Chuckanut Mountain Views

Chuckanut Mountain offers fine views. From Chuckanut Drive (Highway 11), turn east on Hiline Road and continue as it turns into Cleator Road. This is a dirt road and, as of early June, was very rough with many large potholes. It would not be suitable for a sedan with low clearance.
The views are wonderful, even if trimming a few trees would make them even better. This view is to the north west with the Lummi Peninsula and then the Canadian Cascades.

This view is to the south west, showing the San Juans and Olympic Peninsula in the distance.




To the west, below Chuckanut, is Pleasant Bay.






There is a trail near the crest of the mountain that gives views to the east and the North Cascade Mountains.

I followed that trail for a short distance but I was frustrated with the number of trees blocking any clear view. The possibility of more views on that trail will have to wait for another day.

Hope Slide

Just a few miles east of Hope, B.C., is the location of the 1965 slide. It was the largest landslide ever recorded in Canada and killed four people.

Othello Tunnels

The Othello Tunnels are near Hope, B.C. at the Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park.

There are five tunnels and a series of bridges connecting them that run along an old railroad grade. The tunnels were made between 1911 and 1916, without modern machines. 











Several movies have been filmed here, including Rambo: First Blood.












The relatively short and very level trail to the tunnels runs beside the Coquihalla River.

Hope, B.C.

We took a day trip to Hope recently. The town is nestled in the towering mountains of the Canadian Cascades.

It borders the con-fluence of the Coquihalla and Fraser Rivers.


The town is known for its chainsaw carvings, located at intersections and in the park.

A chainsaw carving competition will be held in late summer.

Mt. Baker from Semiahmoo

Mt. Baker and Lynden Area Farmland

If I were that farmer, I think I would be staring at the mountain so much I'd never get any work done. This photo was take from the Guide Meridian (Highway 539) just south of Lynden.

Sunset Picnic

This was the sunset last night. The sun is setting over Vancouver Island in this view from Joseph Whidbey State Park on the west side of Whidbey Island.