Persuaded to take the new "People's Road" over Naches Pass, they followed a route up the Naches and Little Naches Rivers to the mountains, leaving the prairies of eastern Washington behind and encountering northwest forests for the first time in mid-September.
pɚswˈeɪdᵻd tə tˈeɪk ðə nˈuː "pˈiːpəlz ɹˈoʊd" ˌoʊvɚ nˈæʃᵻz pˈæs, ðeɪ fˈɑːloʊd ɐ ɹˈaʊt ˌʌp ðə nˈæʃᵻz ænd lˈɪɾəl nˈæʃᵻz ɹˈɪvɚz tə ðə mˈaʊntɪnz, lˈiːvɪŋ ðə pɹˈɛɹiz ʌv ˈiːstɚn wˈɑːʃɪŋtən bᵻhˌaɪnd ænd ɛŋkˈaʊntɚɹɪŋ nɔːɹθwˈɛst fˈɔːɹɪsts fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm ɪn mˈɪdsɛptˈɛmbɚ.