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Scottish Lakes high camp co-founder Peg Stark left legacy in the hills

Bill and Peg Stark came up with an association of names for the Enchantment Lakes and founded the Scottish Lakes High Camp, a rustic comfort zone for paying guests. (Scottish Lakes High Camp)
By Rich Landers richl@spokesman.com(509) 459-5508

MOUNTAIN PEOPLE — If you’re new to the mountains of Washington as well as backpacking, backcountry skiing, wilderness and mountain lodges, you may not have heard of Bill and Peg Stark.

But if you head into the Cascades and relish the most scenic peaks and mountain lakes, you’ll probably run across something they left behind.

Peg died last week at the age of 99, a decade after Bill passed away.

Joel Connelly of SeattlePI.com wrote and excellent remembrance, The Wonderful Life of Peg Stark: Exploring and Naming the Enchantment Lakes .

Their legacy lives on at the rustic comfort of the Scottish Lake High Camp near Leavenworth.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Outdoors Blog." Read all stories from this blog