It’s always a good time to wander
North Cascades Highway
In early September, my husband saw a post on Facebook about the beautiful fall colors along the North Cascades Highway (better known as Hwy 20 for you out of towners). We’re not a family of “long drives” focusing rather on projects and the many sources of local activities. If we were gonna take the time to drive somewhere, we’d go and stay overnight and hang out, much like what we do at Crescent Bar. But on Saturday, with no plans for Sunday, I suggested we take the drive on a whim. So we packed up the “kids” (kids = papa and our oldest kid) and take off to see some nature.
All of who have taken the route before will already know the end of our story … the leaves had already dropped. But, it was a beautiful sunny day. We spent 8 hours in the car laughing and joking around. We stopped at no less than a dozen points of interest along the way, took photographs and just spent time.
We have it on our calendar next October to take the trip a little sooner and make it a priority. Maybe make it a weekend trip with a stop in Leavenworth, Wenatchee and an overnight in our little Crescent Bar home. But regardless, we had a fun day ending with a little shopping at the Seattle Outlet Mall for new clothes for the husband and a few Christmas gifts taken care of before a nail-biting Seahawks win.
“Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.”
