North Cascades Highway, and a ferry ride

Today started slower than what we have been doing. It was a nice relaxing, very scenic ride.
This was a stop at Ross Lake, along Washington highway 20, the north Cascades highway. We started the day a little late for any really good photo ops, but I would recommend this highway to anyone who is going to be in the area. The start from Omak was a little slow, with scenery similar to the Black Hills area we live in, but soon changed dramatically. There isn't any one road in the Black Hills that is as varied and scenic as this one is.

After the ride on highway 20 we decided to take a ferry across from Whidby Island to get on Highway 101. This was in the waiting line for the ferry. We had reservations for the 4:30 crossing, but were able to go on the 3:00 crossing. The time saved was a bonus for us, and we used it to enjoy the area.

Here the ferry was coming in so we could load. It was a fun ride.

Here were the bikes in the ferry crossing.

We decided to splurge on a motel room, and got one on the water so we could watch the boats go by. This is the view, and a small boat with a bigger one in the background. We had another day of good weather, cooler than previous days, but part of that was the area we were riding through. It was another memorable day for sure. 284 very enjoyable miles.

EDIT: forgot to add, as we were climbing into the Cascades, a bird flew up and hit my handlebar, exploding all over me. I started laughing and had to stop. When Melanie got to me, she was laughing also. She said all she could think of was the scene from Wild Hogs. If you have seen it, you know. She asked me what it was, and I told her I was pretty sure it was a Spotted Owl!