colchuck lake

A hiker is recovering after being rescued near Leavenworth late Wednesday afternoon. The 46-year-old woman used an emergency locator beacon to call for help from about three miles up the trail to Colchuck Lake at just before 4 p.m. A team of about fifteen rescuers from Chelan County Mountain Rescue and Chelan County Volunteer Search & Rescue, along with medics from Cascade Medical Center in Le

Monday's heavy wildfire smoke forced rescuers in Chelan County to use an alternative plan to aid an injured hiker near Colchuck Lake. The Chelan County Sheriff's Office received an emergency call at around 3 p.m. from a 54-year-old female who reportedly injured her ankle and was unable to walk out on her own...

The group stayed with the hiker through the night, with assistance from U.S. Forest Service personnel.

So how exactly do you come up with a list of BEST lakes in the State of Washington? If you asked me - NOTHING beats Lake Chelan. Second place? The incredible Colchuck Lake, not far from Leavenworth, in the Enchantments.  A website called Planetware.com ...

Three people were killed in a snow slide near Leavenworth over the weekend. Rich Magnussen with Chelan County Emergency Management says the victims were part of a group of six who were climbing the northeast couloir of Colchuck Peak in The Enchantments at around 1 p...