A trip over the Cascades to another rainy day in Seattle

I had hoped the rain would hold off for our trip to Seattle, but we were not so lucky.  Although, as we were driving up over Washington pass, we noticed the rain slowly turning to snow and then all to snow, with a few inches falling at the higher elevations.  It was a nice surprise and a beautiful scene.  Over the far side, there was lake after lake, with Dams and Waterfalls abounding.  It was a gorgeous ride.  The water, tinted almost turquoise from the silt washing off the mountains was truly amazing.  We then made our way into downtown Seattle to meet up with Sarah's cousin Kris, who is a nuclear technician for the Navy at the base here.  We enjoyed some cocktails and a very good seafood dinner and then some more cocktails before he had to make the last ferry back.  'Cool cousin Sarah' tried to maintain her reputation, and probably managed to do it, though she realized shes not 22 anymore.  Tomorrow we head off to the western coast of Seattle, down around Puget sound and then make our way to the Columbia river for a scenic drive through Oregon.