I understand you point. My argument is not about not having enough parking spaces. But just because people park on both side of the road when the original parking is full does not justify people not slowing down in congested areas. I don't think it is too much to ask for. We should always act defensively and prevent accidents as much as possible.

Do you play league of legends

Even forecasts from weather experts aren't any good around here further out than 3 days (if that).

What did WSDOT say when you contacted them?

Maybe if the parking on the north side is full, everyone should just find another hike.

Not only is that many people a parking issue, but the tower is going to be full, and the trail is going to suffer excessive erosion.

There are a dozen other good hikes within a 20-minute drive of Heybrook.

Idk why you need to blame motorists traveling a state highway when it was the lack of foresight of the USFS in developing the trail and trailhead location.

Same all applies to the Eagle Falls swim hole. Recreationalists are the cause of the unsafe conditions by parking on the shoulder in stupid high numbers. It was so bad they had to paint the parking areas and cut the total parking capacity to less than half.

Amazing depth and great color.

Could be a disaster and could be fine. Winter in the mountains is a real deal. Make a backup plan that you’re happy with, in the event the mountain pass is in rough shape. Or, consider the train.

https://www.amtrak.com/stations/lwa

Love it!

I love that. Great job 👏🏻

We don’t have a crystal ball that can predict weather a month out… but take the train, I’ve seen too many Floridians at the pass and it is disaster.

Unless you have experience driving in snowy western mountains, don’t drive

TiL that there is a train station in Leavenworth.

Edit: There is almost no-one using it. Annual Station Ridership (FY 2022): 6,624 . It's also a 4 hour train ride! IMHO Leavenworth has never been worth the effort to go to unless you are skiing or hiking. The town it's self sucks. Again, IMHO, lots of folks love it.

Gorgeous!

Waiting for the inevitable comment: "It's photoshopped. The mountain isn't that big."

I love living here.

Great shot!

Which bartender was it. Just curious. The redhead with the beard, or the guy with the wild hair?

Yeah, that was sad. I loved L&S as a kid.

Lewis

I would be down for doing any of those activities online, post covid has made my world smaller than it already was.

Thank you! I used a Nikkor 24-200 lens at full length on a Nikon Z6ii.

County?

That's a pretty impressive picture. What kind of lens did you use to take it with?

It is taxed, I used PFML in WA in 2021 (state employee). You’ll get a separate tax form in addition to your W2. I forget the number. Could be 1099???

It's stupid AF that this kind of thing happens. Way to run a business, morons.

Aw...Shirley