the beautiful mountains along the way are gorgeous
my favorite stop is diablo lake view point
a beaufitul glacier fed lake
the ross lake resort is the only resort I know of that is by it for access but seeing the kayakers and canoes go by makes me want to make it a destination at some point
above the lake sits high mountains with snow still visible in august
further along the road you could stop dozens of times to see sights like this
I can't remember the view point for this but my dad tells me I was there as a very small child when it first opened. the clouds were pretty thick so the mountains looked mysterious
that is the road that we took
i didn't hike all the way up as it was COLD and I was in shorts and hubby who twisted his ankle in the race was waiting on me and I didn't want him to worry
the trees were curiously twisted
waited for a while for the clouds to clear but no luck
this was the clearest view
did see this pretty flower though
well that is the end of our long weekend to the west side hope you enjoyed it and it inspires you to visit it