Icicle Creek
There’s a lovely area north of where I live that has wonderful cross country skiing in the winter. Icicle creek is near the town of Leavenworth where you can get
Winter in the Valley
We tend to have gray cloudy days in January in the Yakima Valley. The fruit trees are barren of fruit and leaves, the snow is sparsely scattered on the ground.
A Day on the Trails
White Pass cross country ski trails in the central Washington cascades were my destination yesterday. It was my first day out cross country skiing this year. Although a bit nippy,
Snowy Apples
Christmas day was a snow day in Selah yesterday and a perfect day to take some photos in the neighborhood. Apples are still laden in some of the orchard trees
Waterfall Loop
Like many people who stop at Multnomah Falls in the Columbia gorge of Oregon, I thought that the falls was the main event. Little did I know that there was
Columbia Gorge Highway
I took this photo on the old Columbia River Gorge highway in Oregon. The old road has many old style bridges covered with moss & meanders through thick forests with
The other side of Hood
I’m so used to seeing Mount Hood having a pointed summit that when I was on the south side of the mountain last week, seeing the more softened summit was
Quintessential Mount Hood
When I’ve seen commercials advertising travel to Mount Hood, often you see this photo scene. I found the location last week and snapped this photo with my own camera. The
Cloud Forest
Hiking in the Pacific Northwest is usually a photographer’s dream with varied landscapes & color schemes. This photo was taken this past week near Multnomah falls in the Columbia river
Naches Peak trail in a new light
I hiked the Naches Peak loop trail 3 weeks ago when the wildflowers were in their prime. Today, the colors had changed dramatically with autumn foliage beginning to show a