While Sharon and I were on our road trip, the new North Cascades highway opened to traffic on September 2, 1972. We drove it sometime after returning from our trip and did a short hike. I don't remember where we hiked that day.
This is the Skagit River somewhere near Marblemount.
Sharon sitting next to Ruby Creek.
We must have made it past Washington Pass that fall day. The larch were in their glory.
I believe this was Rainy Lake at Rainy Pass.
You have to love those hiking shoes.
Two easy going hikers enjoying the weekend outing.
By the time we arrived in Newhalem, it was dark. Seattle City Light provided a narrow walkway that passed visitors through a gorge of roaring water and high cliffs. They positioned colored lights in the rushing water and on the rock cliffs throughout the walkway. It was very dramatic. It was a fun day of exploring.
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