Great backpack with my 13 year old daughter. Ferry dropped us off at Prince Creek around 11:00. My wife and younger daughter stayed on board for an overnight in Stehekin, so they waved us goodbye as we headed out on the trail. We caught a great weather weekend with mid 70's on Saturday and a little sprinkle on Sunday and cooler.
We hiked to Moore Creek Campground, which according to the GPS was 11.5 from Prince Creek to the actual Moore Creek Campground at the lake. The hike definitely has ups and downs throughout which had us working a bit, but overall it was a wonderful backpack. There is plenty of water along the trail via streams - at least when we were there.
Moore Point Camp was pretty full as there was a pretty big group of boat-in campers, but we found a spot to set up and enjoyed our night with an early wake up the next day. We were the first group out in the morning (hit the trail just before 7am) and enjoyed a nice 7.5 mile backpack into Stehekin. There are a few places where the bushes overhang the trail for fairly long stretches. The trail is easy to follow but there is some wading through the foliage.
We didn't see any snakes though one group in front of us did see a rattlesnake on day one. We had a great time in Stehekin, including an awesome cheeseburger before catching the ferry back to Chelan. A great way to spend the weekend!
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