Northern Cascades Highway

7/3 - Everett (67 miles)
7/4 - Rockport (52 miles)
7/5 - Colonial Creek Campground/Cascades National Park (47 miles)

Finally, on the road again... but yikes big hills, legs flabby, buns hurt.
We left Seattle and traveled east on hwy 20 (Northern Cascades Highway) and began our ascent into the mountains. It was sad leaving the ocean behind. Those smells, cool air, dewy mornings, but the Cascades made up for it. Huge huge, pointy, malicious looking crags. The National Park visitor's center had a real suave theater and movie as most folks don't get very far in this park. The freshwater lakes and streams provided a new source of personal hygiene, but the water was so cold that we became nearly hypothermic and almost thought better of this hygiene business (just kidding). In an effort to warm up a bit and to start reading more classical literature like the Gordons, Scott enjoyed his first "classic" romance novel. Baby steps to the great books :)