That's All Folks! - Part 2

There are many waterfalls and areas where water drips down the rock walls along the North Cascade Highway. With temperatures hovering in the low to mid-teens last Saturday, the water was frozen in many places.

There was one area in the gorge outside of Newhalem that had an interesting ice formation. I wish I could judge how tall this ran but it was probably close to 8 or 10 stories high. We did stop to take these photographs.

Now we wait for the spring thaw.

My World Tuesday - Snoqualmie Falls

This past Saturday, I had the opportunity to stop and see Snoqualmie Falls. The falls are about 30 miles (48 km) east of Seattle, Washington. Over 1.5 million people visit every year and I think they all showed up along with me on Saturday. But it was worth the hassles of finding a parking space in the lot farthest from the falls and walking down to see them.

Some quick facts about Snoqualmie Falls:

Height of falls: 268 ft (82 m)
River: Snoqualmie River
Type: Curtain
Average Width: 100 ft (30 m)
Number of Drops: 1
* Courtesy of Wikipedia

The falls were showing the effects of the below-freezing temperatures we've had for the past couple of weeks. It was impressive seeing the icicles and layers of heavy frost and ice on the nearby walls.





You might think these pictures are in black and white, but they are not. It was just the color of the gray rocks and white ice and water.

Now that you've seen a glimpse of my world, click on over to the My World site to find links to other parts of the world. Or come share yours! Thanks to Klaus, Sandy, Wren, Fishing Guy, Louise and Sylvia for hosting this wonderful meme each week.

Ice to Nice

Today my morning started off rather chilly. When I went out to go to work, there was a fine layer of ice on the car. It looked neat so I snapped a few shots of it.

Morning Ice Layer

By the late afternoon, the sun made it's appearance and warmed things up nicely. I took the dogs down to the lake and you could see how low the snow level was on the hills to the east.

Low Snow Level

Tomorrow is supposed to be very similar. Cold in the morning (around 37 degrees F) but climbing up to the upper 50's in the afternoon. And sunny! Woo hoo!! I'm planning on giving the car a much needed bath.