Heather Lake in thick fog beneath the shrouded peak of Mt. Pilchuck in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest of Washington.
Driving into Mt. Rainier National Park only to find a dead-end, I stopped to take in my surroundings before making the twenty mile drive back, as early snowflakes began to fall.
The view of Cannon Beach from Ecola State Park.
A looping trail around the lake (Heather Lake, Washington) spontaneously revealed scenes of beauty, as you slowly wound your way around and through the thick fog.
Marigold flowers color the last slope of land before the immense ocean.
Overlooking the Columbia River Gorge in autumn.
An empty freight train runs its course on the Washington bank of the Columbia River near the Bridge of the Gods.
Morning on the Pacific is often misty.
A moody day on the Columbia River as I look out from Highway 14.
An aerial view of Highway 199 cutting through the giant Redwoods in northern California.
A detail of the bark of a Redwood tree.
A relatively small archway allows a bit peeking sunlight into the cove guarded by the sloping rock wall.
Low tide on California’s Lost Coast.
Moss and fog seem to grow equally as I climb in elevation driving Hurricane Ridge Road.
While hunting for elk, we watched the clouds form around Mount Washington and the sunset turned them cotton candy pink.
A last minute opening in the clouds floods the the gorge with warmth.
A heron takes flight in a low-tide bay near Lincoln City. It is no doubt trying to get away from me.
Detail of a shoreline rock at Bandon Beach on the Oregon coast.
The popular, parted falls flowing strongly in the spring.
