A few times this year I was able to make it to Hwy 20 in Washington State, also known as the North Cascades Highway. This highway is rich with photographic opportunities and I hope to make one last trip up there for the fall colors before the highway closes. Here is a good resource from the Seattle Times for various scenic and important stops along the highway “A milepost guide to the North Cascades Highway”.

Tracy sleeping under a tree

Concrete, Washington was practically a ghost town. There was not a single car in town around 10 AM this day.

Police Station in Concrete made for a fun self portrait.

Henry Thompson Bridge named naming occurred after Henry Thompson was killed by a logging train in 1918.

Diablo Lake on North Cascades Highway

Challenger Ridge Vineyards in Concrete Washington was a nice afternoon stop with some top of the line wines to taste. We liked them so much, we joined the wine club.

Tracy and I had the tasting room to ourselves and had some wonderful tastings of wine and Brandy.

Grapes were only a few weeks away from harvesting.

On the way home we saw about 40 Elk in a field. What a perfect way to end the day.
Terry is the founder of the Seattle-based travel company, Shutter Tours. An avid photographer, he was a winner in the Pro Division of PDN’s World in Focus Travel Contest in 2008. Grand Prize winner in 2009 Wells Fargo/Wachovia photo contest. He has contributed to Pilot Guides, a travel site better known for their Globetrek TV series. Terry was also featured photographer on MyFox networks, QFOX13 and Seattle’s premier local show, “Evening Magazine”. Numerous interviews include the Seattle Times, Puget Sound Business Journal, Washington Examiner and others.