TIM McLENEGAN

Washington Road Trip April 2018

  1. I always have to stop at the Mt. Shasta view off of highway 97.
  2. North and Middle Sister from Pilot Butte in Bend.
  3. Black Butte from Pilot Butte in Bend.
  4. Mt. Bachelor from Pilot Butte.
  5. The new and old bridges over the Crooked River Canyon.
  6. Cool patterns in the cliff face.
  7. Walking along the old highway.
  8. Monument to the original higway 97 bridge over the Crooked River.
  9. The original highway 97 bridge over the Crooked River.
  10. Walking across the suspension footbridge over the Yakima River at the Umtanum Creek recreation area.
  11. The 2000' high edge of the Yakima Canyon.
  12. Learning about the canyon.
  13. Yessica and Chris on the bridge.
  14. This guy spent 10 minutes smelling flowers then sprinted across the bridge to begin climing the cliffs. I thought he was going into the cave, but he kept climbing.
  15. I came back the next day to fly my drone up to the cave to see what was inside. Still a mystery.
  16. The footbridge over the Yakima River.
  17. At the Yakima River.
  18. Snoqualmie Falls.
  19. Snoqualmie Falls.
  20. Together at Snoqualmie Falls.
  21. Yessica liked these bright pink flowers.
  22. Mossy skeleton trees in the Hoh rainforest.
  23. Water droplets in the Hoh Rainforest.
  24. We were fascinated by the bluish soil in the creekbed here in the Hoh Rainforest.
  25. Robin posing for a picture.
  26. Having fun in the Hoh Rainforest.
  28. Colorful creek in the Hoh Rainforest.
  29. We loved the deep blue in the water color of Lake Crescent along highway 101.
  30. Lake Crescent.
  31. The Olympic Mountains from Hurricane Ridge.
  32. Clouds covering the Olympic Mountains.
  33. Clouds covering the Olympic Mountains.
  34. Steeple Rock (?)
  35. There was still a lot of snow at the top!
  36. Looking north with Victoria in the distance.
  38. Looking north along Hurricane Ridge Road.
  39. Looking north along Hurricane Ridge Road.
  40. Misty evening at Hurricane Ridge.
  41. Low cloud moving over the Geyser Valley in Olympic National Park.
  42. Low cloud moving over the Geyser Valley in Olympic National Park.
  43. Low cloud moving over the Geyser Valley in Olympic National Park.
  44. Together at Hurricane Ridge.
  45. Nice sunset view of the Olympic Mountains.
  48. Fog rolling over the lower hills.
  49. Together at Lookout Rock.
  50. One of the tunnels on the road up to Hurricane Ridge.
  51. The forest near Sol Duc Falls.
  52. Walking along the trail to Sol Duc Falls.
  53. Nice peaceful waterfall seen on the way to Sol Duc Falls.
  54. Nice peaceful waterfall seen on the way to Sol Duc Falls.
  55. Sol Duc Falls.
  56. Rainbow in the mist of Sol Duc Falls.
  57. Sol Duc Falls and a rainbow.
  59. Sol Duc Falls and a rainbow.
  60. Downstream from Sol Duc falls.
  61. The trail to Sol Duc Falls.
  62. Taking a break at the creek on the way back.
  63. Walking along the trail to Sol Duc Falls.
  64. Walking along the trail to Sol Duc Falls.
  65. Moss high up in the trees.
  66. Together at Sol Duc Falls.
  67. Awesome prospector-looking guy at this small café in Joyce, WA.
  68. Eugene has wide bike lanes so it looks like cars are stopped in the middle of the road, but nope — it’s parking!
  69. Inside the Grave Creek covered bridge in Sunny Valley near Grants Pass, OR.
  72. Mount Shasta from one of the I-5 view points.
  73. The Gray Rocks across the Shasta Valley from Mount Shasta.
  74. Final trip total: 2,359 miles!