[pct-l] Stehekin Fire Detour

[Andrea Dinsmore]

​As of right now you can't go east past Newhalum on hwy 20. You can't go
west on hwy 20. It is closed at Twisp/Winthrop area. Areas will be
reassessed daily as the fires grow. The PCTA post is three days old.

On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 6:31 PM, Tom Grundy <caver456 at gmail.com> wrote:

> From PCTA dated Aug 16:
>
> The PCT is now OPEN between Rainy Pass and Woody Pass on
> Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
>
>
> http://www.pcta.org/discover-the-trail/trail-condition/fire-closure-between-rainy-pass-and-harts-pass-on-okanogan-wenatchee-national-forest/
>
> On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 6:21 PM, Mel Tungate <mel at tungate.com> wrote:
> > And ( I think this is up there - if not please forgive ):  It's done! My
> > friend who works as an EMT and Fire has gotten word that Rainy Pass is
> > closed too and they advise to stay out of Cascade Pass, everyone is being
> > evacuated. 3 fire fighters in Twisp have just been killed minutes ago.
> > You're done with the PCT at the Suiattle Trailhead.   Waiting on final
> word
> > from the DNR and USFS.
> >
> > This is unconfirmed from FaceBook
> >
> > Mel
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Pct-L [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of James F.
> > Miller
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 5:34 PM
> > To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> > Subject: Re: [pct-l] Stehekin Fire Detour
> >
> > Hwy 20 is reportedly closed at Newhalum which means one can't get from
> > Darrington to Rainy Pass.
> >
> > --- Original Message ---
> >
> > From: "Tobin Zerba" <tobin at zerba.com>
> > Sent: August 19, 2015 1:56 PM
> > To: "Rob Langsdorf" <sdscpcts at yahoo.com>, pct-l at backcountry.net
> > Subject: Re: [pct-l] Stehekin Fire Detour
> >
> > If you do this route you can stop at Midway Market if you need immediate
> > supplies, it's not far from where Chiwawa River Road meets Chiwawa loop
> > road.  There is also an awesome pizza place "Headwaters" near where
> Highway
> > 207 crosses the Wenatchee river (just south of Lake Wenatchee).
> > Both are on the way to Highway 2.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Pct-L [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Rob
> > Langsdorf
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 1:43 PM
> > To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> > Subject: Re: [pct-l] Stehekin Fire Detour
> >
> > Last week "Man, Bear, Pig" hiked up to Suiattle Pass and then to Lyman
> Lake
> > and then took a cross country route through Spider Gap and down to a
> trail
> > head on Phelps Creek. From there he got a ride down Chiwawa River road to
> > 207 and down to US 2. From there he got a ride to Chilan and took the
> boat
> > to Stehekin.
> > I had talked to him near the Suiattle River junction on one afternoon.
> > When I hiked from the Bridge Creek Trail Head down to the Fireweed trail
> > junction 3 days later I ran into Blue Feather, who said that "Man Bear
> Pig"
> > had already picked up his supplies at Stehekin and had already passed
> Rainy
> > Pass. So it might be worthwhile to check out this route as an option to
> get
> > to Stehekin.
> > I hope that they are able to get the Blankenship fire out enough to allow
> > PCT hikers to just hike through. But this other option might work for
> > others, who are skilled at cross country travel, to get to Stehekin.
> >                     Rob
> >
> >
> >
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