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A blue alpine tarn in a rocky bowl in Glacier Peak country
Washington: the whole sectionSTEVENS PASS Washington: the whole sectionMI 2544 · SUIATTLE RIVER Washington: the whole sectionMI 2576 · STEHEKIN
NO. 25 OF 26 · WASHINGTON · DAYS 123 TO 127 · 123.7 MILES TRACKEDPHOTO #2250 · DAY 125 · ROUTE: TRAIL LINE + STRAVA
123.7 miles tracked·5 days, August to September 2021·Stehekin Lake Chelan·last push day 127Washington, leg 25 of 26

Leavenworth to Stehekin via Glacier Peak

Snow and rain, then clear-weather climbs and Lake Chelan before the last push.

By · walked Aug 30–Sep 3, 2021 · published · updated

I left Leavenworth on day 123. The next day was wet, snowy and horrible. I still did 29.6 miles. Then the weather cleared, with more big climbs through Glacier Peak country and into the North Cascades.

There wasn’t cell signal after about mile 2450, so I had tested texting on the inReach. “Feeling goooood. Got this.” There was still bad weather to deal with, but I was getting close.

Quoted lines are from my 2021 logs, verbatim.

on a high ridge in Glacier Peak country
on a high ridge in Glacier Peak country, day 125 · photo #2246
a sailboat on calm Lake Chelan
a sailboat on calm Lake Chelan, day 127 · photo #2272

I reached Stehekin by Lake Chelan on day 126. I described it as weird but pretty. There was no road out to the rest of Washington. I was saying the climbs were going well, after that awful weather a couple of days earlier.

I left on day 127 with the last push ahead. “Alright I’m out push starts now.” Then it was back to walking.

Start // back on trail from Leavenworth, day 123
Finish // out of Stehekin, day 127
Weather // snow and rain, then clear climbs
Town // Stehekin on Lake Chelan
the 2,500-mile marker, day 124
the 2,500-mile marker, day 124 · photo #2236
a blue alpine tarn, day 125
a blue alpine tarn, day 125 · photo #2250
a glacier through the trees, day 125
a glacier through the trees, day 125 · photo #2252
Glacier Peak above the forest, day 126
Glacier Peak above the forest, day 126 · photo #2256
the Stehekin welcome sign, day 126
the Stehekin welcome sign, day 126 · photo #2262
Lake Chelan in the morning, day 127
Lake Chelan in the morning, day 127 · photo #2267
a sailboat on calm Lake Chelan, day 127
a sailboat on calm Lake Chelan, day 127 · photo #2272
a suspension bridge over a creek, day 127
a suspension bridge over a creek, day 127 · photo #2277
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The food, then and now

I believe my last box was the one I mailed to myself in Stehekin from Leavenworth. I don’t remember what was in it. I don’t have a Stehekin bakery order to put here either.

For a trip now, NPS says Stehekin has limited grocery and food services, with the North Cascades Lodge closed for the 2026 summer season. A July 2026 hiker found a few backpacker meals and snacks at Camp Stehekin and would not count on a full resupply there. Stehekin Pastry Company lists a limited breakfast and lunch menu, but does not specify vegan pastries. Ask before relying on them. NPS instructs PCT hikers to send packages through USPS. Checked October 8, 2026.

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