It's a Snow Day

We traveled to the end of State Road 542 today.  The road goes through the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and terminates at a parking lot at an elevation of 5210 ft.  The area is called Artist Point.  There were many glacier fed rivers and streams along the way, along with some water falls.  The trees were mostly western hemlock, western red cedar, and douglas fir.  Some were ginormous and most were encrusted with moss.  Along the road we were able to see some good views of Mount Shuksan and Mount Baker.  The bad thing was that it was another smoky day from the forest fires and everything appeared hazy.

Walking along the Horseshoe Bend Trail.  Here, the Nooksack River, which gets its start from the glaciers of Mount Shuksan, powers its way through everything and anything in its path. 

The water at Nooksack Falls drops 88 ft.

"Picture Lake" with Mount Shuksan in the background.  Mount Shuksan has a top elevation of 9131 ft.

RoxAnne and Annie playing in the snow at "Artist Point".  Ironically, the outside temp was actually pretty warm.  Probably in the low 80's.

A view of Mount Baker from Artist Point.  Mount Baker has a top elevation of 10781 ft.