In Search of Fall Colours

[daboo]

So with a week of unexpected warm dry weather after several days of rainy weather, James (jtvisions) and I headed off in search of the elusive fall foliage.  Our destination was the North Cascades Highway.  Getting there requires some riding along two-lane country roads that are a delight in their own right...and a chance to see the leaves turning.

Hwy 530 takes you by the site of the Oso landslide.  https://www.slidememorial.com/about  It's hard to get a feel for what happened by looking at the picture I took.  It doesn't give a feel for having a huge portion of the mountain bury a town under 70 feet of debris.

This one off the Internet gives a better perspective.

Some other pics along the route.

This is on Hwy 20.  I love the peaceful tranquilty of this valley with the sight of snow-covered mountains in the background.

Nearing Newhalem.

James is walking toward Diablo Lake dam that you can see between the trees.

Down the road past the lakes.

Washington Pass Overlook

Liberty Bell mountain.  I never get tired of looking at this mountain.

James took me on a short detour in the town of Newhalem to visit the "Gorge".  An interesting bit of info about this picture, is those trees up there above the town were on fire a few years ago.  The fire came that close!

Behind the Gorge powerhouse, is the Ladder Creek Falls trail.  I believe the area was created by the first superintendent and served as a play area for his two daughters.  It's lit now, and in normal times, there are ranger tours.

Near Arlington toward the end of the day.

Cool pic of the Cascade mountains and the moon rising.

Not easy to see, but if you look on the horizon, you can see Mt. Rainier.

Chris

Edited September 30, 2020 by daboo

[betoney]

@daboo - Is it just on my end or was there an error with the photos?  Nothing is showing.

Thursday and Friday I am doing a 2-Day ride up there, North Cascades Highway, Lake Chelan, Grand Coulee Dam etc. Weather is forecast to be close to 80F. 👍

[Stew]

I can't see the pictures

 

[daboo]

Thanks.  I hopefully fixed the links.

Chris

[knyte]

Looks great; love the water / creek shots especially.  Great day!