We spent a beautiful fall Saturday driving around the back country last weekend. We drove up and over the ridge between the valley where Plain lies and Entiat valley to the northeast of us. It was about 20 miles of dirt road to get there. Entiat River is beautiful has some really cool waterfalls and bridges. We went on a little hike around Silver Falls which was really neat and very well maintained. We had hoped to go an additional ridge over, to Lake Chelan, but didn't have time on this trip. So - another day!
Entiat River has a sturdy bridge over it at this trailhead and this was our lunch spot for the day.
This is Box Canyon a little upriver - the Entiat River has carved this canyon out of the granite over thousands of years.
This is Silver Falls that feeds into the Entiat River. There is a great loop hike that goes around and up and over the falls.
On our way back we drove to Sugarloaf Look Out at the crest of the ridge. They still have volunteers who live and sleep in there as fire look outs each summer.
From the look out you can see all the way to Lake Wenatchee to the northwest and great views in all directions. It was a little eerie to be surrounded by a ghost forest.
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