Can't eat it, sniff it, chew it, or roll in it. Useless. Seems sorta cool anyway.
2013
We saw many lazuli buntings in Umtanum Creek Canyon and on the trail which takes you to the top of the ridge .
From the meadows off Hurricane Ridge
View of Mt. Rainier from the summit of Crystal Mt.
Shot taken form about 1/2 way up.
Happy hikers on Iron's summit ridge.
Rainy stroll in the Snohomish River Estuary.
Punch Bowl Falls in the Columbia Gorge.
Camp Delaney Environmental Learning Center, Sun Lakes State Park
Goat lake
We backpacked onto Meeks Table for a wilderness view of the Super Moon!
An incredible sunrise seen from the top of Table Mountain. Though difficult, this hike is a must for anyone living near the Columbia River Gorge. It offers amazing vies of the gorge and Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Adams, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Hood, and even Mt. Jefferson!
Taken from the washout area where the trail is diverted.
Wildflowers in bloom gives hikers an excellent excuse to stop and breathe (aka "take photos") on the steep trail up Bandera Mountain.
Two streams of water cascade downward at Lower Bridal Veil Falls, on the Lake Serene trail. Taken with a Nikon S8200, exposure 1/125 sec, aperture f/3.8, ISO 100, and converted to grayscale.
Hiking on the (snow-free!) traverse to the Fremont Lookout on the first open day at Sunrise.
Paintbrush and penstemon add vibrant color to the otherwise bleak environment. These flowers dominated the landscape along the Boundary Trail as we hiked toward Harry's Ridge from the Johnston Ridge Observatory
Early evening shot of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River.
One of many waterfalls to view on the Rainy Lake trail.