After Olympic, we headed up to North Cascades National Park on the Canadian border. The most striking part about this park is the colorful Diablo Lake. An explanation of this surprising color is in one of the photos. Sadie and I took a hike that also overlooked Diablo Lake. I happened on what I thought was a particularly beautiful roadside cascade one day, too. The usual PNW moss, ferns, and wet was everywhere. Beautiful area.
I see many places and things along the way whose names I don’t know. Here are several views I enjoyed while traveling through Washington & Oregon. (Captions on some of the photos).
Mount Rainier NP was a surprise. I knew very little about it before I went and found it to be very, very beautiful. When I visited in June of the year, there was still a good bit of snow and water flowing *everywhere*. Also, lots of wildflowers, which I love. The only wildlife I saw were marmots, but I always enjoy seeing them. It was also very crowded at that time, so I don’t know if a different time of year would be better for a visit. I definitely recommend a visit at some point, however.
(no photo captions this time; I may add some later)
My Side of the Adventure 