Snoqualmie, Washington - Gateway to the Cascades

Here's a funky little house along the main drag in downtown Snoqualmie.

Lots of cool stuff in their front yard.  I'm surprised no one has stolen anything.  Isn't it sad that we live in a society where the first thing that came to my mind when I saw this is "Wow, no one's stolen their stuff!"

It's not the Unst Bus Shelter, but it's still a pretty cool salmon-themed bus stop.

These cross walks are really cool.

Snoqualmie River.

Cascades

I question the structural integrity of this building.

The Snoqualmie Tribe is also known as People of the Moon.

Day Trippin to Snoqualmie

We've had a ton of rain over the last month and the rivers are swollen and flooding has been a problem.  That also means that the waterfalls are going to be extremely impressive.  I'd heard that Snoqualmie Falls was raging, so I decided to go check it out.  The Snoqualmie/North Bend area is the gateway to the Cascade Mountains.  

Pedestrian Bridge over the road.

Salish Lodge , which is perched on the cliff above the falls.  (pronunciation guide:  Salish = SAY-lish).

If only I could have gotten audio of the sound of the raging water.  I got soaked from the mist.

Snoqualmie River below the Falls.

My friends ask why I don't move back to the east coast.  This is one of the many reasons why.  I could never leave this scenery.