DAY TRIP to Wakepish, Cispus & Morton MUSIC VIDEO / Gifford Pinchot NF & E Lewis County [NATURE]
Channel: NATURE & COMMUNITY / Washington Secret Places
Date: 2018-12-05

PUTTING MUSIC TO NATURE ON WASHINGTON BACK ROADS. On a day when the temperatures hover at freezing, we head to Lewis County and the Gifford Pinchot National Forest with a goal  of seeing if we could get up to any snow accumulation.  The Gifford Pinchot webset said possible snow about 3000' on NF-99 off of NF-25 beyond the Wakepish Sno-Park. There was only a dusting of snow, but quite a bit of ice as we got to that spot. Bonita -- she's no fun --insisted we turn around. Dinking along NF 76 along the Cispus River was fun. We saw icy crispy fallen leaves, ground fog, country cabins by Tower Rock, and lots of elk. Our entry into Lewis County, one of our favorites, began in Morton WA, where we discovered Christmas preparations underway in the city park. Driving back through at dusk the Hampton Lumber drying kilns just norh of town were still churing out the steam. 

This video meant to be viewed with the sound up. The ambient noises of the drive, the conversation. and the music all go together tightly. The music tracks are DJ-curated (DJ George here). Although the music is from the YouTube copyright-free library, it's the best they got. 

This is my best work so far, folks, and I'm only geting started.