hike to Rachel Lake

Mike, Steve, Nollie and I attempted to hike to Rachel Lake in the Wenatchee National Forest on Sunday. It ended up being an 8 mile, 6 hour hike - and we didn't even make it to Rachel Lake. Nollie was exhausted and we kept losing the trail in the snow, so we turned around at the 4 mile mark. The hike was a little more extreme than we had anticipated. There were quite a few river crossings - at one you had to crawl across a log and Nollie attempted to swim but the current was too stong for her. Here is where I fell into the river and Mike had to toss me back up onto the bank before I was rushed away - it wasn't really that bad, I would have eventually stopped. The water was freezing! Anyway, we all made it down in one piece and went to the North Bend Bar & Grill for some much needed nachos!


the beautiful Wenatchee National Forest


Steve


huge waterfall


hooray! we're turning around!


i still have to hike 4 miles down and swim across the raging river?!?


it's all worth it for views like this