BMW X3M40i & Volvo XC90- Day Trip to Artist Point (Mt.Baker) in North Cascades National Park !!!

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Drive to Artist Point, Mt. Baker connected September 1st, 2024

As Mom was heading backmost to India aft astir 6-months, she wanted to accidental ?Bye? to the mountains.

After each my ma has gone aft me, she excessively loves outdoors arsenic overmuch arsenic I bash (oops, was it the different mode astir that usually sons spell aft mom? Lol)

Anyhoo, I planned a time travel + picnic on with my adjacent pal and their family. As my ma gets on with his ma similar a location connected fire.

I was hoping my pal would get his marque caller acquisition- Audi Q8 e-TRON but, conscionable similar maine helium excessively was wary of bringing an EV to the mountains truthful helium got his aged workhorse along- Volvo XC 90.

It was a lazy Sunday truthful we started retired lazily astatine 9:30am and met astatine our section Starbucks store and grabbed immoderate coffee, bagel to beryllium enjoyed successful the car.

We past proceeded to caput to mountains which was a 2-hour drive. This thrust was astir 110 miles one-way and retired which astir 40 miles of freeway and remainder of it upland roads. I person driven connected rather a fewer upland roads but, this way takes the cake. 70 miles of encephalon numbing twistes till we scope Artist Point. It was amusive to spell manual and usage paddles to tame these curves.

No wonderment this full way was afloat of motorcycles and we besides spotted a mates of Porsche 911's and a Ferrari retired to bask these astonishing twists & switchbacks.

I was present a mates of times earlier and it's usually successful Winters and past clip being successful February 2024. This spot gets conscionable excessively overmuch snowfall arsenic it?s bang betwixt 2 upland ranges (Mt. Baker & Mt. Shuksan). When we were determination past Sunday, it felt similar a marque caller places arsenic determination is nary snowfall and everything is disposable arsenic during winters, this spot is ?Pure White?.

We reached the main spot astir 1:00pm aft that enjoyable upland drive. We recovered a bully spot to bask our picnic.

We got these home-made :

Tamarind Rice
Paneer Burji Sandwiches
Parantha with Paneer Burji (It was heated connected a portable stove)
Sodas
Masala Chai successful a flask (This was truthful refreshing).

Post this beauteous lunch, we walked person to the Mt. Baker and flew my drone. Sharing immoderate pictures and videos successful a abstracted post.

Then we drove implicit to Picture Lake which is astir 2 mates of miles from here. It was astonishing to spot the reflection of Mt. Shuksan successful the crystal wide water.

Last time, we were here, the water was frozen and we adjacent walked connected it.

I support repeating this to myself, Washington is specified a treasure cove for outdoors arsenic wrong 2-hours thrust determination are truthful galore beauteous gems to beryllium enjoyed.

We started backmost astatine 6:00pm and were location by 8:00pm.

It was a amusive and enjoyable time travel and ma was satisfied and acceptable to tackle the municipality beingness of India. LOL!

Cheers & Hope you Enjoy this virtual circuit of North Cascades National Park. !!!

The Gang...

Transporters..

Last edited by mobike008 : 7th September 2024 astatine 05:03.