From Monitor on US 2 we drove north along US 97 to the VERY small town of Riverside. We chose this location as it was near the Canadian border for our trip to Canada to visit Dan, it was just north of Omak and the Omak Rodeo, and we could take a day trip on Highway 20, the northern section of the Cascade Loop.
Our campground is Margies Campground and Pottery Shop. Margie is the mayor of Riverside, a town of about 5 streets. It’s a small campground with mostly permanent trailers and a few full hookup spots. However, it is peaceful and quiet, and clean. Thursday before the rodeo the place began to pack in with tents and trailers parking two and three to a spot. Today is Sunday and they are all moving out. Laundry was only a $1.oo to wash or dry…pretty good deal. And it was a short walk to the local grocery store or the river.
Our first day in Riverside we took off and drove back west on Highway 2 to check out the North Cascades. It was a beautiful drive back into the mountains and cooler temperatures.
Near Washington Pass (5,477 feet) we took a beautiful hike down to a waterfall fed lake:
And a little nature lesson. Notice how the trees all have a bend near their roots?
Driving back down the mountains we passed another little ‘reinvented’ town: Winthrop the Western town! We stopped here for ice cream and then coffee. We had thought about having dinner here but it was just a little too early and way too crowded with tourists! So we drove on back to Omak and the Pizza Inn!
It was hot in Riverside… but we would be leaving soon for Canada. Maybe it would be cooler there?
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What beautiful pictures. I enjoyed reading about those trees. Is that snow around the lake? BURRRRR!
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