Alpine meadows, colorful wildflowers, lakes with crystal-clear water, blue grouse with their young and a glacier-etched peak rising over the scene.
Storm clouds highlighted the sharp contrasts in the enchanting portrait before my eyes.
Jefferson Park draws me back again and again. And I’m always rewarded with one of the finest hiking destinations in the Pacific Northwest.
Summit of Mt. Jefferson
A Robber Fly on a leaf
Colorful alpine wildflowers
Blue Grouse
Reflections in an alpine pond
Monkey Flower
Russell Lake
Gentian (one of the few blue flowers in the world)
Small glacier on Mt. Jeffererson
Very nice details.
Thanks. I should have mentioned in the post that the robber fly is an extremely good predator. Its large eyes and spines on the legs make them perfectly suited for the task.