The promise of seeing Diablo Lake’s turquoise-colored waters was enough to lure us from Seattle into Washington State’s North Cascades National Park. The intense hue comes from minerals and rock ground down by the surrounding glaciers and carried into the lake. To have a look at Diablo Lake (actually a reservoir), we drove along Highway 20, pulled into a parking lot, and walked a few hundred feet to a viewing point. Instant gratification.
Not all vistas were as easily seen as Diablo Lake. When our Jeep could take us no further, we set out on foot along the Cascade Pass Trail. For nearly four miles we navigated forested switchbacks, rocky slopes, wildflower-laden meadows, and patches of summer snow, steadily trekking upward into alpine country until we finally reached our destination: Cascade Pass and its view of peaks and glaciers.
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Absolutely gorgeous! Reminds me a lot of Lake Tahoe.
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So beautiful!
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stunning!
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Gorgeous photos!
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wonderfull view. i like it
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The water looks so inviting but bet it’s damned cold!
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beautiful friend!
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Thanks for the blog and the beautiful photos. I spent part of my kidhood in the Pacific Northwest, and always will remember both the Cascades and the Olympics / as well as Mt. Ranier, all 3 of which we could see from our country home.
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Another stunning photograph – the colour of that water is amazing.
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This is one of those photographs that fills you with a sense of adventure – even from my armchair. Fantastic.
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Really beautiful.
Irene
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The vivid colours in the photos are fantastic.
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Wow, that aqua is breathtaking. The scenery is stunning too 🙂
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