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Middle Fork Tenaway River Trail, Cle Elum, WA
August 2014 Synopsis After a busy summer, we escaped to the Wenatchee National Forest above Cle Elum for a little camping, hiking, and birding. We camped at the Indian Camp campground, a state run free site, which was largely used by horseback ridders, motorbikers, and 24-hour generator runners. Not the most peaceful campground. But we lucked out by staying at the site farthest from other campers, yet right next to the road (which wasn’t very busy). During the day we hiked up the nearby Middle Fork Tenaway trail. The trail immediately starts off by crossing the Tenaway River and that isn’t the only river crossing. The trail follows and crosses the river multiple times. The water only gets warmer the colder your feet get. Thankfully the August warmth made hiking with wet feet bearable. On some river crossings, it is possible to rock hop across without getting wet feet if you are nibble enough, but it’s easier to strap on the Tevas and just motor through the icy waters. Aside from traversing the cold waters of the Tenaway, the trail meanders through ponderosa, douglas maple, and alders. There are no spectacular viewpoints from the trail, but the forest and the rushing clear waters are the highlights as are the American Dippers who hunt the stoneflies and sculpin lurking around the rocks. Top
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