As much as I try to escape to the south during the long and dark winters of the Pacific Northwest, I can't imagine spending the summers anywhere else. I imagine hiking through beautiful meadows filled with wildflower dancing to the wind, watching colorful sunrises over alpine lakes, climbing up to mountaintops for panoramic views of snow-capped peaks, and enjoying my own wilderness amidst the Cascades. This scene encapsulates what I love about the PNW summers. And while the wildflowers were long gone, the idyllic mountain scenery was still ever-present.

Glacier Peak Wilderness
WA USA