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Winter Blues

It is going to be a frigid weak ahead. Icy winds from the north will push the mercury to below freezing in the latter half of the week. And it is likely going to result in conditions that create this scene over the weekend.

How are you going to prepare for the cold wave?

Olympic National Park
WA USA

The Pineapple Express

A strong atmospheric river has been dumping moisture (picked up from Hawaii - hence the Pineapple express) into the Pacific Northwest over the past couple of weeks. As a result, the higher elevations have picked up more than their fair share of this white powder. Rare sunny days like the one where the above image was shot provide a great window into this winter wonderland. This week, I am going to focus on such scenes from the Pacific Northwest

Olympic National Park
WA USA

Life in Isolation

Just as the Pacific Northwest was getting out of one of the longest spells of darkness with short days and gloomy skies playing havoc with sanity, the region got hit with one of the more contagious viral diseases. The stay-at-home order instituted by the Governors of Washington and Oregon, necessary to slow down the spread of this disease, not only has a devastating economic impact on the region, but also affects our own mental stability.

To keep my brain occupied while being couped up in the walls of my domicile, I go through my archives of the wonderful collection of photos I have taken. It helped remind me that there is a world outside of the viral epidemic, fresh and ready for exploration when the epidemic simmers down. It'll be my salvation for the months that I have spent staring longingly at the outdoors.

Here are memories from a winter snowshoe to Hurricane Ridge, a rare day when the winter wonderland opened up to a sunny day.

Olympic National Park
WA USA