Ingalls Creek, Lake Ingalls, Fourth Creek, County Line, Mount Stuart & Beverly Turnpike — Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010

Central Cascades > Blewett Pass

Starting from the Ingall's Creek Convenience Center, with some of the most beautiful B&B style rooms anywhere, I pushed my pack up easy breezy Ingalls Creek about 10 1/2 miles to a nice camp at Fourth Creek, then zipped the rest of the way up to Stuart Pass, a sweet perch between handsome brown Ingalls Peak and rugged massive granitic Mt Stuart. After some poking around I capped off the day with a trip to Ingalls Lake, a rock rimmed beauty, stark and remote. Day two began with a rock hop across Ingall Creek followed by a climb to the County Line trail atop Teanaway Ridge. A couple scenic miles of ridge running brought me after a false stop at a fake saddle (where I ate all my victory cookies) to Tooth Saddle and amazing views across the Ingalls valley at the full sweep of the Stuart Range. An amazing experience!