Washington Trip Report part 42 - the Methow Valley as darkness arrives

[kknight]

This is the end of the day on November 19. Coming out of the North Cascades the scenery changes rapidly. No more snow-covered trees and mountains. They were replaced with a lot more open space and other signs of a drier climate. The next couple of photos were taken between leaving the national forest and Winthrop, followed by a few taken between Winthrop and Twisp. I went through Twisp at sunset so these photos get increasingly dark. It was a pretty drive. I clearly need to drive through the Methow Valley in proper daylight some day. There are some places to stop and look for birds that I would have liked to have checked out, but not in the dark. Having the sun set at 4 PM made it difficult to do as much as I wanted to do.

























The road went along the Methow River for a ways.




Sunset




And this is what it looks like when it has gotten too dark for photography from the car






After it got dark I picked up my travelling speed and headed for Wenatchee to find dinner and a hotel. I ended up eating at Denny's where there was wifi so that I could book a room at one of the nearby hotels. Denny's isn't my favorite restaurant but it is generally decent and this one was easy to find and relatively quiet inside. I had some kind of chicken that was quite tasty so I guess it was a good choice. I'd really rather eat at local restaurants rather than big chain restaurants but I was more concerned with keeping things easy and finding wifi that night.

Coming next - more driving eastward toward Spokane and the airport there