To get to Stehekin you will need to make reservations on one of these two boats: the Lady of the Lake or the Stehekin Ferry.
We were staying 2 nights in the area so our day hike consisted of the following:
- 9am: Catch the blue shuttle bus to the northern trailhead of Rainbow Loop, which is a C-shape and not a loop. Patty, our driver, was friendly, informative, and kind.
- Make a mental rainbow using the many wildflowers on the trail. I "cheated" and used the sky for blue, and bear scat for black. Your mileage may vary.
- Take 2 right turns:
- Right at the intersection for Rainbow Creek. Just past this, we saw a wooden sign indicating a tent site. We explored that area for 10 minutes or so.
- Get back on the trail and turn right again at the intersection of Boulder Creek Trail.
- 12pm: Enjoy a spectacular viewpoint.
- At the conclusion of Rainbow Loop, we turn north on the road.
- Explore the old school.
- Continue to Rainbow Falls Mist trail. Enjoy the most enormous picnic bench ever.
- Retrace our steps south on the road until the bakery.
- 3:15 ish: Patty came by on the blue bus and picked us up for a short ride back to the landing.
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