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FALL 2018 ISSUE 02 / VOL . 03
PHOTO : MOUNTAINS TO SOUND GREENWAY TRUST
Interstate 90 through Snoqualmie Pass is one of those rare stretches of the superslab that ' s curvy and scenic .
a hundred miles of macadam capable of imparting pleasant riding sensations while showing reverence for one ’ s surroundings .
Among the mountain ’ s most popular attractions are the high alpine meadows where hardy perennials like Jacobs ladder , pussypaws and golden daisy replace the snowpack for a few short months in summer . In fact , it ’ s already looking more like fall in the meadows above Sunrise ( elevation 6,400 feet ). The subalpine or hemlock zone is pleasantly cool and still teeming with color : scarlet and magenta paintbrush , bluebells of Scotland , white mountain-heather . On the lightly beaten trails I enjoy equally the solitude and the occasional human encounter . Among those encounters is a birding guide from the island of Trinidad . He ’ s about my age , and this is the first time in his life that he ’ s laid eyes upon snow !