http://sportsyakima.com/2009/08/hidden-wonder-of-stehekin-could-soon-be-unveiled-again/ Sports Yakima -- Your source for Yakima Valley sports news, photos, videos, blogs and more Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:46:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://sportsyakima.com/2009/08/hidden-wonder-of-stehekin-could-soon-be-unveiled-again/comment-page-1/#comment-4265 Nikki Milonas Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:58:52 +0000 http://sportsyakima.com/?p=15212#comment-4265 This is not a "Bridge to nowhere". The road would allow Western Washintonians access to Stehekin via the western side of the Cascades rather than the 2+ hr boat ride as is current. This would provide recreational opportunity, the use of existing campgrounds and trails and help the economy of this village. If we want to discuss money, the Park Service this year gave N. Cascades Ntl Park 4 biodiesel busses costing them $850,000 to run a measly 10 miles. Talk about a waste...... This is not a “Bridge to nowhere”. The road would allow Western Washintonians access to Stehekin via the western side of the Cascades rather than the 2+ hr boat ride as is current. This would provide recreational opportunity, the use of existing campgrounds and trails and help the economy of this village. If we want to discuss money, the Park Service this year gave N. Cascades Ntl Park 4 biodiesel busses costing them $850,000 to run a measly 10 miles. Talk about a waste……

]]> http://sportsyakima.com/2009/08/hidden-wonder-of-stehekin-could-soon-be-unveiled-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3943 David Pouliot Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:12:10 +0000 http://sportsyakima.com/?p=15212#comment-3943 This road is Washington’s proverbial "Bridge to nowhere". There are no roads that connect Stehekin to the outside world so spending 1.3 million dollars to rebuild a 22 mile road that leads directly into the middle of nowhere from a village that can only be reached by a 2 hour boat trip will hardly even benefit Stehekin's 95 residents. At least that bridge in Alaska connected to a town somewhere. This road is Washington’s proverbial “Bridge to nowhere”. There are no roads that connect Stehekin to the outside world so spending 1.3 million dollars to rebuild a 22 mile road that leads directly into the middle of nowhere from a village that can only be reached by a 2 hour boat trip will hardly even benefit Stehekin’s 95 residents. At least that bridge in Alaska connected to a town somewhere.

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