nature, Photography

Cascade Mountains

34 Comments

We are back home now after a lovely mini-break holiday in Victoria. On the way home we drove through the Cascade Mountains which encompass an incredibly large area from Kamloops in British Columbia all the way down the Pacific coast to northern California.

In Canada, there are a number of subranges of the Cascades, including those on the west side of our home in the Okanagan Valley, the Okanagan Range.

Although some snow had fallen, the trees and shrubs were covered in a layer of frost caused by the cloud and mist which treated us to some very beautiful seasonal scenes.

We arrived home to 5C (41F) and were happy to be back after our little break.

34 thoughts on “Cascade Mountains”

    1. Thanks, Allan. It was definitely a very pretty drive in the misty conditions. The road was wet but no surface snow or ice so that was great. Yesterday there was a lot of snow in the mountains, so I’m happy we weren’t driving then. Cheers.

      Liked by 1 person

        1. They can, but our years in the north had us well prepared for it (although driving through a snowstorm or having to wait one out wouldn’t be my first choice!). In fact they did get a big dump yesterday. Cheers.

          Liked by 1 person

    1. Thank you, John. It’s always a beautiful drive – that’s if you’re not in a snowstorm – but we happily didn’t experience any snow or ice on the road. It was sitting in the trees where it looked beautiful. 😊

      Liked by 1 person

  9. Beautiful photos of a winter wonderland. The Cascades always remind me that years ago there was a small, regional airline called Cascade Airways. They flew mostly in Washington State with a few other routes to SLC and Portland.

    Liked by 1 person

    1. I think we went at exactly the right time before everything gets really busy. We had a nice break and a good visit with family who live on Vancouver Island. We got back home just ahead of a huge snowstorm on that road the next day!

      Liked by 1 person

  13. I own a House in TROUTDALE, OREGON and I Live between two Volcanos Mount St. Helens and Mount hood!!

    Love ❤ Always and Shalom, YSIC ❤

    Kristi ❤

    Liked by 2 people

Comments are closed.