Although it rained for most of the day, I was determined to get to the North Cascades National Park. The road into the park’s interior was closed (due to risk of avalanche) at Newhalem Crag but the 2-hour drive was well worth the scene I found there.  I also found some very nice subjects outside the park.  Winds were gusting to 50mph in some places and while I was taking the photo of the trees below I could hear trees and huge branches coming down left and right. Needless to say, I did not pause long for the shot.