We love this little leg stretcher. The ferns and mosses are plump and the waterfalls flush. Looking carefully we found several fun wildflowers. Don't miss it on your way to the Eastside.

We made what is probably our last drive over highway 20 through the North Cascades this year. Highway 20 is a stunning drive any time of year, but the first snowfalls are always special.

We stopped and to stretch our legs at the Gorge Lake Overlook. I had not visited this short hike before. Gorge Lake fills a deep valley which 100 years ago was a raging river through a narrow gorge. This river, the Skagit, was tamed for our electricity producing purposes.

The trail has a paved out and back section which is suited to all. It also has a gravel loop section which loops you right back to the car. The loop circumnavigates a small bedrock knob. This knob is delicately draped in lush mosses, lichens, and bewitching trees . The total hike is less than one mile with negligible elevation change.