North Cascades

Last night’s sleep was good, comfortable and warm. Maybe this camping idea isn’t so silly after all.

Then again, 2 hours after getting up we managed to head out into the national park. We drove up to mile 134 where the road is closed and parked up. We headed along the Ross Dam Trail looking at the wildlife and waterfalls. We saw some deer 🦌 and a squirrel 🐿️. Just as we were finishing the walk it started raining 🌧️. By the time we were back in the car, it was really raining. We headed to a look out to eat our cheese and pickle sandwiches and wait for the rain to stop. It didn’t. We gave up and headed down through the park.

By the time we got back to the campground, the sun was shining. After a cuppa, we drove across the town bridge to look for wildlife but only saw a vulture.

Back at the campground we did some tidying before it started to rain again. We ended up cooking dinner under the porch of the games room and, surprise, just as we finished eating, it finished raining.Read more