Seems like just yesterday I was hiking through a larch forest in peak fall foliage. I spied endless mountain slopes covered in resplendent gold, glowing in the morning sun under a crisp autumn sky.
How is it that six months have passed already?
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
WA USA
Framing a fourteener
Imagine sitting down inside a warm log cabin nestled a winter wonderland, with a window overlooking distant snow-capped peaks.
This cabin wasn't one of those. It was a decaying remnant of an old mining or hunting cabin: its roofs had long since gone, and one of its sides was already missing.
But the window framing the snow-capped peak was still around, waiting for this composition.
White River National Forest
CO USA
A Long Climb
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. To get there, you have to push yourself, one step after another, and seek out the mountains to master and the nadirs to cross.
Mount Rainier National Park
WA USA
Rainless Sky
Sometimes I just stare in wonder at what nature can create. On a rare sunny winter day in the Olympics range of Washington, a small cloudburst empties itself into the thin dry air. I found myself drawn in to its inverse pattern created by the pyramidal mountains of the Olympics
Olympic National Park
WA USA
Fairies of Winter
A fresh snow storm transformed the steadfast conifers into angels of white. While trudging to the knee deep snow, I paused for a moment to seek solace in the silence amidst these fairies of winter.
Mt Baker Snoqualmie National Forest
WA USA
Runnels at Rainier
At Mount Rainier, I came across these runnels formed as snowmelt runs down the snowy slopes in a very unique pattern. And I wouldn't have spotted it unless I had stopped to admire the intimate details of the landscape
Mount Rainier National Park
WA USA
Colors to Remember
There was not much holding me back from heading back to the comfort of my parked car that evening.
I was freezing on that beach and the best of the light had already left the skies. I was looking forward to a warm meal on that winter evening, but my gut instinct kept me back. Thankfully my instinct proved right, and the burn lasted for a long time
Olympic National Park
WA USA
Rolling Grains
While Palouse has its star attractions for a photography, what brings me the most delight is wandering around the backroads seeking photogenic barns that stand out against the blue skies and the rolling green hills. I was lucky with this one
Palouse
WA USA
Sparks of Sand
When I photograph sand dunes, I normally seek out patterns in the ripples of the dunes, especially during the golden hours. But this time, I decided to focus on the faint shadow cast by the clouds as a gust of wind whipped up the sand.
Great Sand Dunes National Park
CO USA
Alone at Sea
During a spring hike a few years ago, I was blessed with remarkable conditions over the Puget sound. I specifically sought this location in an urban park so that I could capture the beautiful silhouette of the Olympic range. A lone sailboat happened to be at the right place to frame this scene.
Seattle
WA USA