Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Cheryl Boardman
Monday, August 19, 2024
This photo was taken from Fields Point Landing on Lake Chelan. This is normally where you would park to take a ferry to Stehekin, a tiny village which is located at the north end of the lake. People go to Stehekin for a day trip or to stay over at the Lodge. There are trails to hike and you can take a shuttle, walk or bike to Rainbow Falls or to check out the bakery. Pacific Crest Trail hikers stop in at the little post office to get their last resupply before the Canadian border. The day I was at Fields Point Landing, Stehekin was evacuated because of a wildfire. There were a lot of cars in the parking lot but nobody else was around. I assume the cars belonged to firefighters. There is even a sign stuck into the ground that you pass on the way out that is a thank you sign for the firefighters.
Sometimes life takes us in a different direction from what we had planned. People get sick and disasters happen. We could be living in an evacuation zone for some type of calamity that we have no control over. At times like these, it is good to remember these words:
Those who live in the shelter of the Most High
will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
This I declare about the Lord:
He alone is my refuge, my place of safety;
he is my God, and I trust him.
For he will rescue you from every trap
and protect you from deadly disease.
He will cover you with his feathers.
He will shelter you with his wings.
His faithful promises are your armor and protection.
Psalm 91:1-4 (NLT)