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Hi from the Skagit River Resort.  We are still here in the beautiful Northwest and things have warmed up a bit since our first snow of 2012 in mid-January. Now we are enjoying some days with sunny skies along with the typical precip, and there still are a few bald eagles around finding something to eat from the bountiful Skagit River.

The pass is still closed and we have not heard what the expected date for opening will be as this is several months away.  Tootsie, of course, is anxious to be first in line again when it opens

Seattle City Light has just poured $1.5 million into the lights at Ladder Creek Falls and from what we have been told they plan to have light shows and depending where you stand it will be a different view each place. Should be especially nice viewing set off by winter snows, and for the hot days of summer, when the creek is a cool refuge. Thanks Seattle City Light for doing something new and positive in our neck of the woods to enhance and add to extra splendor to our area.
 

Daffs at SRR- byJudi

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We have updated our interiors of many country cabins with some new mattresses and furniture and hope to get to some painting on the outside this spring. Our free, fresh ground coffee beans at our office is really nice for those who want to brew up a pot in their cabin to start each day. We continue to have a very nice selection of movies for our guests here at the office.

We have been trying really hard to keep our restaurant, The Eatery, open for our guests. We currently have the hours set at 7am to 4pm on Friday, Saturday & Sunday, and closed the rest of the week We have moved our food supplies to the walk-in and freezers to cut down on our refrigeration costs and hopefully trim off some of the overhead that goes into our power bill. The cost of electricity can really break the back of a small business that tries to stay open with little meal-time traffic. Hopefully this action will allow us to stay open. If you are headed up this way, please call our office just to make sure our hours are what you need. Tootsie says we will be serving strawberry waffles for Valentines Day the weekend of February 10, 11 and 12th.

Bob is really keeping busy with his fishing shuttles so just call us maybe a half hour ahead of time that you need the shuttle; his fees are really reasonable.  If anyone wants to fly in to the Concrete Airport, we can shuttle them up to our Resort for a comfortable cabin for a weekday adventure or a weekend get-a-way.  We also do hiking shuttles and for the kayakers and others who get out on the river we do boat shuttles. You take your boat to your put-in place, drive your rig to The Eatery and Bob follows you to your take-out place, you park your rig and Bob shuttles you back to your boat where you head out on the river.   Float trips are available so call and make a cabin overnight reservation and book a float trip to watch the Eagles, or just to enjoy our beautiful area.

The fish & game folks have closed the Skagit for fishing, starting Feb 01. We don't know just how long this will be, but will keep you advised here.

We are currently feeding eleven deer at our back door and our bunnies are still here, just in a smaller group, so come help feed and enjoy them. We have two new twins and they are darling.

Review our Trail Conditions printouts at the Resort Office, or for the very latest info we suggest you talk to folks at the US Park Service info office just east of us on Ranger Station Road in Marblemount.

Judi is still doing small weddings in the Wildwood Chapel, just did one a few weekends ago. So if any of you are looking to renew your vows or have a small wedding, do think of us and give a call at 360-873-2250.

Do check our frequent tweets (in the Twitter box at the upper right corner of our website's home page) for the latest news on what's happening here at the Resort.

We have happily said goodbye to 2011 and look forward to a great 2012. Hope you all can come up the river for visit soon.

Enjoy some of our pictures (others posted on our Flickr page)--

Plan to enjoy one of the Bullerville Trails on your next visit, whatever the season.  The River Trail is always popular, leading from the Chapel down to and along the bank of the Skagit.  And the new Upland Trail, in the forest west and northwest of the resort's cabins, should be a very nice trail for year-round use also.  It is about a 2.5 miles long, meandering through our forest, with several connecting loops for people who might want to make the trek shorter.  Regional lowland trails are usually accessible all or most of the year.  Come in to the Resort Office to check out our wall-sized hike and activity locator map and check the latest trail conditions.  Single-page individual hike description sheets are also available.

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Be sure and visit our new Friends page which contains links to lots of images, homepages and blogs on the web, all pertinent to the North Cascades experience.  Check this page out if you are interested in sharing your trip photos with others, or just seeing what images other folks have posted for the world to enjoy.  Don't miss the box describing our "Shirt Shot" award program that could earn you a free night at Skagit River Resort for sharing your picture of you or a friend wearing one of our tee shirts in a distant locale.


The Clark Family