Ovenell’s Heritage Inn - Concrete, WA

OK, ‘Concrete’ Washington doesn’t seem like it would have much appeal, but don’t rush to judgement. We arrived here after driving through one of the most picturesque areas on our whole trip - the North Cascades National Park. The water throughout the area, rivers and lakes, are colored by the minerals of glacier runoff, so a unique aqua color. And, today, sadly, we were able to witness a fire in the mountains and the efforts of helicopter firefighters as they scooped water out of the lake and dumped it on the fire in the mountains - two helicopters in an ongoing loop to try and douse the flames. Even after we were at our campsite, hours afterwards, we still saw helicopters flying over us towards the fire…But, our campsite is very idyllic. We are at another Harvest Host. This one is a working cattle ranch with a few cabins for quests and a few spots for RVs. It is along a river and Mt Baker is a snow-capped backdrop across the wide open fields…