington State) into a park with this nifty asphalted pathway that gets me to a close-by beach to put in...
Once you pass under the bridge you are actually in Lake Chelan - one of the deepest lakes in N. America.
Its 55 miles from here to the end of the lake, which is not accessible except via boat or airplane past about the 25 mile point. Walking in is nigh on impossible due to sheer rock cliffs and deep canyons. My kayak @ 17 feet is about the max that the ferry service will allow to taken "uplake" to Stehekin, which is the community at the end of the lake and gateway to the North Cascades National Park and wilderness areas.
Life is good........