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PNW
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West
Astro
World
Wildlife
Adventure
Abstract
B&W
Panorama
Adventures
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Cascadia Mtn Wx
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Turquoise Offerings for the Snowking

Turquoise Offerings for the Snowking

Glacier Peak Wilderness

June 2021

Trail of Ten Falls

Trail of Ten Falls

Silver Falls State Park, OR

July 2019

Golden Granite

Golden Granite

Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA

October 2020

Anonymity in its Finest Form

Anonymity in its Finest Form

North Cascades National Park, WA

March 2022

Dreamscape

Dreamscape

Mount Baker Wilderness, WA

November 2019

A Lunar Eruption

A Lunar Eruption

Bellingham, WA

March 2020

Starstruck

Starstruck

Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA

October 2019

North Cascadian Yosemite

North Cascadian Yosemite

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

November 2021

Road to the north cascades

Road to the north cascades

North Cascades National Park, WA

September 2019

The Evening Snow Palette

The Evening Snow Palette

North Cascades National Park, WA

January 2021

Wenatchee's Royal Hills

Wenatchee's Royal Hills

Horse Lake Reserve

May 2021

Peaceful Winter Rest in the Cascades

Peaceful Winter Rest in the Cascades

Mount Baker Wilderness, WA

February 2020

Heaven's Diablo

Heaven's Diablo

North Cascades National Park, WA

July 2020

A Seussian Frame

A Seussian Frame

Glacier Peak Wilderness

September 2021

Peaking Through

Peaking Through

Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest, WA

October 2019

Stretching to Canada

Stretching to Canada

North Cascades National Park, WA

July 2020

Admiring the Kulshan High Country

Admiring the Kulshan High Country

Mount Baker Wilderness, WA

August 2020

The floating wizard's hat

The floating wizard's hat

Crater Lake National Park, OR

July 2019

You Can’t Hide

You Can’t Hide

Mount Baker Wilderness, WA

August 2020

Parent and Sisters

Parent and Sisters

Whatcom County, WA

March 2020

Beacons of the Strait

Beacons of the Strait

Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge

March 2021

Of Mists and Moss

Of Mists and Moss

Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

November 2020

Cascade Cherry Garcia

Cascade Cherry Garcia

North Cascades National Park, WA

March 2022

All Ridges Lead to Volcanoes

All Ridges Lead to Volcanoes

Glacier Peak Wilderness

June 2021

An Adams Snow Cone

An Adams Snow Cone

Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

October 2021

Passing St. Helens' Spirit

Passing St. Helens' Spirit

Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

October 2021

Gem of the Gods

Gem of the Gods

Olympic National Park, WA

September 2021

Shuksan's Powder Room

Shuksan's Powder Room

Baker Lake, WA

January 2022

The Western Enchantments

The Western Enchantments

Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA

August 2021

A Magician's Wizened Hat

A Magician's Wizened Hat

Olympic National Park, WA

April 2021

Pausing the Larch Train

Pausing the Larch Train

Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA

October 2020

October Larch Pockets

October Larch Pockets

Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA

October 2021

Bold and Muted

Bold and Muted

Mount Baker Wilderness, WA

August 2020

Cascading Evergreen

Cascading Evergreen

Boulder River Wilderness, WA

June 2020

Rainier Tranquility

Rainier Tranquility

Mount Rainier National Park, WA

August 2021

Reflections on a Western Autumn

Reflections on a Western Autumn

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, WA

October 2020

Runnels and the Pickets

Runnels and the Pickets

North Cascades National Park, WA

January 2022

A Sunlit Jewel

A Sunlit Jewel

Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA

September 2021

Orange Shuksan Creamsicle

Orange Shuksan Creamsicle

North Cascades National Park, WA

January 2022

The Cascade Weave

The Cascade Weave

Ross Lake National Recreation Area, WA

December 2021

The Wind Blown Pass

The Wind Blown Pass

Mount Baker Wilderness, WA

November 2021

Falling Into an Early Winter 2

Falling Into an Early Winter 2

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, WA

October 2021

America’s Mountain

America’s Mountain

Mount Rainier National Park, WA

August 2021

The Salish-Cascade Convergence

The Salish-Cascade Convergence

Mount Pilchuck State Park, WA

August 2021

Spires of Gold and Silver

Spires of Gold and Silver

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, WA

October 2021

Triangles of Alpenglow

Triangles of Alpenglow

Mount Baker Wilderness, WA

August 2020

That’s a Bigelow Larch

That’s a Bigelow Larch

Lake Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness, WA

October 2021

Shuksan Ascends

Shuksan Ascends

Mount Baker Wilderness, WA

October 2021

Better than New England

Better than New England

Glacier Peak Wilderness, WA

September 2021

A Volcanic Paintbrush

A Volcanic Paintbrush

Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, WA

July 2021

Snow Set Ablaze 2

Snow Set Ablaze 2

Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, WA

January 2021

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Turquoise Offerings for the Snowking
Trail of Ten Falls
Golden Granite
Anonymity in its Finest Form
Dreamscape
A Lunar Eruption
Starstruck
North Cascadian Yosemite
Road to the north cascades
The Evening Snow Palette
Wenatchee's Royal Hills
Peaceful Winter Rest in the Cascades
Heaven's Diablo
A Seussian Frame
Peaking Through
Stretching to Canada
Admiring the Kulshan High Country
The floating wizard's hat
You Can’t Hide
Parent and Sisters
Beacons of the Strait
Of Mists and Moss
Cascade Cherry Garcia
All Ridges Lead to Volcanoes
An Adams Snow Cone
Passing St. Helens' Spirit
Gem of the Gods
Shuksan's Powder Room
The Western Enchantments
A Magician's Wizened Hat
Pausing the Larch Train
October Larch Pockets
Bold and Muted
Cascading Evergreen
Rainier Tranquility
Reflections on a Western Autumn
Runnels and the Pickets
A Sunlit Jewel
Orange Shuksan Creamsicle
The Cascade Weave
The Wind Blown Pass
Falling Into an Early Winter 2
America’s Mountain
The Salish-Cascade Convergence
Spires of Gold and Silver
Triangles of Alpenglow
That’s a Bigelow Larch
Shuksan Ascends
Better than New England
A Volcanic Paintbrush
Snow Set Ablaze 2
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Day 2322: It was not the best ski winter in the PNW. While there was plenty of sunshine and precipitation, this year—more than maybe ever—saw rain in the Cascades. I know plenty of people with flexible schedules who managed to hit the jac
Day 2321: This summer may look a little bit different for adventuring in the North Cascades. As the snow begins to melt out from the higher elevation roads, we are getting a better idea of the damage from December’s flooding. Nothing new has be
Day 2320: Elevation isn’t everything when identifying visually stunning summit views and remarkable peaks. There are plenty of summits I saw this past summer up in Alaska that were 3,000’ or even 2,000’ above sea level that were mor
Day 2318: I normally post grand landscapes on here and I think if I could choose one thing to search out for the rest of my life it would be those wide, all-encompassing views. The ones that make your jaw drop no matter which direction you glance. Bu
Day 2318: This was my second time reaching this Instafamous lookout point, and I think it grew on me a bit this time. The first time we made it up around noon and a mixture of low clouds/sun obscured the view for much of the time we were up there. I
Day 2317: As the Sun disappeared below the horizon, the phoenix took shape. It emerged out of the snowy cinders of the ice-clad volcano—perhaps that’s why it wasn’t a solid or true physical being. Instead the firebird was wispy and
Day 2316: Last week a drought emergency was declared for the Washington, the 4th time in as many years. Thinking back to the Dec record braking floods and the state’s above average precip since October, it’s hard to image that we’re
Day 2315: I’m starting to see some reports of flowers on the eastern slopes of the Cascades. It’s always a little hard to know exactly how the blooms will respond to the previous winter’s weather, but considering how warm and snowle
Day 2314: I find my adventure routine shakes up a little in April and May. From June through October and December through March I spend as much time in the alpine as I can (and conditions allow). This would be true for November as well, but I usually
Day 2313: Yesterday was the first day of the year that felt like summer in the Seattle area. The temperature hit 73ºF at SeaTac Airport which is as warm or colder than the average temperature between June 24th and September 13th (sunday’s
Day 2312: Washington pretty much has it all to make me happy. Glaciers? More than any other state in the Lower 48. Beautiful, steep mountains? They don’t make them better anywhere else. Berries? Abundant and flavorful—no place has a highe
Day 2311: It’s no secret that the snowpack is horrible throughout much of the west this season. It’s heinous in the far south (down near Tahoe at the Central Sierra Snow Lab the snowpack was measured at 0 today when it should have been ne
Day 2310: The last couple springs I’ve spent some time in the Canadian Rockies near Banff. This March/April I won’t be making a return trip, but Canada can’t keep me away and I’ll be up in BC in May. Maybe even this summer I&r
Day 2309: Last week we saw a particularly unusual set of weather conditions set up in Washington State. Snow fell all the way down to sea level including a measured 3” at SeaTac. This was the 5th greatest March snowfall on record (80ish years o
Day 2308: Say hello to the snowiest snow measuring station in the US! There’s snow and then there’s the snow amounts that bury this station just above Easy Pass at 5,280’ in the National Park. While there are snowier places in the U
Day 2307: Right now we are in the midst of a series of atmospheric rivers. After receiving a couple feet of snow in the Central and South Washington Cascades last week, the freezing level has risen to 8,000-10,000’ and the WA Cascades (especial
Day 2306: As a photographer it’s important to appreciate the small scenes. Not every day is grandiose, nor everything beautiful the size of a mountain. In the last couple of years I feel like I have regressed in my appreciation of the minute de
Day 2305: Today is the last day to sign up for the 2026 North Cascades backcountry permit lottery! Not going to lie, despite the dozens of nights I’ve spent in the backcountry of North Cascades National Park, I’ve never entered this early
Day 2304: So…how much snowfall we talking? If you’ve been paying any attention to the local news or weather in the PNW over the last couple days, you may have heard about winter’s return (or arrival?). Well, it does appear to be a
Day 2302: I posted about this about a month ago (on day 2,294), but I cannot get over the extreme snowfall gradient with elevation this year in the North Cascades. The Mt. Baker Ski Area currently has almost twice the depth of snow at 5,000’ as
Day 2322: It was not the best ski winter in the PNW. While there was plenty of sunshine and precipitation, this year—more than maybe ever—saw rain in the Cascades. I know plenty of people with flexible schedules who managed to hit the jac Day 2321: This summer may look a little bit different for adventuring in the North Cascades. As the snow begins to melt out from the higher elevation roads, we are getting a better idea of the damage from December’s flooding. Nothing new has be Day 2320: Elevation isn’t everything when identifying visually stunning summit views and remarkable peaks. There are plenty of summits I saw this past summer up in Alaska that were 3,000’ or even 2,000’ above sea level that were mor Day 2318: I normally post grand landscapes on here and I think if I could choose one thing to search out for the rest of my life it would be those wide, all-encompassing views. The ones that make your jaw drop no matter which direction you glance. Bu Day 2318: This was my second time reaching this Instafamous lookout point, and I think it grew on me a bit this time. The first time we made it up around noon and a mixture of low clouds/sun obscured the view for much of the time we were up there. I Day 2317: As the Sun disappeared below the horizon, the phoenix took shape. It emerged out of the snowy cinders of the ice-clad volcano—perhaps that’s why it wasn’t a solid or true physical being. Instead the firebird was wispy and Day 2316: Last week a drought emergency was declared for the Washington, the 4th time in as many years. Thinking back to the Dec record braking floods and the state’s above average precip since October, it’s hard to image that we’re Day 2315: I’m starting to see some reports of flowers on the eastern slopes of the Cascades. It’s always a little hard to know exactly how the blooms will respond to the previous winter’s weather, but considering how warm and snowle Day 2314: I find my adventure routine shakes up a little in April and May. From June through October and December through March I spend as much time in the alpine as I can (and conditions allow). This would be true for November as well, but I usually Day 2313: Yesterday was the first day of the year that felt like summer in the Seattle area. The temperature hit 73ºF at SeaTac Airport which is as warm or colder than the average temperature between June 24th and September 13th (sunday’s Day 2312: Washington pretty much has it all to make me happy. Glaciers? More than any other state in the Lower 48. Beautiful, steep mountains? They don’t make them better anywhere else. Berries? Abundant and flavorful—no place has a highe Day 2311: It’s no secret that the snowpack is horrible throughout much of the west this season. It’s heinous in the far south (down near Tahoe at the Central Sierra Snow Lab the snowpack was measured at 0 today when it should have been ne Day 2310: The last couple springs I’ve spent some time in the Canadian Rockies near Banff. This March/April I won’t be making a return trip, but Canada can’t keep me away and I’ll be up in BC in May. Maybe even this summer I&r Day 2309: Last week we saw a particularly unusual set of weather conditions set up in Washington State. Snow fell all the way down to sea level including a measured 3” at SeaTac. This was the 5th greatest March snowfall on record (80ish years o Day 2308: Say hello to the snowiest snow measuring station in the US! There’s snow and then there’s the snow amounts that bury this station just above Easy Pass at 5,280’ in the National Park. While there are snowier places in the U Day 2307: Right now we are in the midst of a series of atmospheric rivers. After receiving a couple feet of snow in the Central and South Washington Cascades last week, the freezing level has risen to 8,000-10,000’ and the WA Cascades (especial Day 2306: As a photographer it’s important to appreciate the small scenes. Not every day is grandiose, nor everything beautiful the size of a mountain. In the last couple of years I feel like I have regressed in my appreciation of the minute de Day 2305: Today is the last day to sign up for the 2026 North Cascades backcountry permit lottery! Not going to lie, despite the dozens of nights I’ve spent in the backcountry of North Cascades National Park, I’ve never entered this early Day 2304: So…how much snowfall we talking? If you’ve been paying any attention to the local news or weather in the PNW over the last couple days, you may have heard about winter’s return (or arrival?). Well, it does appear to be a Day 2302: I posted about this about a month ago (on day 2,294), but I cannot get over the extreme snowfall gradient with elevation this year in the North Cascades. The Mt. Baker Ski Area currently has almost twice the depth of snow at 5,000’ as
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