The Chuckanut

Sunday, August 14, 2011

We were up fairly early for breakfast at the Newhalem Creek campground near Newhalem, WA. Breakfast was scrambled eggs, toast, cereal and fresh fruit at the picnic table. We had already taken the screen houses down and stowed them for travel.

After a quick stop at the dump station, we headed west on Route 20 with Fred and Wilma in the lead. We went through the towns of Marblemount, Rockport and Concrete enroute to Sedro-Woolley.  At Sedro-Woolley we stopped at the North Cascade National Park and Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest VC where we collected 8 stamps in each of our passport books. The cancelation station sounded like a jackhammer with all of the stamping going on. Not all of the stamps were “official” but they were all put in the passport books.

We all have really enjoyed the beauties of the North Cascade National Park and Ross Lake Recreation Area over the past few days.

We drove up route 11 (Chuckanut Drive) and ate a late lunch of salad and pizza at Larrabee State Park along the way.  Chuckanut Drive is a winding and very narrow road enroute to the park, with rocks overhanging the road at regular intervals. When we left the park, we continued north to Bellingham, WA, and returned to Sedro-Woolley on I-5.  There were fewer white knuckles on the return trip. Wilma had read many reports of how pretty Chuckanut Drive is, but would have enjoyed the Deception Pass area much more. If anyone gets a chance to choose between the two, don’t choose the Chuckanut! Not much chance to even see the water along the drive.

We are now parked in a KOA just out of Burlington.  Everyone has taken a shower and we all feel a little more human after three nights off the grid.

More from the Bedrock Bunch tomorrow.

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