Exploring Ross Lake Part 1: Lightning Creek

Posted by The Whale on May 20, 2007 at 12:13 pm | In Trip Reports | No Comments

Exploring Ross Lake Creeks- 6/10/06

Ross Lake is a reservoir created by the Ross Lake Dam, which provides electricity for the city of Seattle. The dam has backed the Skagit River into a 25 mile long lake that reaches north into British Columbia from the northwest corner of Washington.

I first heard about Ross Lake from my parents, who in the 1960’s explored this lake by canoe. My dad shared with me fishing stories and details that included waterfalls that dropped directly into the lake. Mom reminisced about hiking along the banks of “Little Beaver Creek” watching my Dad fish. These stories and many drives over Highway 20 while peering down into the emerald waters of Ross Lake were the catalyst for my desire to explore this zone more closely.

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Robe Canyon

Posted by Eric on May 10, 2007 at 6:50 am | In Trip Reports, Movies | 2 Comments

Sunday morning, 11 AM. Amy and I, sitting down to a late breakfast of leftover banana pancakes, were planning on doing a whole lot of not very much after the Trifecta the previous day.

Call from Chris: “Wanna go run Robe? It’s at a perfect first-time level. Devin’s in.”

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