Sometimes great photo opportunities are available from the road. On the way home from visiting central Washington, I was blessed […]
Lenticular Cloud Progression
Lenticular clouds tend to form over the summit of high peaks. They are shaped like a biconvex lens, or an […]
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Elk in the Blast Zone
As I sit on top of the ridge, a large herd bull is minding his harem of 17 cows and […]
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Best day hike in the Pacific Northwest
A deep blue, ice cold tarn in a glacier-scrubbed, polished brown rock basin below the red-slab cliffs of 7,700-foot Ingalls […]
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Return to Goat Peak
My doberman, my folks’ black lab and I were sitting with our tongues hanging out at the summit of 6,500-foot […]
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Memories of Darland Mountain
While driving from Goldendale to Cle Elum, I took a side trip west of Yakima to the summit of 6,962-foot […]
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Mountain Goats
If not hunted, mountain goats become habituated to humans quickly. The good news is they lose their fear of humans […]
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Matthieu Lakes on the Pacific Crest Trail
While staying at good friends Paul and Sharon’s home in Black Butte, Paul suggested I return to Matthieu Lakes which […]
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iPhone Camera at Ingalls Lake
An iPhone camera. Great depth of field and wide angle too. Toss in a beautiful sunny, summer day with a […]
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North on the Pacific Crest Trail
The goal was to hike five miles north of Santiam Pass on the Pacific Crest Trail and take a hard […]