The Amazing Road Trip

A very special thanks go out to all of you who have sent good wishes regarding the birth of our Grand Daughter, Hannah Louis.  Grandpa and I can hardly wait till we can see her in person.  Now if you follow this blog to see cross stitch , you might want to skip this post.  The SBA and I just got home from a short 3 day road trip.  Since we moved here, we have heard stories about the beauty of the North Cascades National Park.  Mon. morning we set out to see it for ourselves.  I have decided to do a 3 day post so you can experience the great beauty of Washington . I hope you enjoy!!

 The highway closes from Mid Oct. through late March or April depending on the snowfall.

 Our first glimpse of snow.

I can see why these are nick- named the Alps of North America.

 We saw more waterfalls than you can count.

 The green color of the water is due to glacial melt. This beautiful lake is named Lake Diablo.

Wild flowers grew by the roadside at the lower elevations.

 Rainy Pass! We planned for a short hike here.  The parking lot was closed due to snow.  The air was not cold.  We had on tee-shirts and were quite comfortable.

 We are now at Washington Pass. This is the highest road point in the state( 5200 feet).

Just amazing.  The warm air was filled with the scent of pine.

Thanks so much for joining me.  Tomorrow we are going to Winthrop,a town  just the other side of the mountains, then through the Methow Valley.