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  • Ingalis Creek-Ingalls Creek Trail-We...jpg
  • Fall colors are coming to the fire burn area on the slopes of Round Top Mountain in the Salmo-Priest Wilderness.
    New growth in Fire Burn-Shedroof Div...jpg
  • The light turned blue after the sun dropped below the horizon.  This created a soft cast to the vegetation while pink continued to show on the clouds above.  Cascade frogs continued to call vigorously as we passed to darkness.
    Twilight on Lily Lake-Lily Lake Trai...jpg
  • Water in Killen Creek tumbles over basalt rocks as in comes down off the ridge beside Mt Adams
    Upper Killen Creek Trail-Killen Mead...jpg
  • Clouds reflect in Lake Dorothy.
    Cloud Reflection-Lake Dorothy Trail-...jpg
  • The mist danced across Lake Dorothy in the early morning.
    Mist rised over Lake Dorothy-Lake Do...jpg
  • Bunchberry fruit.
    Bunchberry fruit-Lake Dorothy Trail-...jpg
  • Quartz Creek-Quartz Creek Trail-Dark...jpg
  • Water cascades over small boulders in Killen Creek.
    Upper Killen Creek Trail-Killen Mead...jpg
  • The individual cells in the balsamroot leaf stood out. The veins that carry nutrients to the leaf and the food back from the leaf to the rest of the plant showed clearly in the leaf.
    Arrowleaf Balsamroot-Ingalls Creek T...jpg
  • Scratch marks from a black bear that scrambled up this subalpine fir.
    Bear scratch marks-Killen Creek Trai...jpg
  • Fog blanketed Muddy Meadows and completley covered Mt Adams.
    Muddy Meadows wrapped in fog-Muddy M...jpg
  • I found these eleven ochre sea stars clumped together in a tight line.  I wondered what had brought them together in such a tight group.  The tide had just pulled beyond them so they still had a wet glow to their surface..
    Purple Sea Star convention-Scotty's...jpg
  • Indian Creek drains the eastern side of glacier peak wilderness.  A large foot log forms a bridge across the creek.  I sat to watch to water flow unde the log.  A dipper flew by several times, complaining loudly that I was on the bridge and disturbing its creek domain.  The tumbling of water across the rocks created a wonderful mesmerizing sound.  After a while, I figured I should let the Dipper have its creek back so I moved along.
    Indian Creek-Indian Creek Trail-Glac...jpg
  • Whistler Mountain on the left and looking northeast through Sawtooth Roadless area into Liberty Bell Roadless Area.
    Lake Ann Valley-Maple Pass Trail-Saw...jpg
  • A perfect mirror reflection of the forest was evident in the lake.  The greens of the trees were rich and mesmerizing.
    Forest reflection-Lake Dorothy Trail...jpg
  • The lichens formed a complex mosaic on the hemoloc trunk.  I was intriquid by the pattern formed by the various species and the competition that must go on between them for space.
    Lichen community on Hemlock trunk-De...jpg
  • The logs were piled like thrown linclon logs.  The storm surges must have been impressive to push these logs up on the beach and stack them on top of each other.  Can you imagine what it might have looked like?
    Drift logs on Rialto Beach-Rialto Be...jpg
  • Water droplets and splider web strands formed a fascinating design on this baneberry clump in the Salmo-Priest Wilderness.
    Water droplets and Baneberry Fruit-S...jpg
  • Young hemlocks form a dense thicket along the trail as they compete for dominance.
    Young hemlocks5-Ridley Creek-Mt Bake...jpg
  • White River-Indian Creek Trail-Glaci...jpg
  • Smoke from a forest fire on the other side of Mt Adams hangs in the subalpine firs.
    Killen Creek Trail-Killen Creek Trai...jpg
  • Impressionistic old growth Indian Cr...jpg
  • Mt Adams drifted in and out of clouds as I climbed toward high camp.
    Mt Adams-Killen Creek Trail-Mt Adams...jpg
  • Cutthroat Peak (left) and Whistler Mountain (right) glow in the evening light.  The Pacific Crest Trail climbs around the left side of Cutthroat Peak
    Cutthroat Peak and Whistler Mountain...jpg
  • Mushroom rises from the forest floor.
    Mushroom5-Ridley Creek-Mt Baker Wild...jpg
  • A debris flow from the Demming Glacier scowered the river bed this summer.  A wall of water 15 feet high and 150 feet wide recontoured the river bottom.  The Lee Promitory is the large rock face in front of the Demming Glacier.
    Middle Fork Nooksack River-Ridley Cr...jpg
  • A portrait of a western toad attempting ot hide along a tree trunk.
    Western Toad-Lake Dorothy Trail-Alpi...jpg
  • Ferns and moss grow in a crack on a large granite boulder.
    Ferns and moss-Lake Dorothy Trail-Al...jpg
  • The tree trunk formed a distinctive component to the meadow landscape.  I would love to had seen this tree when it was alive.  It must have been a magnificient monarch.
    Tree skeleton along Silver Forest Tr...jpg
  • The forest along Fryingpan Trail.
    Forest along Fryingpan Trail-Fryingp...jpg
  • The old growth trees were massive is size, both in diameter and in how high they reached for the sky.  These were well over a hundred feet tall.
    Old Growth Canopy-Lily Lake Trail-Go...jpg
  • Ridley Creek-Ridley Creek-Mt Baker W...jpg
  • Ridley Creek-Ridley Creek-Mt Baker W...jpg
  • Ridley Creek-Ridley Creek-Mt Baker W...jpg
  • Ingalis Creek-Ingalls Creek Trail-We...jpg
  • Early morning light gives a warm feeling to the ice cold water tumbling down Killen Creek.
    Upper Killen Creek Trail-Killen Mead...jpg
  • Water snakes around moss covered rocks in Killen Creek.
    Upper Killen Creek Trail-Killen Mead...jpg
  • Mt Adams peaked through the clouds during the late afternoon.
    Sliver of Mt Adams-Muddy Meadows-Mt ...jpg
  • Clouds formed a patchwork pattern in Lake Dorothy.
    Cloud refections in Lake Dorothy-Lak...jpg
  • The tide was going out and I found this ochre sea star on the side of a rock with various algae.  The sea star didn't move in the 20 minutes I stood nearby watching.  I was intrigued by the design formed by the sea star and the brown algae.
    Purple Sea Star with algae-Scotty's ...jpg
  • The golden western larches provided a good frame for looking south to Glacier Peak, one of the stratovolcanoes in Washington.
    Glacier Peak-Maple Pass-Stephen Math...jpg
  • Water droplets and splider web strands formed a fascinating design on this baneberry clump in the Salmo-Priest Wilderness.
    Water droplets and Baneberry Fruit-S...jpg
  • The upper reaches of Ridley creek was deep in a lush hemlock forest.  Moss covered the rocks and branches near the creek in a lush carpet of green.  The water tumbled over rocks and under logs and moss bridges.  I liked how the moss framed this particule cascade.
    Moss and creek-Ridley Creek-Mt Baker...jpg
  • Small mushrooms.
    Mushroom2-Ridley Creek-Mt Baker Wild...jpg
  • The mother ground squirrel was scolding me as I stood in the trail. It looked like the young didn't understand why mum was upset.
    Columbain Ground Squirrels-Pacific C...jpg
  • Snow had recently disappeared from many of the meadows on Mt Rainier and the mountain pasqueflowers were coming into full bloom.
    Mountain Pasqueflower-Silver Forest ...jpg
  • The yellow bract or spathe of a skunk cabbage is quite pretty when you study it closely.
    Yellow bract of a skunk cabbage-Denn...jpg
  • The mosses and lichens compete for limited space on the massive hemlock trunk.  I wonder what determines which species wins to fight for this space.  Is it first come or does one out compete the others.
    Mosses and lichens on hemlock trunk-...jpg
  • Ridley Creek-Ridley Creek-Mt Baker W...jpg
  • Indian Creek-Indian Creek Trail-Glac...jpg
  • White River-Indian Creek Trail-Glaci...jpg
  • Ingalls Creek just before sunset.
    Ingalls Creek before sunset-Ingalls ...jpg
  • Morning sun had reached the peak of Mt Adams but not come into Killen Meadow. Adams Glacier remained in the shadow of the peak. The meadow had taken on fall colors and the air hovered around freezing.
    Mt Adams from Killen Meadows-Killen ...jpg
  • Mountain ash berries had begun to ripen along the Pacific Crest Trail.
    Mountain Ash Berries-Pacific Crest T...jpg
  • Elderberry-Salmo Basin-Salmo-Priest ...jpg
  • The columbine was just starting to open.  One flower was full and the buds were in various stages of development.  I absolutely adore columbines, they are so delicate and showy.  I was so excited to find this one along the trail.  It reminded me of many beautiful springs in the east.
    Red Columbine-Indian Creek Trail-Gla...jpg
  • The fog moved across Shedroof divide in serene waves obscuring and reveiling the landscape.  Fire a decade ago burned part of the mountain.
    Burned area on slopes of Round Top M...jpg
  • the rain coasted all the vegetation with fascinating droplets.  This subalpine fir glistened in the soft foggy light.
    Water droplets on subalpine fir-Shed...jpg
  • A large waterdroplet on the white baneberry reflected the vegetation along the slope.
    Reflection in droplet on Baneberry-S...jpg
  • The blueberries leaves had turned a crimson color and stood out against the granite and snow.
    Crimson Blueberry leaves-Maple Pass ...jpg
  • Snow had fallen off rocks above and grew to large snow balls as the rolled down the step slope.
    Snow Ball-Maple Pass Trail-Sawtooth ...jpg
  • A down log stretches across the forest floor.
    Start of a nurse log-Ridley Creek-Mt...jpg
  • The water was flat in the early morning and reflected the forests of the surrounding slopes.  I found an opening in the forest to peer down onto the lake.  A trout hit the surface near me.  A shallow marsh was on the far side of the water. I would love to have a had kayak to explore the shore of this lake.
    Bay at north end of Lake Dorothy-Lak...jpg
  • Clubmoss runs across a moss covered boulder.
    Clubmoss-Lake Dorothy Trail-Alpine L...jpg
  • The water tumbled down through a series of crevices in the water smoothed rocks.  The water divided between water courses and came back together as it tumbled down the cascade.
    Camp Robert Creek-Lake Dorothy Trail...jpg
  • Probably a magnificient White-bark Pine that was killed in a fire long ago.  The pattern in the wood was intriquing.
    Wood pattern on a tree skeleton-Silv...jpg
  • New cones were beginning to grow on the subalpine firs along the Silver Forest Trail.
    Subalpine Fir cones-Silver Forest Tr...jpg
  • The spreading phlox added some color to the alpine meadows.
    Spreading Phlox-Silver Forest Trail ...jpg
  • The Emmons Glacier flows down the east side of Mt Rainier and forms the headwaters of the White River.
    Mt Rainier and the White River Valle...jpg
  • Lichen growing on bark of silver fir.
    Silver fir bark with lichens-Emmons ...jpg
  • Lily Lake glowed in soft light as the sun began to set.  Varied thrush, Towsend warbler and many song sparrows sang during the final light of the day.
    Sunset on Lily Lake-Lily Lake Trail-...jpg
  • Twilight settled along Ingalls Creek in  the Alpine Wilderness Area.  The water rushed from top to bottom across these three photographs, dropping almost 30 feet over a short distance.
    Triptych of Twilight on Ingalls Cree...jpg
  • This large log was sitting solid in the surf and the waves were not strong enough to move it.    The next big storm may take this back to sea or push it higher on the beach.  What does it look like to you?  A large butterfly?
    Large Log in the Surf-Rialto Beach-O...jpg
  • The intricate design formed by the wood grain and cracks was fascinating to study.  I studied the design trying to decide if it looked like something in particular.
    Root ball of drift wood-Rialto Beach...jpg
  • Quartz Creek-Quartz Creek Trail-Dark...jpg
  • Mt Adams begins to show through the disipating smoke and morning fog. Muddy Meadows takes on a yellow-brown cast as fall approaches.
    Mt Adams emerges through fog and smo...jpg
  • Muddy Meadows had taken on a golden brown cast and contrasted with the white summit of Mt Adams peaking through the sky.
    Mt Adams from Muddy Meadows-Muddy Me...jpg
  • Big Dipper over Mt Adams-Bird Mounta...jpg
  • The step sides of Round Top Mountain (6466 ft) are covered in meadows and allowed clear views north along Shedroof Divide into the Salmo-Priest Wilderness.
    Looking North from Round Top Mountai...jpg
  • Lake Ann reflected the sides of the valley.
    Lake Ann in Sawtooth Roadless Area-M...jpg
  • Bracket fungi on the end of a down log.
    Bracket fungi-Ridley Creek-Mt Baker ...jpg
  • The lower part of Ridley Creek hung close to the southern slope of the valley so little sun hit this area.  Boulders of various sizes covered the stream and the water cascaded through a series of gaps and drops.  An American dipper flew through the area scolding loudly that I was present.
    Ridley Creek-Ridley Creek-Mt Baker W...jpg
  • The Western Hemlock sapling was growing out of the base of this Douglas Fir snag.
    Hemlock and Douglas Fir-Fryingpan Cr...jpg
  • Quartz Creek-Quartz Creek Trail-Dark...jpg
  • Ingalis Creek-Ingalls Creek Trail-We...jpg
  • Water splashes and twists as it maneuvers rocks in Killen Creek.
    Upper Killen Creek Trail-Killen Mead...jpg
  • The junction of the Pacific Crest Trail and Killen Creek Trail.
    Junction with Pacific Crest Trail-Ki...jpg
  • The dipper jumped up on the bank and began to probe amongst the mosses.  It gradually moved upstream along the bank, eventually jumping back down along creek.
    American Dipper-Ingalls Creek Trail-...jpg
  • Looking southeast from Grassy Top Mountain, I can see across wilderness quality lands into Idaho.
    View from Grassy Top Mountain-Grassy...jpg
  • Black Peak loomed majectically above Lake Lewis.  Western Larches were only just beginning to change color.
    Black Peak and Lewis Lake-Maple Pass...jpg
  • Maple Pass towers above Lake Ann in the Sawtooth Roadless Area.  Fresh snow covered the slopes and western larches were beginning to change color
    Maple pass above Lake Ann-Maple Pass...jpg
  • The twisted stalk hung over the small creek, its purple fruits glistening in the soft light of the forest interior.  All the exposed surfaces not with flowing water were covered in a lush network of moss.
    Twisted stalk and upper Ridley Creek...jpg
  • Silver firs and western hemlocks are shade tolerant and have become the dominant species in this forest.
    Hemlocks and Silver Firs-Fryingpan C...jpg
  • The flower stalk and yellow bract that partially surrounds the stalk form the flower on the Skunk Cabbage.
    Skunk Cabbage flower-Denny Creek Tra...jpg
  • This Silver Fir was close to 4 feet in diameter.  It could easily be 400 years old.
    Silver Fir bark -Fryingpan Creek T...jpg
  • Old growth hemlocks line the valley sides as one hikes up Denny Creek Trail in the Alpine Wilderness.  This primeval forest was messmerizing, the size of many trees and complexity of the understory community were fascinating to watch.
    Helmock community along Denny Creek-...jpg
  • Creek from Lake Julius-Lake Julius-A...jpg
  • By 9 AM, the sun had reached Killen Meadows and covered it in a warm light. Mt Adams rose in the clear blue skys south of the Pacific Crest Trail.
    Mt Adams from Killen Meadows-Killen ...jpg
  • Western toad jumped from the trail and froze against the tree trunk.
    Western Toad-Lake Dorothy Trail-Alpi...jpg
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