Autumn in the North Cascades

I don't even remember exactly where this was taken along the North Cascades Highway, but it is typical of the scenery along much of the way, small mountain streams, rugged peaks, alpine lakes and in the autumn the beautiful yellows and oranges of the alders and other small trees mixed with the green of the firs, pines and hemlocks. When I see these pictures again my heart aches for the mountains and their beauty.