BFRO #77373: IMPORTANT LOCATION: Two days hikers hear a series of menacing tree pushovers at Cub Lake - 5mi east of Lake Chelan
π Location
Cub Lake area, Lake Chelan, Chelan County, Washington, Chelan, WA
Specific Location: Cub Lake Trail area near Prince Creek Boat-in Campground, Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
Coordinates: 48.21000, -119.39000
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48.2100Β°, -119.3900Β°
π Description
Hiking with my roommate. Lake Chelan. Took ferry. Got off at flag stop. Friend wanted to hike to Cub Lake. Get away from the crowd. Sunny day. No wind. 85 degrees. July or August 1985 or 86. Great hike up to the lake. As soon as we crested out of the forest and into the more level lake basin, we heard the first tree fall. Large tree. We could feel the ground thud from the fall. We walked further in. Around 2 minutes later, another tree fell. Thud. Ten minutes we walked in. Every two minutes another tree fell with the same thud. Five trees in all. My friend said he didn't feel safe. I agreed. We decided to turn around and go back down to Lake Chelan to camp for the evening. As we walked out of the basin, ten minutes, 5 more trees fell with a thud. We actually never saw the tree falls or saw anything out of the ordinary. Back in the thicker forest the tree falls ceased. My opinion is something didn't want us there and ran us off.
π Circumstances
Yes. My roommate.
π€οΈ Weather Conditions
Afternoon. Forest hiking. Sunny. No wind.
βΉοΈ Additional Details
Afternoon. Forest hiking. Sunny. No wind.
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Case Information
- Case ID
- cmizpx5v3037c8fys88xbecbh
- Primary Source
- BFRO
- Added to Map
- December 10, 2025
- Last Updated
- December 10, 2025