Thursday, February 5, 2015

A Guide On Lake Cushman Camping

By Ines Flores


Perhaps the well kept secret in the Olympic National Park is the staircase region. The area in between the Cushman Lake and river Skokomish is sight to be. There are loads of places to try a Lake Cushman camping. Ranked third in the country, this place is not stopping till it hits the number one spot. Home to Variety and beauty, this is a sure place to be.

Camping is such a wonderful experience that brings one closer to nature. The peaceful interaction with Mother Nature is the ideal and earliest form of interaction with the environment known to man. The beauty of this is we would not be talking about global warming if we all were campers.

The local people, the Skokomish, were referred to us the Twana. This meant the people who lived with the monster. No proven fact about the evidence of a beast that could have lived here but for a fact, if one or two saw the monster, and then it could be true, or false. And to top it all off, the name Twana means Fresh water, a true fact about the place and its fresh, crystal clear waters.

The other good feature about this place is the fishers are back. A recent research found out that the fishers which were long gone in these woods are back. Just picture seeing a fisher in this place and for sure you would not hold back going to Staircase.

You probably might need to hear some facts about this lake region. In 1926 the Tacoma city was being supplied for the first time hydroelectric power from this lake. It had two dams initial. One formed through glaciers in last ice age. At the lake you can even sight a dam on a hill. Well that was not one if we went 100 years back. This was a fall and water streamed down from the Staircase. Therefore, River Skokomish is the mother to the lake itself.

Lake Cushman got its name from a translator who aided Isaac Stevens in Point Elliot Treaty. However, the native Twana had a different name to this place, the latter ended up being the formal one. This site was home to mountaineers who traversed all the way to the famous Antler hotel that stood in front of the Eleanor and Washington mountains. However, the growth of Tacoma and the dams meant the Antler hotel, placed at the shores, was eventually going to be covered by water.

With the Staircase camping almost getting closed, you need to be aware of the other 47 available spots equally fulfilling in this site. There are a lot of activities to get into. There is a designated swimming area in this park with Lots of them to try out. For many, diving into the clear water is an irresistible thing and the authorities made it possible.

The latest developments is the Staircase camping is almost getting closed. However, the size of this place makes the remaining 47 spots open for exploration and camping. There are designated areas in a lake that one can swim in. The clear waters for sure are a darling to many and the need to swim is inevitable. The authority in this park has made safety precautions for this.




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