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Scenes from the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center. I was there for a class called ‘Will Write for Change’ put on by the North Cascades Institute.

diablo lake

red maple leaves

big canoe

moss and lichen

grass and light

leaf and pebbles

diablo dam

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Methow River near the Suspension Bridge

Methow River

Larch tree near Harts Pass
larch tree in snow
Near Slate Peak
near Slate Peak
View from Washington Pass overlook
Washington Pass View

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The whole month went by in a blur

Falls Creek Falls
Falls Creek Falls
Chinook Salmon in the Methow, near the Suspension Bridge
Chinook Salmon in the Methow, near the Suspension Bridge
Aspen Lake
Aspen Lake
The Thirty Mile Fire burned in 2001
30 Mile Burn in the Chewuck

30 Mile Burn in the Chewuck

30 Mile Burn in the Chewuck

Bridge across the Chewuck

Some color in a burned landscape

rosehips

Wilson’s Snipe on the edge of the Okanogan near its confluence with the Columbia

Wilson's Snipe

Turkey Vultures sunning on Cassimir BarTurkey Vultures sunning on Cassimir Bar
This toy truck emerged when the Columbia was drawn downwreckage on the columbia
Washington Pass OverlookWashington Pass overlook

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Everyone has to go see Washington Pass when the weather is good!
Washington Pass overlook
JW doesn’t really care for those high edges of the world!

Washington Pass overlook

Mae doesn’t mind the drop off.

Washington Pass overlook

Rainy Lake
Rainy Lake was beautiful.

Sniffing bark
Sniffing Ponderosa Pine on the way to Falls Creek Falls. The bark smells like vanilla.

Falls Creek

Falls Creek

Falls Creek Falls
Falls Creek Falls

Fishing net
This surplus fishing net will soon be our garden fence. Ken and his brother stretched it out so we could how much we really have!

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With fall migration in full swing, interesting birds might show up at anytime.
Here a group of Wester Bluebirds arrived to take advantage of the bird bath and perches in our backyard.
Western Bluebirds

Western Bluebirds

Western Bluebirds

A Peregrine Falcon scouted the situation from the lower snag before heading off for points unknown.
A yard bird

A yard bird

And a Yellow-rumped Warbler hawked a few bugs before moving on.
Yellow-rumped Warbler