Diet And Travel

..A Photoblog post of my random travels.

I am sharing some of my random travel photos, this is not only for my followers but more of a reminder for me and my hubby of where we have been and what we have seen over the years. All good memories for us, I hope you enjoy too.

"A traveler without observation is like a bird without wings." unknown

Some views of the Stehekin Landing Resort in the North Cascades National Park, Washington State.  Above and the below are photos of the Stehekin Schoolhouse.

A view of the Stehekin Landing Resort our hotel for a couple of nights, reached only by the ferry or float plane.

 A few cabins

 A bakery and store.

I hope you enjoyed! Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

" We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone." unknown

Emma Colley's Random Travels..a Photoblog post

I am sharing some of my random travel photos, this is not only for my followers but a reminder for me and my hubby of where we have been and what we have seen over the years. All good memories for us, I hope you enjoy too.

Emma Colley's Random Travels..a Photoblog post

I am sharing some of my random travel photos, this is not only for my followers but a reminder to me and my hubbyof where we have been and what we have seen over the years. All good memories for us, I hope you enjoy too.
"I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I am going is what inspires me to travel it." Rosalia de Castro

We arrived in Stehekin by ferry, it is a four hour ride from Chelan. The ferry is one of the two transportation methods to reach this remote resort. This resort is the closest to the major entryway to the North Cascades, Pacific Crest trail.

The other way tourists can arrive is by the seaplane, the plane lands on Lake Chelan in Stehekin.

The Red Buses are used to take hikers to the start of the Pacific Crest trail. One day we used the red bus to take us to the High Bridge the start of our hike to Coon Lake.

I am link up with Scenic Sunday  with some pic's of the Rockport State Park and its old growth forest.

Being married to a tree hugger visiting the Rockport State Park during our North Cascades trip last fall was a must do. The Rockport State Park is an old growth forest and is 670 acres located along the lower Skagit River. The park has over 600 acres of old growth timber and has an ecosystem that has never been disrupted. It is a natural forest with a canopy so dense that only minimal sunlight penetrates to the ground.

 I am not positive but it seems that only the western states have the old growth forest. If anyone knows where we can find some more old growth forest on the east coast, hubby and I would love to visit. Since being married I have visited the tall Redwoods National Park, Sequoia National Park, I believe there were some old growth trees located in Yosemite when we visited and this last visit to the North Cascades National Park.

Walking along the trail, we saw these beautiful ferns and the gorgeous trees. It was a quiet place with only sounds of birds and sometimes the sound of water could be heard.

 

I have found a website showing the loss of old growth forest over the years and found it to be very alarming and sad. Here is a link Old growth forest. Looking at the map my state of Maryland does not show any old growth forest. It is no surprise the Forestry managers of Md seem to like the idea of clear cutting. You can click on the link to find your own state to see if there any old growth forest.

My photo below does not really show the size of this downed tree, but walking along next to it I felt small. Even dead trees provide shelter for mammals, birds and insect species.

I am one of the few who love these old forest and would hate to loose them all. I read that in the Pacific Northwest 80 percent of the forest are slated to be logged.  Old growth trees provide crucial resources that younger forest can not provide. From the canopy to the fallen decomposing trees old growth forest sustain a web of life from soil building organisms all the way up the food chain. What old growth forest are left in the USA need to be conserved.

I loved this early morning foggy Skagit River scene. The Pacific Northwest is beautiful area to visit.