Yesterday my wife and I took a day trip on the North Cascades Highway, one of the most scenic roads in Washington state, to Diablo Lake. The Skagit River, a fine steelhead and salmon river, was running pretty high.
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We walked in the semi-rain forest along the river, where there still are some large trees.
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And the lake itself was beautiful, with emerald green water and the surrounding mountain peaks.
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A very good day.
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We walked in the semi-rain forest along the river, where there still are some large trees.
![[Image: R0ne6FK.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/R0ne6FK.jpg)
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And the lake itself was beautiful, with emerald green water and the surrounding mountain peaks.
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A very good day.