Ross Lake, North Cascades National Park, WA
From Seattle, we drove 120+ miles North East to North Cascades National Park. North Cascades National Park sits on the border of US and Canada. This park is also known as the Alps of the West, features rugged mountain peaks,
Rugged Mountain Peaks Seen From Easy Pass Trail
cascading waterfalls everywhere,
One of the Many Nameless Waterfalls We Found On The Trail
thick forests,
Forested Trail to Easy Pass, North Cascades National Park, WA
deep valleys, long valley lakes,
Diablo Lake, North Cascades National Park, WA
Lakeshore, North Cascades National Park, WA
glacier fed pristine rivers,
Emerald Waters of the Skagit River, North Cascades National Park, WA
and more than 300 glaciers adorning its rugged peaks, the most glaciers of any US park outside of Alaska.
Glaciers and Snow, Mount Shuksan, North Cascades National Park
Some have glaciers thousands of years old and at 1988/1999 receive world record snowfall at 1140 inches of snow.
Summer ( June 30, 2010 ) at higher elevations of North Cascades National Park
In my next posts, I will be featuring some of our hikes at North Cascades and a more detailed exploration of the park.
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Beth, amazing photos as usual! You are very good with naturescapes! Diablo lake has pretty intriguing name. By the way, I love your new background, so naturey, so YOU! :)
ReplyDeleteRafting down the emerald waters must be fun! :)
ReplyDeleteBreath-taking photos! Oo nga bakit diablo ang name ng Lake?
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great adventure there, Betchai! The photos show such a spectacular view and amazing.
ReplyDeleteThe nameless water fall is enough to make anyone like me stay there for hours. :D gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful photos! It is such a lovely area.
ReplyDeleteI must bring along a tripod for a beautiful waterfall like yours.
ReplyDeleteMust bring along.....
Oh sistah... your photos are all gorgeous. i always look forward to your trips or hiking expeditions because i'm sure that after each trip you will come home with good tangible evidence that you generously share with your viewer.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great adventure! Snowshoes in the middle of summer! Breath taking views of nature!
ReplyDeleteP.S. Are you still on vacation? Hmmm, I keep forgetting, class starts in Sept.
Enjoy your free time.
Such a beautiful place. Of course, I am partial to the forested trails.
ReplyDeleteFantastic photos. Love them all!
ReplyDelete...And...that nameless waterfall remind me this one. :)
ReplyDeletei love to do some hiking one day on those kind of mountains.
ReplyDeletelovely photos, but i think the best shot of the series is the waterfalls.
Betchai, beautiful photos again! I must say they are all so breathtakingly beautiful! I love each one of them, specifically the glaciers and snow, Mouth Shuksan.
ReplyDeleteYou are truly mastered the landscape of US. Those photos I can only imagined on the postcard.
ReplyDeleteI've been in the Cascades some, but never to hike around as much as I'd like. Beautiful places everywhere!
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are so beautifully displayed of gorgeous scenery! Just fantastic to see..
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you had the place all to yourself. It's hard to believe there is still so much snow in the middle of summer.
ReplyDeleteThe snow beckons me to go skiing or just play in the snow.
ReplyDeleteYou sure do travel to a lot of beautiful places. Maybe some Americans didn't even know were there.
ReplyDeleteWhat an adventure, betchai! The waterfall one is stunning. Thanks for taking us along your trip..
ReplyDeleteI just learned from Tes these are called naturescapes. To see them in pics is one thing but to b actually there.. wow.
ReplyDeleteBetchai, I know it sounds weird but seeing snow in Summer is such a treat. It's gorgeous and your photos breathtaking.
ReplyDeletewhew!!!! whew!!!! bathing in blue....love them all wonderwoman Liz!- zens
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post and very timely. I am going there myself soon. I loved your photos and I can not wait to see it in person now.
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