Me and my good friend "cashmere" from eastern washington went out for a lil expedition via cascades loop hwy on friday. It was dark overcast and cool in town so we packed for chilly and possible rain up in the mountains. It ended up being quite nice and partly sunny for most the day. We didnt find alot of stuff worthy of bringing home with us but we both needed some fresh air and something new and different and I think we accomplished just that. It was an incredibly long day and got to see quite alot of varied landscapes so hope you enjoy the ton of photos... Happy hounding out there everyone!!! ;-) some neat banding formed on whatever this boulder was.
deeper we go east into the mountains the nicer it got
decent view up above the river valley floor
really neat boulder of black phylite
neat lil waterfall we spotted and hungout at for a bit
cashmere posing in front of the falls
me posing haha
after hitting a couple spots high up in the mountains we come out to some dark clouds on the horizon but still some incredible views!
dogs getting pooped out after a few stops and quite a few more hours on the road
a real gusher!!
a crappy phone camera panorama
swamp area in the valley
super interesting granite conglomerate
what appeared to be a sort of chinese writing stone
oddball stuff..i liked it though so i picked up a few small cobbles for future cutting
and one more of jojo the beagle completely tuckered out after a 14hr day running around
hope everyone is having a great weekend!! :-)