Crossing Washington - May 7 and 9, 2009

Between Colville and Seattle we saw a little bit of everything, weather-wise. Sherman Pass (top left), the highest mountain pass in the state, had a blizzard - not so surprisingly. Lucky we still had snow tires. Winthrop welcomed us and the wagon train pictured above with bright blue skies and sunshine. The riders had been on the road and sleeping in the outdoors for 4 nights. I believe they got rained on. We stayed at a spot on the river and soaked up some rays.






The North Cascade Pass, seen at right above Ross Lake, had been open less than a week when we crossed. It was sunny and spectacularly beautiful. There was still a lot of snow heaped at the roadside. The restrooms at the top of the pass were still buried to at least butt high. There were camper/hiker/climbers breaking camp in one of the parking lots. Hardy souls. It was a lovely drive.