WE GOT ENGAGED!!! Will told me he wasn't sure when he would actually pop the question, that he would do it when it felt right on the trip. We drove up to Washington Pass where we hiked up the the viewpoint of the glaciers of the North Cascades and we were the only ones up there. After I took a bunch of landscapes I started taking a few photos of Will and I and he felt like that was the moment. As the timer is going off he got on one knee and asked me to marry him!!! What an amazingly beautiful moment that I will forever hold in my heart, which means this national park will forever be a favorite of mine. North Cascades is made up of lower level forests, lakes, and mountains with glaciers. It has breathtaking views, Washington Pass being my favorite, followed by the overlook of Diablo Lake. Diablo Lake is the most beautiful aqua color in the valley of glaciers and mountains. We also hiked Thunder Creek Trail through the mossy trees and huge trees along the super blue Thunder Creek River. As you are driving through the park there are countless waterfalls because of all of the runoff from the glaciers. The reason the water is so blue is because when the glaciers melt there is a mineral in the water that flows into the runoff. That ultimately turns into silt which colors the water. I wish our rivers and lakes looked this way, theres something really inviting and pretty about blue water, no matter the shade.
