We arrived at North Cascades National Park and Ally immediately went to work on her Junior Ranger badge and patch. The park covers many thousands of acres of lakes, mountains, glaciers, and forests. It's wonderful camping and hiking country.
The campground was beautiful and very serene.
As of 2008 there were 312 glaciers in the park and that is more than any of our national parks except those in Alaska. It's one of the snowiest places on earth. The North Cascades Highway, Route 20, the northernmost road through the park, closes early in winter and reopens late in spring.
Few roads reach into the park but the views from the main routes are gorgeous. The North Cascades Highway at Washington Pass offers amazing scenery.
Ally missed a bit of the scenery as we drove the next day. A gal has to catch up on her ZZZZZ's sometime and those eyelids just wouldn't stay open. She can see it here.
Our travels today took us through the apple growing countryside of Washington. There were miles and miles of trees and storage facilities for the apples. We stopped for lunch at Grand Coulee Dam before heading to Spokane, our next stop, for the night.
I think this robin wanted to join our picnic and bring a dish. No thanks!
At our campground, Riverside, on the Spokane River, there's a very cool suspension bridge over the river.
The sun is setting over the river.
Ally liked playing on the twisted cable.
A gentleman came by and noted that if you hang upside down a smile becomes a frown! Hmm, I guess he's right.
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