UP AND OVER THE MOUNTAIN

The drive today was gnarly. We drove highway 20 from Twist to Rockport, Washington. It was a hard drive for Warren and Jim but everyone else enjoyed the beautiful scenery. The Mountains were so high that we thought we were in Canada again. We drove up and over Washington pass at 5,477, then down and across Rainy pass at 4,855 ft. All around us were even higher mountains! Mt. Logan at 9,087 ft, Gardner Mountain at 8,897 ft, and many other mountains over 8,000 ft in the distance. 

And the trees! Forests of  western red-cedar, big leaf maple, ponderosa pine, red alder, and lodgepole pine for miles and miles around us. There were a few waterfalls, and we even saw snow on some mountain tops. As we approached the end of our drive we could see Diablo Lake, a huge glaciated green lake with lots of people on paddle boards. My Kathe tried to take pictures through the windshield, so pardon the bugs!

Our home for the next three days is Glacier Peak Winery and RV Park. It’s a beautiful setting with lots of trees and blackberries bushes. As usual, Jim doesn’t like our site, but I reminded him that it’s Labor Day weekend and we’re lucky to have any spot! There are several hiking trails. I like it here as we have a big grass area between our two sites for Lady Bella and me to sniff and relax. We might be the only doggies here in the park, so we have the whole place to explore. 

There is a possibility that we might go fishing while we are here. There’s a river across the highway from our campground which is a beautiful clear green, but too shallow for fishing without a boat.