Jack and Amy 's Washington State Trip
Day 1 - Sunday, January 26th, 2020
North Cascades National Park
and a beautiful Anacortes Sunset
Jack and Amy Selfie
North Cascades National Park, Washington State
Over the past two years, Amy has had three business trips out to Anacortes, Washington. I have been lucky enough to be able to tag along and join her for all three of these trips. A few days after we arrived home from our latest trip out to Washington, our home was flooded. I finally got a chance to sit down and look through some of the photos!
We flew out to SeaTac,WA on Saturday, January 25th and booked an Airbnb in Snohomish, WA for the first evening.
Amy outside our Airbnb
We had all day Sunday to make our way up to Anacortes, WA where Amy would be working for the remainder of the week. We decided to stay off the interstates and take the scenic route up to the North Cascades Area.
We stopped for really nice brunch at the Rhodes River Ranch in Oso, WA
Bruch at Rhodes River Ranch (Oso, WA)
After Brunch we continued North stopping for a few roadside views before eventually making our way into the North Cascades.
I really wanted to get a bit further up into the North Cascades, but the road was closed past the Diablo Power Plant.
I really wanted to get a bit further into the North Cascades than this
Fortunately there is a nice little network of trails around the Diablo Power Plant loaded with waterfalls, cascades, cool rocks, amazing green moss, and a good bit of snow on the ground! 
Nice cascades around the Diablo Power Plant
At first I thought she was preparing to bombard me with snowballs
Amy's Creation
Nice waterfall joining the Skagit River
Exploring the back roads
Eventually we made our way back down the mountains and onto the island of Anacortes which would become home for the next 5 days!
The Majestic Inn and Spa is located across the street from where Amy would be working meaning I would have access to the rental car for most of the week. It is also only about a 15 minute walk up to Cap Sante Park which offers spectacular views for both Sunrise and Sunset. After checking into the Majestic, Amy decided it was time for a nap, while I went for a little walk.
The island of Anacortes is loaded with very friendly Deer
Cap Sante Park - Anacortes, WA
View over Anacortes from Cap Sante Park
I thought the sky had some awesome sunrise potential, so I interrupted Amy's nap to drag her out to witness this amazing sunset from Washington Park. Most of these came out of Amy's new iPhone!
Amy taking a photo of the sunset from Washington Park
Washington Park Sunset (Photo by Amy Thyen)
Washington Park Sunset - Anacortes, WA
Washington Park Sunset - Anacortes, WA
Jack and Amy Sunset Selfie - Washington Park - Anacortes, WA
Washington Park Sunset - Anacortes, WA
Washington Park Sunset Panorama
An incredible start to an awesome week in the Pacific Northwest (my favorite corner of this crazy world we live in).
My complete set of photos is posted here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157713387614186
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