We went up to Concrete, Washington — almost to Canada — just to check off another national park, North Cascades.

A rather nice entrance sign:

A map of the Newhalem area:

Visitor center:

Jenn enjoys getting the passport cancellation stamps:

A helpful sign:

Do not touch the bear:

Relief map:

Displays:

Boardwalk to a viewpoint:

We had a picnic lunch there:

A tunnel:

Another tunnel:

A bridge:

Mountains:

Viewpoint at Diablo Lake:

The lake is a fascinating color:

A very dusty road, due to roadworks:

Lake:

Outside the park, a Wilderness Information Center:

Relief map:

The reason for visiting it, another passport cancellation station: