A milepost guide to the North Cascades Highway
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The turquoise waters of Diablo Lake shimmer below the regal visage of Colonial Peak. It's one of the many scenic sites along the North Cascades Highway.
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Just around the bend from Washington Pass, the Liberty Bell massif is one of the North Cascades' most photographed mountain features.
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Before the North Cascades Highway was built, this steam engine, now located next to the Skagit General Store, provided the only transportation from Rockport to Newhalem.
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At the main intersection in Winthrop, visitors are greeted by this wood carving of an Old West sheriff.
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At the Diablo Lake Overlook on the North Cascades Highway, Pam and Tim Rookus, of Grand Rapids, Mich., take in the panoramic vista.
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Water from Gorge Dam arrives at a powerhouse in Newhalem after making the two-mile journey through a 20-foot-wide tunnel cut into the side of a mountain.
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