#hiking through some of the burn effects along the steep shores of #LakeChelan left by the 2024 #PioneerFire near #Stehekin I found the forms that remain fascinating and beautiful. Trails are open but some rough spots where we turned around.

Smoke spews upward as the Pioneer Fire burns through Skookum Puss Mountain above Lake Chelan, seen from Graham Harbor Mountain. Pioneer Creek, the source of the fire, is to the left outside the frame.

First glimpse of Lake Chelan from Pyramid Mountain Trail. Smoke from the nearby Pioneer Fire shifts through Lone Fir Creek Valley above the lake.

Near sunset view from Big Hill in Chelan Mountains. Lingering smoke from the Pioneer Fire hovers over undulating ridges across Lake Chelan Gorge

Near sunset view from Big Hill in Chelan Mountains. Smoke mixed with clouds gradually subsides to reveal the top of Star Peak inside Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness

A last-minute hiking plan change in June due to the onset of the Pioneer Fire by Lake Chelan. The fire forced an evacuation of Stehekin, Washington, and was only declared fully contained four months later.
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Fire evacuation order lifted for parts of Stehekin Valley Weeks after the Pioneer Fire approached the town, most of Stehekin Valley is no longer under a Level 3 “get out now” evacuation order.

CHELAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: Weeks after the #PioneerFire approached the town, most of #StehekinValley is no longer under a Level 3 “get out now” evacuation order. The area remains closed to visitors and the fire is 23% contained. www.kiro7.com/news/local/f... - KIRO 7

Level 3 (go now!) evacuations for 1,700-acre Pioneer wildfire near Lake Chelan CHELAN, Wash. — Level 3 (Go Now!) evacuations have been extended down the lake due to the Pioneer Fire.

CHELAN, Wash. — Level 3 (Go Now!) evacuations have been extended down the lake due to the #PioneerFire. www.khq.com/news/level-3... - KHQ Local News

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