We are processing the overnight permit applications right now, and I haven't counted how many applications but it looks like we've got a thousand.

That area is way overused on weekends.

Now we are hoping to implement a decision we made a long time ago on the areas we didn't include, because it is very crowded and busy. We have people who end up camping on meadows and other areas where it is not permitted. The expansion would reduce the physical wear and tear on the environment.

Back in 1993 we made a decision to expand the permit area ... but we didn't include Mount Stuart, Ingalls Lake and Headlight Creek Basin [in Chelan County].

After I saw the first show, I realized my gut feeling was right.

She's going to make things happen. Her hitting has improved from the right side quite a bit, and that has helped her out.