After passing through Yellowstone, we spent the night in Livingston MT and the next morning we hit the road, stopping shortly at the Missouri Headwaters State Park.
This is what the Missouri River looks like when it is first formed by the confluence of the Madison and Jefferson Rivers. We were also told that the river was running very high because of all the melting snow in the mountains.
We took several scenic routes rather than staying on the interstate, and at one point we took a Forest Service road a few miles up one valley and then got out to hike up to one of the smaller peaks.
And here's the view we got from the top.
The trees at the top of the ridge had been hit by a fire somewhat recently. We got a good look at a somewhat rare Three-toed Woodpecker which is usually seen near newly dead forests.
I experimented with some slow shutter speeds and the mountain stream.
This tree made a great bridge across the stream.
The rocks made a nice picture.
We spent Friday night in Coeur D'Alene ID, and then drove across WA on Saturday. Again, we took a scenic route through the Cascades rather than taking the more traveled route.
I got the tripod out at one point to try some HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography, and this is one of the resulting images.
Here's another HDR shot.
The scenery was gorgeous and the lighting was nearly perfect.
Although we were driving into the sun for much of the time, which made photos hard.
Well, that's all the photos of the trip. I'm hoping to find some good places to get some good shots of Mt. Ranier and the Seattle skyline sometime soon.
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