The North Cascades

Last weekend I took off work early, picked up my cousin, and headed into Eastern Washington. We did a little fishing near Moses Lake, crossed the Columbia River a half-dozen times, stopped by Grand Coulee Dam, and then came home through the high and snowy North Cascades.

My aim with these short trips is to travel to places I have never been before and to take good pictures. I satisfied both objectives with this adventure.

The Columbia River. That is Interstate 90 crossing it,
before heading northeast to Moses Lake.


The Grand Coulee Dam. Built in 1942, it remains the
largest concrete structure on the planet.


The town of Winthrop, in the North Cascades. Much of the
town is as it was a century ago. When we passed through,
they were in the middle of a rodeo and the festivities that
went along with it.


The North Cascades themselves were still mostly covered
in snow. The roads were plowed in the passes, with snow
piled higher than the car on the sides of the roads in some
places. A most beautiful countryside.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the pictures from the trip. Stay tuned for further adventures in the beautiful Pacific Northwest!