Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Wellington, Washington

Alpine Falls
66 miles

Oct 14 – This pretty waterfall, Alpine Falls, was near the road along my way today. 




snowshed gallery
What a stunning picture of this old railroad structure, with mineral stains & algae running down the concrete and sunlight streaming in!  This is a “snowshed” or “avalanche gallery”, an open tunnel built to protect the train tracks from avalanche & rockslides on steep mountainsides.  Now it is part of a hiking and biking trail.  And here I am biking!



waterfall info:  A Waterfall Lover’s Guide to the Pacific Northwest, by Gregory A. Plomb
snowshed image:  http://cory-bagley.com/


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