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Chelan Lake is part of Columbia River. Our destination, the northern Cascade mountains, are in the background. (Chelan Lake is a natural lake, one of deepest lakes in U.S. - up to 1,500 feet deep!) |
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| As we entered the Cascades Scenic Highway, we were a little surprised when it started to snow - and continued to snow! |
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| These mountains are covered with glaciers and looked much like the Swiss or Austrian Alps. |
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| Still lots of snow on the Northern Cascades Scenic Highway on April
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The sun was out most of the time, though you cannot tell by this photo. The snow does not melt until late summer here. (This road is closed in winter,
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| Sun on mountain peak about 8,000 feet high.
There are alpine meadows that people visit in July and August, before the snows return.
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| Ross Lake in Northern Cascades Mountains. As you look north, you see mountain after mountain, as far as you can see. |
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| Pete looking across Ross Lake with mountains in background. Very beautiful place. |
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When we left the Cascade Mountains, we traveled to Anacortes, an island north of Seattle. This is the view from our hotel room to the Ferry dock, with the San Juan Islands in the distance. The sun is shining! We fly home tomorrow.
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