[dkemp]

Hi there everyone, long time. I'm starting to get out again! Yee haw. I'm backpacking from Bridge Creek TH to High Bridge. Q1: last year the bridge washed out over Bridge Creek and they put in a temporary hiker bridge. They wisely removed it in autumn. Does anyone know the status of that? I've been calling ranger station, but not hearing back from them. Anyone know status? The WTA page was last updated in May 2021, so no help there. Q2: I was planning to take the backpacker bus from High Bridge to Stehekin. My Google Fu is strong, but I don't see a modern schedule for that shuttle. No answer at Ranger Station, (budget cuts?) So I called Lady of the Lake ferry company and the woman there said there may be no hiker shuttle this year, yikes. I speculate due to gas prices. Anyone heard anything on that?

[Randito]

FWIW: I emailed a different USFS ranger station with a question about a month ago. Well after I had let go of any expectation of a response ( 11 days ) I received an useful answer.

[Kim Brown]

They're probably not at full staff for the season yet; they typically return Memorial Day, so call them back then. But I don't know if any of the districts will be fully staffed this year. They may not have been able to hire and schedule due to pandemic issue .

[dkemp]

Credit where due, they replied to my email re the shuttle.