Corral Creek

Osprey nests along the lake.

Domke Mt to

Stehekin back to Domke Mountain

Lucerne to Stehekin

Reached the end of the lake, at Stehekin, and saw some Mountain goats, then had a drink and vegge burger. 20 served that day according to the cook.

Day 4 Safety Harbor to Lucerne

Drying out at Safety harbor

Prince Creek brake and on to Domke Falls

Domke mountain below
Domke Falls

Lucerne view towards Stehekin and Moore's point

Day 3 of Lake Chelan trip

Finally the winds after two days of blowing dangerously hard, were a little less the third day. We did have to cross the lake for safer places to hide in case the winds would become dangerous again. Crossing at 25 mile is a bit longer than other parts of the lake, and with large waves and a good wind, this ended up quite exiting. Later we heard from another couple that they ended up being surprised by a sudden rainstorm and 30 mph winds, so hugging the shores when the weather seems to change is a good idea.





We ended up going past Deer Creek and into Safety Harbor. It was raining real good, tarping over the tent helped somewhat.

Lake Chelan Trip - May 2008

Satellite image of inland Fjord in Cascades.


In 3D, yellow is uplake, blue is downlake trip back.




The first part was waiting for the winds to reduce themselves from Gale force winds to something a little less dangerous. The lake is about 54 miles long, and the best place to launch off is at 25 mile state park as the roads and crowds end after that. The lake goes in a sort of S curve in a northwesterly direction, with winds generally coming down from the 20 or so glaciers in the mountains up lake. Lake Chelan has a maximum depth of 1,486 feet. The surface of the lake is 335 m above sea level, while the average width of the lake is one mile.

We camped at Grouse Mountain with a very curious deer. (click on images to enlarge)