The Skagit River sustains us humans in many ways, from providing drinking water to irrigating crops to hosting fisheries. Of course, the basin is also home to a profound richness of wildlife including bears, salmon, bald eagles, otters, trout, voles, elk, swans and the Pacific giant salamander. The river is a popular destination for recreation – camping, kayaking, rafting, fly-fishing, skinny-dipping – as well as spiritual sustenance. Paying a visit to the Skagit in any season can be a ritual, a wellspring of peace, a space for reflection and renewal.

The Skagit River is also an fount of creativity, and one of my favorite lenses to view the river through is the storytelling heritage its flowing waters have inspired.

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