State Route 20, SR 530 to SR 153

 

MP: 99.53

Location: N Cascades Hwy and Conrad Rd, Skagit Cty

Reassurance shield quite a ways from the SR 530 junction

MP: 105.83

Location: N Cascades Hwy and Cascade Rd, Marblemount, Skagit Cty

SR 20 will turn left pretty soon to continue hugging the left of the Skagit River

MP: 106.07

Location: N Cascades Hwy and Cascade Rd, Marblemount, Skagit Cty

Turn left to continue on SR 20 east

MP: 106.14

Location: N Cascades Hwy and Cascade Rd, Marblemount, Skagit Cty

Reassurance shield after that turn

MP: 110.69

Location: N Cascades Hwy and Diobsud Creek Rd, Skagit Cty

Reassurance shield basically in the middle of nowhere

MP: 120.88

Location: N Cascades Hwy and Gorge Powerhouse Rd, Newhalem, Whatcom Cty

Reassurance shield as we pass through Newhalem, which basically exists to serve a hydroelectric dam for Seattle Light. This is immediately after the winter road closure gates

MP: 125.91

Location: N Cascades Hwy and Diablo Rd, Whatcom Cty

Stay straight to go into the unincorporated community of Diablo, continue right to drive around near beautiful Diablo Lake

MP: 177.67

Location: N Cascades Hwy and NF-200, Okanogan Cty

Reassurance shield after we pass over the passes and we descend into the Upper Okanogan Valley

MP: 179.59

Location: SR 20 and Lost River Rd, Mazama, Okanogan Cty

Reassurance shield after the turnoff for Mazama. We are now out of the mountains and firmly in the Upper Okanogan Valley. Welcome to Eastern Washington!

MP: 184.78

Location; SR 20 and Goat Creek Rd, Okanogan Cty

Reassurance shield in the middle of nowhere again

MP: 192.91

Location: Riverside St and Main St, Winthrop

SR 20 enters Winthrop and turns right with double signage. Winthrop is one of those “Old West” towns that was probably a ghost town at one point but now relies entirely on tourism

MP: 193.36

Location: SR 20 and Main St, Winthrop

SR 20 turns to head over a river as it heads out of Winthrop

MP: 193.79

Location: SR 20 and Twin Lakes Rd, Winthrop

Reassurance shield as we exit Winthrop

MP: 195.98

Location: SR 20 and Twin Lakes Rd, Okanogan Cty

Reassurance shield after the second intersection with Twin Lakes Rd

MP: 201.86

Location: E Methow Valley Hwy and Twisp-Carlton Rd, Twisp

Reassurance shield in Twisp

MP: 203.6

Location: SR 20 and Ross Rd, Twisp

Junction SR 153 coming up as we pass Twisp. Interesting signage though as there is no “junction” with SR 20, although you will have to turn to stay on it

MP: 203.92

Location: SR 20 and Ross Rd, Twisp

Stay straight for SR 153 south which heads to US-97 south near Pateros, turn for SR 20 east to US-97 north near Okanogan

MP: 204

Location: SR 20 and Ross Rd, Twisp

Turn left to stay on SR 20

E to SR 215, W to SR 9

S to US-97

W to SR 9