What a gorgeous day I had when I went to the North Cascades Highway with reporter K.C. Mehaffey from Twisp. It took some waiting around but the sun finally broke over a mountain, the clouds parted and the snow was lit up as it came flying out of the snow blower the DOT operates to open the highway. The great part about cloudy weather is with patience, you can isolate sunny spots against darker, cloudy spots as with this photograph.

I was able to stay dry until I climbed off the slope created by the blower, pushing a load of snow into my boots and making my trip home a little wet.