I left the Allens this morning around nine and headed north on Interstate 5 then east on Washington highway 20 to and through North Cascades National Park. The weather was sunny and clear and in the 80’s and the scenery wonderful. A billboard near the entrance to the park described this area as the “American Alps”. Having driven through it I can none but agree.
After leaving the park and passing east of the cascades I drove for several hours alongside the mighty Columbia River, what a treat. Decades ago on a bicycle adventure I sought out the source of the Columbia in Canada and camped overnight there.
Tonight I am holed up in Ellensburg, Washington, the home of Central Washington University. It was granted the site of CWU in 1891 as a consolation prize when Ellensburg lost out to Olympia as Washington’s capital. The historic part of the city is highly touted so I shall be checking on such in the morning.