Also likely a reference to the fact that you drive through Newhalem on the way over the pass, which is a company town owned by Seattle City Light for hyrdo operations.
I live in the next town over from Twisp and see Lynx and her crews out in the mountains and in town once in a while. The town I live in, Winthrop, has a Western theme and I always wonder if the summer tourists might think they're just part of the Western act.