Stevens Pass

After our return to Seattle, the beautiful slopes of Stevens Pass called to us. On the sunny afternoon of New Year's Eve day, we drove east through the Cascades to Leavenworth.

 

 
The road down Stevens Pass, not snowing, but chains required.

 
Frequent reader(s) of this blog may recognize this stretch of mountain, looking quite different under the depths of a snowy winter.

 
Ken clearing the driveway of his home in Leavenworth. I stood by with the shovel.

 
Houses of Leavenworth, New Year's Day

 
Slopes of Stevens Pass

 
Me snowboarding at Stevens Pass