Arriving in North Cascades National Park

We drove 330 miles from Idaho to North Cascades National park in Washington. It’s one of my favorite places in the US and coming from the east it’s an interesting change in landscapes. Going through the flat plains around Spokane and then watching the mountains start to loom in front of you as you curve along the river is amazing. You also get to pass some massive apple orchards, look at the apple crates compared to the truck in one of the pics. We checked into our quiet little campground and relaxed around the fire.

Could have been a bad situation since when we booked the site in January it was with a property manager illegally taking deposits and not recording reservations. So when we showed up the new owners/camp host had no record of our reservation. Luckily they were very kind and gracious, and not only booked us in a perfect site for our stay but also honored our deposit without us asking. Phew!Read more