Washington

Well this last week it dumped snow on Tacoma, that's about a half inch of ice not that bush. Then finally today the sun popped out and, bam, a beautiful view of Mt. Rainier.

Off I-80 an onto I-5

Continuing my trip to Washington found me on I-5 northbound out of Sacramento today. As we headed north we eventually were able to catch a glimpse of Mt. Shasta.

View of Mt. Shasta looking North along I-5

Another view of Mt. Shasta from the south on I-5

View of the mountains along I-5

Eventually we made it to the town of Mt. Shasta where we pulled off to get some more pictures and fuel.

View of Mt. Shasta from the road towards it

Another view of Mt. Shasta

Finally into Oregon.

My trip accross I-80

So in my quest to reach Washington state this week, today I drove across I-80 to Sacramento. I've never driven this stretch of road before so it was a nice little road trip. I've heard a lot of people say it is a boring drive but I thought it was plenty scenic. Below are some pictures I took when we took a little detour through Donner Pass.

A view of Donner lake from the top of the pass

View from the lake shore.

Really Donner Party? Really? This is the dreaded
amount of snow that drove you to cannibalism?

By the way it was extremely windy up in the pass. I jumped out long long enough to get these pics and then jumped right back in the truck to seek shelter from the cold wind.

My newest toys

Check out my new toys.

Went to REI today and picked up two Black Diamond C4 Cams. So excited! I can't wait to go out and start learning to build anchors with them.

I'm heading out tomorrow for a road trip to Washington state. Hopefully I will get to see some cool stuff and be able to post some pictures from the trip.