This was a long, dusty, hot hike today. We left Six Mile Camp around 8 a.m., both still tired from the previous 18-plus-mile day. We were trying to catch the shuttle bus from High Bridge to Stehekin. Because we move slowly, it turned into about 11 miles of steady rushing to make the 3:00 p.m. bus or miss it by just a few minutes and wait until 6:15 p.m. The last half of the day was hot and humid, and rushing through it was not pleasant. Not something we would choose to repeat.
On the positive side, we made the 3:00 p.m. shuttle with about 15 minutes to spare. Stehekin is a lovely, quirky town. The shuttle stopped at the local bakery on the way in, and we picked up four fresh spring rolls and a lemon bar for a snack.
I had reserved one of the five sites at Lakeview Campground, so we were able to set up the tent, soak our feet in the lake, and have dinner on the outside deck of the Stehekin lodge restaurant. There’s no cell service in town, but when the local lake ferry is docked at the main marina, it broadcasts a free Starlink signal, which allowed us to upload an Instagram Reel from the previous section.
