Saturday,
June 15th, 2002
A Drive In The Cascade
Mountains
Surprise, surprise...it's Saturday and it's NOT raining! Despite the" high" clouds, we decided to set out for the Cascades for a day out in the fresh air. We headed north and east, and our first stop was at one of our favorite places, Four Top Mountain. |
Four Top Mountain begins to poke through the clouds.
It looks as if the sky is finally going to clear.
This odd looking plant is Skunk Cabbage.
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Western Tanager |
Steller's Jay |
We drove along Mountain Loop Road beside the Sauk River.
The water was rushing along, and very clear.
We ate lunch next to this old stump in which flowers were growing.
I couldn't resist taking a picture of the sign in the restroom there.
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I took pictures of this deer through the car windshield, as he was very skittish. We think it was a mule deer, because of its very large ears. |
Now for some
mountain shots - they are totally awesome.
They seem to rise from nowhere.
This is not a good picture but Glacier Mountain is very difficult to see.
There were many waterfalls beside the road.
Tim spotted a trillium at one of our stops.
One final mountain - it turned into a lovely day.