Barlow Pass (Washington)
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Barlow Pass is a mountain pass on the west side of the Cascades in Washington on the Mountain Loop Highway between Silverton and Darrington. It is a popular trail head for access to the old mining tow
Sign at Barlow Pass
Monte Cristo trail head
Road signage
Sauk River (Washington)
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The Sauk River is a tributary of the Skagit River, approximately 45 miles long, in northwestern Washington in the United States. It drains an area of the high Cascade Range in the watershed of Puget S
Barlow Pass (Washington)
…in. The mining boom at Monte Cristo, starting in 1890, resulted in the need for access to the remote town. In 1891 a wagon road was built along the Sauk River, from the Skagit River to Monte Cristo. That same year it was discovered that Monte Cristo could be accessed via the South Fork Stillaguamish River…
The Sauk River along SR530, north of Darrington, Washington
South Fork from entrance to Monte Cristo townsite
The North Fork of Sauk River
SR530 Sauk River Bridge