Inland NW: Wenatchee, Leavenworth, Kalispell, Whitefish

Fiat Lux · #1 Posted **Jun 2, 2007, 10:39 PM**

Wenatchee from Ohme Gradens:

East Wenatchee:

Leavenworth, Washington's Bavarian village:

Kalispell, Montana from Lone Pine State Park:

(Glacier N.P. in distance)

Whitefish, Montana from Big Mountain:

Big Mountain from Whitefish Lake:

Bonus nature shots -

Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho:

Great Flathead Lake, Montana:

Chinook Pass, Washington:

ColDayMan · #2 Posted **Jun 2, 2007, 11:30 PM**

Stunning.

ThrashATL · #3 Posted **Jun 3, 2007, 12:20 AM**

Montana is incredible. Can't wait to get there next summer, we're doing the Lodges of GNP tour in June. Thanks for the great shots and preview!

MtnClimber · #4 Posted **Jun 3, 2007, 7:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by Fiat Lux

Chinook Pass, Washington

I love the inland northwest. AWesome pics. I especially love this one! Mt rainier national park is awesome. And to think its already June! Seattle should have no water problems this summer

Coldrsx · #5 Posted **Jun 3, 2007, 8:08 PM**

loved whitefish and kali when i was for sking some years ago...gotta get back.

Symi81 · #6 Posted **Jun 4, 2007, 1:22 AM**

The Inland Northwest is underrated, some great country east of the Cascades! Nice pics, thanks for posting!

When was that pic at Chinook Pass taken? Did they already open Chinook Pass for the summer? Seems a bit early in the season yet to have that pass open...? BTW, Chinook Pass is a GREAT DRIVE!!!!!

mttop · #7 Posted **Jun 4, 2007, 1:26 AM**

Lake Pend Oreille in Northern Idaho is in my opinion the most beautiful lake and a national treasure.
Thanks for the pictures.

OhioGuy · #8 Posted **Jun 4, 2007, 1:30 AM**

The setting is absolutely stunning. I love seeing those mountains.

Wheelingman04 · #9 Posted **Jun 4, 2007, 3:14 AM**

I truely love the Northwest!!

Fiat Lux · #10 Posted **Jun 4, 2007, 3:55 AM**

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Originally Posted by Symi81

When was that pic at Chinook Pass taken? Did they already open Chinook Pass for the summer? Seems a bit early in the season yet to have that pass open...? BTW, Chinook Pass is a GREAT DRIVE!!!!!

I took it Monday the 28th. The opening of the pass varies year to year. Cayuse Pass is still closed due to storm damage from December.

Fiat Lux · #11 Posted **Jun 4, 2007, 4:08 AM**

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Originally Posted by mttop

Lake Pend Oreille in Northern Idaho is in my opinion the most beautiful lake and a national treasure.
Thanks for the pictures.

It's my favorite too because of the water control making the river navigable almost from the Washington border to Montana. Flathead Lake and Lake Chelan are up there as well. Across the border in British Columbia are many great lakes too. The inland Northwest arguably has the best collection of lakes on the continent.

Here is a pic of Lake Chelan I took last week. The more scenic part is around the bend, but I was just passing through. That's Manson in the distance. I took the pic from the side of 97A.

Complex01 · #12 Posted **Jun 4, 2007, 5:22 PM**

It looks so pretty. I likes it alot...

xzmattzx · #13 Posted **Jun 4, 2007, 6:25 PM**

Great pictures! It's nice to see places not shown on here.

ski82 · #14 Posted **Jun 4, 2007, 8:36 PM**

Why do you have to go and do something like that? Don't enough people know about these places already?

Fiat Lux · #15 Posted **Jun 4, 2007, 10:16 PM**

^ Sorry, they've long been discovered. Wenatchee is leading the nation in appreciation:

I am expecting a Spokane boom any day now. It is the hub of this region and very affordable compared to the rest of the west.

James Bond Agent 007 · #16 Posted **Jun 4, 2007, 10:33 PM**

Great job! I always loved the wide-open spaces of eastern Washington.

Ex-Ithacan · #17 Posted **Jun 5, 2007, 12:04 AM**

Wow, never thought I'd see Wenatchee on here. Sure has been growing a lot in the last 30 years. Lake Chelan is a beauty. Great to see some Montana towns too. Thanks for the pics, brings back memories.

I-15 · #18 Posted **Jun 5, 2007, 1:19 AM**

I love Kalispell and the Flathead! Many summer memories out at Lake Blaine.

Thanks for the pics