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2017 Road Paper Guidebook Format.Indd it’s time... reopen “the waY throuGh” to more than a VerY few. stehekin stehekin riVer road summer 2007 trapper lake horseshoe drainaGe horse shoe basin summer 2007 Your abilitY to access the upper ValleY stehekin road, GatewaY to the north cascades, has been seVerelY limited bY a recent national park serVice decision. Reopen “The Way Through” To More Than A Very Few hroughout history Stehekin has been a Arriving at the Cottonwood Campground the The Sierra Club and others promoting Tway through the heart of the rugged and Browers still had plenty of hiking ahead of them, but National Park legislation used the “Wilder- sheer North Cascade mountain range. Used by because they were able to drive (a raucously bumpy ness Alps of Stehekin” as a tool to influence Native Americans, explorers, trappers, miners, ride for sure) to the end of the road, they were able to elected officials and gain public support con- homesteaders, and now hikers and beauty cerning the importance of creating a National seekers, the Stehekin Valley is a pathway Park Complex in the heart of the Cascades. of unparalleled beauty. The valley remains In the challenging era we live, the The two predominant themes characterized remote because there are no outside roads opportunity to refresh the body in the movie were preservation and public leading into it, but once visitors reached the use and enjoyment. “Wilderness Alps of valley, usually by boat, they had long been and inspire the soul is as essential Stehekin” promoted a vision and a promise. able to access the upper reaches of this awe in 2018 as it was in 1958. The vision was that public lands would be inspiring place by catching a ride on a Park set aside for environmental protection. The Service shuttle bus up a primitive but re- promise was that Americans would continue markable road. Once at the end of the road, they access awe-inspiring vistas unavailable in the lower to have access to the heart of the Cascades. could experience the extreme grandeur of places valley. The ability to access the heart of the North like Horseshoe Basin, Cascade Pass and Trapper Cascades along the 23 mile Stehekin Valley Road Citizens supporting these ideals influ- Lake. made a deep and positive impression on the Brow- enced elected officials to pass legislation ers. creating the North Cascades National Park In 1958, Sierra Club’s David R. Brower rent- Complex. Narrating the “Wilderness Alps of Stehekin” ed a vehicle at the Stehekin landing and drove movie, David describes the North Cascades as “a his sons and camping gear along the 21-mile crown jewel of American scenic grandeur” . “un- All legislation for this area calls for the Stehekin Valley Road. Driving along the narrow surpassed anywhere in the United States.” Beyond preservation of the resource, as well as, the road, their excitement must have been tangible. the praise heaped on the natural setting, David paid continuation of public access along the Up- These adventurers were on their way to discover tribute to the primitive road his family drove along to per Stehekin Valley Road. Legislative histo- the incredible grandeur of the North Cascades. reach the Cottonwood Campground. “The road starts ry specifically documents the importance of They had another task as well. They were filming at a handsome lake shore and dead-ends in Paradise.” maintaining the primitive road used by David a movie entitled, “Wilderness Alps of Stehekin.” The paradise David spoke of included the tumbling Brower and his sons. Unfortunately, because This movie was then promoted by the Sierra Club waterfalls of Horseshoe Basin with its ring of rug- of the flood of 2003 and the subsequent NPS and local environmental groups to elevate the ged, majestic peaks easily accessible from Cotton- road closure, most people visiting Stehekin Trail heads formerly accessible idea of creating a vast National Park Complex in wood. Unfortunately, the recreational access corridor today will be unable to access upper valley the North Cascades of Washington State. David and his sons drove along in 1958 is no longer trails and campgrounds. available to valley visitors in 2008. from road by NaTioNal Park service shuTTle... All Americans have the right to discover the Stehekin Heritage invites you to support: The purpose of this publication is to heart of the Cascades just as the Browers did fifty Reopening the historical Upper Stehekin advocate for reopening the Upper years ago. It’s time to reopen the Upper Stehekin Valley Road closed by extreme flooding in Stehekin Valley Road as an essen- Valley Road - The Way Through - to more than a 2003... see back page very few. Stehekin Heritage hopes you will sup- tial access corridor into the North port efforts to reopen the Upper Stehekin Valley Ron Scutt, President Cascades. Road. Stehekin Heritage Box 1 Stehekin Heritage believes citizens of all Stehekin WA 98852 ages and physical ability should have the oppor- [email protected] tunity to access the upper Stehekin Valley and be inspired by the grandeur of this magnificent set- ting. In the challenging era we live, the opportu- “If young chIldren are nity to refresh the body and inspire the soul is as denIed access today, who wIll be the essential in 2008 as it was in 1958. ardent supporters of natIonal park David Brower voiced this same sentiment fifty years ago. Narrating the summary of his servIce wIlderness tomorrow?” movie David stated, “You have a right to discover ~ JudIth a. gustafson ~ Stehekin School Students with Ron it, I told Ken and Bob (Brower’s sons) and your Scutt @ Horseshoe Basin Drainage children and theirs too, just as we did.” What do we lose? We lose a journey to Horseshoe Basin that affords a beauti- Why?... It’s reasonable to open ful, sweeping view of the highest interior Cascades. We lose a journey to Cascade the Upper Valley Road... Pass where we can witness alpine magic growing under glacier topped peaks. We lose access to Bridge Creek campground, *The STehekin RiveR Road iS noT connecTed a family friendly area that serves as base To any oTheR Road... iT iS noT a ThoRoughfaRe. camp for fishing, hiking, and enjoyment of the wilderness for even the very young. We lose a route that Indians first traveled *only 3 mileS of The STehekin RiveR Road and created, miners improved (with the needS To be RepaiRed... crudest of tools), Forest Service main- tained, and the Park Service took over with the legal directive that this route *The alReady exiSTing “old Wagon Road” was permanently part of our heritage. could be uSed aS The alTeRnaTive SiTe foR The ~Liz Courtney~ ThRee mileS ThaT have been WaShed ouT on The STehekin RiveR Road... Jim Trappe’s photo collection *The STehekin RiveR Road iS uSed by The naTional paRk SeRvice ShuTTle, noT by aTvS and SnoWmobileS...... Trail heads formerly accessible from road by NaTioNal Park service shuTTle... “from reviewiNg The sTudy, iT Tru- Ridge Reek *b c * ly aPPears To me ThaT The goal of The *caScade paSS* Park service is To close The Park To *doubTful lake....* all buT The Physically eliTe aNd To Those who have No limiTs oN The amouNT *flaT cReek* of Time available To exPlore aNd visiT *goode Ridge* The NorTh cascades…To adoPT aNy of *hoRSeShoe baSin* The ProPosals seT forTh igNores The hisTory of The valley, assumes facTs *noRTh foRk bRidge cReek* which are simPly NoT True, aNd aT- aRk Reek aSS *p c p * TemPTs To ProTecT wildlife which has *Sahale aRm (caScade paSS)* Never iN recorded hisTory beeN a ParT *TRappeR lake* of The sTehekiN valley.” ~ carl gaNs ~ See back page if you would like to help... Historical Overview Of “The Way Through” tehekin is based on a Native American In 1943, a passable road reached Horseshoe Sword, meaning “The Way Through.” The Basin with the aid of state appropriations. The Stehekin River Valley has a very long history of be- lands surrounding the road were eventually gov- ing used as a passage. It originally was part of a erned by the US Forest Service. In 1968, the lands travel route linking the tribes of the Puget Sound came under the jurisdiction of the National Park and Skagit areas with those of the Columbia River Service. The road remained the access to the high Plateau. Groups traded goods across the mountains country and several trailheads and campgrounds. through Cascade Pass. Canoes at the head of Lake Much has changed in the Stehekin Valley Chelan carried travelers the last miles out to the Co- since the pioneering days, but the “old ways of life” lumbia River and plateau. have not totally disappeared. The Stehekin River Road is still the lifeline of the Valley. Children of homesteading families continue to live in the valley Black Warrier Mine at Horseshoe “No human can look out upon this great moun- and make a living providing services for the visiting tain upheaval, this panorama of cliffs and cataracts, public; leading pack trips, providing up lake trans- and crags and glaciers and mineral deposits with- portation by barge, managing the Stehekin Valley out being awed into reverent contemplation of the Ranch, operating the Stehekin Pastry Company, of- almighty power which wrought this majestic and fering guided raft trips on the Stehekin River, offer- sublimely beautiful picture,” wrote DeWitt Britt, a ing expertise in photography, providing unique and writer in the company of twenty eight others trav- beautiful rental homes and cabins, and horseback eling to Horseshoe Basin in 1893 along the valley rides. road. The vitality of this little mountain community and the well being of the residents and visitors de- pend in large part on the ability to access the inspi- Mining activity brought the first permanent rational and historical upper Stehekin Road.
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