Washington State
Putting my summer trip together. I am planning on departing Tampa Fl (around July 4th) and heading out to the Northwest, specifically Washington State. I will have our 12-year-old grandson. His par...
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We have spent many weeks touring Washington. So much to do! But speaking as folks who come from a warm climate (Calif.), I think the snowy mountains are the main attraction – snow in July, and lots of it! Not going to find that in Florida, right?
Here is the first of four connected blog posts that may be of interest:
North Cascades
This is just a sample to whet your appetite – that’s Mt. Baker in the middle of the shot:
Click For Full-Size Image.
Rainier is great, too – here is a blog post:
Rainier
(In that blog post, fast forward through the first section on the Calif redwoods.)
Rainier has lots of waterfalls, streams, wildflowers, glaciers, etc.
Note, also, that much of the hiking in the mountains of Washington is not at a particularly high altitude – roughly 5000 to 7000 feet. By contrast, hiking in the Sierras and Colorado is often at ten thousand feet or more, which is not as easy for us flatlanders! ;)
Here is the first of four connected blog posts that may be of interest:
North Cascades
This is just a sample to whet your appetite – that’s Mt. Baker in the middle of the shot:
Click For Full-Size Image.Rainier is great, too – here is a blog post:
Rainier
(In that blog post, fast forward through the first section on the Calif redwoods.)
Rainier has lots of waterfalls, streams, wildflowers, glaciers, etc.
Note, also, that much of the hiking in the mountains of Washington is not at a particularly high altitude – roughly 5000 to 7000 feet. By contrast, hiking in the Sierras and Colorado is often at ten thousand feet or more, which is not as easy for us flatlanders! ;)
