2013
Clear Mount Rainier at Mount Defiance peak
Lovely falls in the Elwha area of the Olympics.
Ascending the Ira Spring Trail on the way to Little Bandera, two hikers enjoy stunning peek-a-boo views of McClellan Butte, Mount Kent, and Mount Gardner on the other side of the South Fork Snoqualmie River valley.
My friends and I have been eager to get up to Silver Star ever since the snow melted. We made it up the other day just in time for the sunset. The view from the top is never disappointing, offering fantastic views of Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Ranier, Mt. Adams, and Mt. Hood. Also impressive is the wide variety of wild flowers to be found on the trail all summer long!
One of 18 slippers seen in a beautiful bouquet along the Ingalls Creek Trail.
Sunset at Cape Alave on June 8, 2013
Juvenile Bald Eagle at Cape Alava, June 8, 2013
Baby sculpin off of Cape Alava. He/she was found flopping out of the water at low tide, and was returned to the water after the photo op!
One of the best places for watching sunsets in Washington.
Mount Baker Artist Point
Tough climb along No Name Ridge in the snow to our reward... Thorp Mtn. Lookout!
Standing atop the cliff edge of Cowpuncher Ridge, overlooking the slanted table of land below... Devil's Table.
rainier flashing her goods
... the other half is persistence.
That's a 4" dia. whitebark pine above 7000' on Navaho summit, a very old tree, cut this winter. There were others. Note top lying on snow behind ice ax. Who does this? Keep an eye out, and report it.