Northbound at the 49th Parallel: On a gorgeous Railroad Illustrated Day in North America 2009, BNSF manifest M-LYDVBT1-03A approaches the USA-Canada border as it rolls along the shore of Drayton Harbor in Blaine, WA, passing trees displaying the first hints of autumn. Looming under cloudy skies in the distance is the impressive mass of Twin Sisters Mountain, located in the Mount Baker Wilderness, while in the foreground the unusual coloring of the water is caused by the outbound tide exposing the shallows. Photo taken from private property with permission.
