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A visit to the beautiful North Cascades in Washington

9/14-9/18

Had an incredible trip to visit the North Cascades which I’ve been hoping to do for a few years. There is always the risk of fires/smoke this time of year and while there was a bit of smoke on certain days and in certain areas, I lucked out in general. Flew into Seattle then made my way to SR-20 which becomes the North Cascades Hwy at some point and which is just an incredibly beautiful drive with quite a bit to see with many hikes and views conveniently right off of the highway. I stayed in Winthrop for 4 nights which was a very small “western” town on the eastern side and not exactly nice, but it was quiet and peaceful and gave the opportunity to drive the highway several times to see it in all kinds of light and conditions. I was a bit worried about rain/cloudiness/fog since it is all about the big Mountain Views out here, but I found the clouds provided some beautiful atmosphere and the bit of rain made everything lush and I saved the hikes with big views for the sunny days I was lucky to get.

Here are the photo locations and these were just a fraction of the good ones. Pretty much everything is right off the North Cascades Highway.

  1. Ann Lake from Heather-Maple Pass

  2. Blue Lake

  3. Diablo Lake

  4. Skagit River

  5. Cutthroat Lake

  6. Washington Pass overlook

  7. North Cascades Hwy

  8. Maple Pass view

  9. Maple Pass view

  10. Rainy Lake

  11. View from Washington Pass overlook in the fog

  12. Ross Dam

  13. North Cascades Hwy

u/Alaric_Darconville — 9 days ago
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The Skagit River

I really feel like this is an under appreciated part of the area after visiting. The color is crazy beautiful.

u/Alaric_Darconville — 10 days ago
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Blue Lake, North Cascades, Washington, USA

9/18
Easy, super rewarding 4.5 mile round trip hike.

u/Alaric_Darconville — 11 days ago
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North Cascades

9/14-9/18

Had an amazing time and enjoyed seeing things in both the sun and clouds/fog. There was some smoke around Diablo Lake the last few days but otherwise it was clear everywhere else I went. Photo locations below:

  1. Maple Pass

  2. Washington Pass overlook

  3. Diablo Lake

  4. Maple Pass

  5. Washington Pass overlook

  6. Blue Lake

  7. Ann Lake

  8. Cutthroat Lake

  9. Meadow near Cutthroat Lake

  10. North Cascades Hwy

  11. Forest near Canyon Creek

u/Alaric_Darconville — 13 days ago