East Toward Leavenworth on HWY 2

We are finally taking some short trips to see something different than the view out our front window. On this day we drove along Hwy 2 east to Leavenworth, WA. Along the way, the road eventually follows the Wenatchee River out of the mountains. We stopped a few places to have a look. Summer is a terrible time for landscape photos here since we switch from all clouds all the time to all blue sky all the time. This makes for harsh light and uninteresting skys. Nevertheless, here we go.

On the Road to Coulee City

So, after finally getting my new Fuji GFX camera and lens sorted out I decided I needed a "shakedown cruise" to learn my way around using the camera. Looking about a place to drive that wasn't too far away, I settled on a visit to Coulee City and Grand Coulee to see what there was to see. Nominally, this was a trip to the dam and Grand Coulee, but I discovered much more.

I took US 2 all the way. On the west side of the Cascade Mountains, I detoured toward a fish hatchery not far from Gold Bar (actual town name) where I could get a clearer look at the mountains in the clouds and fog. As you can see above, the weather was pretty thick.