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PNW
Skagit
West
Astro
World
Wildlife
Adventure
Abstract
B&W
Panorama
Adventures
Archive
Cascadia Mtn Wx
NCI Blog Posts
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Stormy red striations

Stormy red striations

Zion National Park, UT

November 2019

Lost in the Sunset

Lost in the Sunset

Sinkyone Wilderness State Park, CA

February 2016

Miles of Slots

Miles of Slots

Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, UT

June 2020

Silver and Gold

Silver and Gold

June Lake, CA

October 2018

Summer in the park

Summer in the park

Yosemite National Park, CA

June 2019

Wind Sculpted Lines

Wind Sculpted Lines

Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, UT

June 2020

Above the crowd

Above the crowd

Point Reyes, CA

May 2019

A Sunrise Amphitheatre

A Sunrise Amphitheatre

Arches National Park, UT

June 2020

Emerald Falls in the Big Sur Backcountry

Emerald Falls in the Big Sur Backcountry

Los Padres National Forest, CA

May 2019

Fleeting coastal blues

Fleeting coastal blues

King Range National Conservation Area, CA

April 2019

A Rugged Land

A Rugged Land

Grand Teton National Park, WY

May 2020

Yosemite Overexposure

Yosemite Overexposure

Yosemite National Park, CA

June 2019

Glacier's Fisheye

Glacier's Fisheye

Glacier National Park, MT

July 2021

Golden Immersion

Golden Immersion

Inyo National Forest

October 2018

Take a winter breath

Take a winter breath

Yosemite National Park, CA

February 2019

Mossy silk strands

Mossy silk strands

McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, CA

November 2018

Cloud Ocean, Aflame

Cloud Ocean, Aflame

Los Padres National Forest, CA

August 2018

The other half

The other half

Yosemite National Park, CA

February 2018

The trinity's last rays

The trinity's last rays

Shasta-Trinity National Forest, CA

July 2018

Teton Elevation Change

Teton Elevation Change

Grand Teton National Park, WY

June 2021

Dunes at the Reef

Dunes at the Reef

Capitol Reef National Park, UT

May 2020

Cruising the Turquoise Coast

Cruising the Turquoise Coast

Los Padres National Forest, CA

May 2019

The emerald underground

The emerald underground

Zion National Park, UT

November 2017

Slipping Through Slots

Slipping Through Slots

San Rafael Swell, UT

May 2020

A Breathless High Sierra Morning

A Breathless High Sierra Morning

King’s Canyon National Park, CA

August 2016

A Portal to the Peaks

A Portal to the Peaks

Grand Teton National Park, WY

June 2020

Red Dawn in Bryce

Red Dawn in Bryce

Bryce Canyon National Park, UT

November 2019

The Heart of the Supervolcano

The Heart of the Supervolcano

Yellowstone National Park, WY

May 2020

An Arrow to the Winds

An Arrow to the Winds

Bridger Wilderness, WY

July 2021

Across the Fold

Across the Fold

Capitol Reef National Park, UT

May 2020

Polarized Prismatic

Polarized Prismatic

Yellowstone National Park, WY

May 2020

Leaving the Table

Leaving the Table

Canyonlands National Park, UT

June 2020

The Trinity Infinity Pool

The Trinity Infinity Pool

Trinity Alps Wilderness, CA

July 2018

An Oregonian Matterhorn

An Oregonian Matterhorn

Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR

June 2021

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Lost in the Sunset
Miles of Slots
Silver and Gold
Summer in the park
Wind Sculpted Lines
Above the crowd
A Sunrise Amphitheatre
Emerald Falls in the Big Sur Backcountry
Fleeting coastal blues
A Rugged Land
Yosemite Overexposure
Glacier's Fisheye
Golden Immersion
Take a winter breath
Mossy silk strands
Cloud Ocean, Aflame
The other half
The trinity's last rays
Teton Elevation Change
Dunes at the Reef
Cruising the Turquoise Coast
The emerald underground
Slipping Through Slots
A Breathless High Sierra Morning
A Portal to the Peaks
Red Dawn in Bryce
The Heart of the Supervolcano
An Arrow to the Winds
Across the Fold
Polarized Prismatic
Leaving the Table
The Trinity Infinity Pool
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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 2302: This weekend the snow up in the Mount Baker area was the stuff of an artist’s dreams. The temperature could have been colder and the snow could have been deeper, but I can’t imagine a softer, cleaner, more untouched canvas than
Day 3001: In the recent year I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the speed of road repair. Last year the road to the Hoh rainforest washed out and was fixed within just a couple of months. After the destructive series of atmospheric rivers this p
Day 2301: We are extremely fortunate to live in an area with winter mountain access. In Washington there is a lifetime of winter adventures to be had, but the key is making sure you have a lifetime to enjoy them. In the winter an inhospitable environ
Day 2300: So far winter has been missing across the west. Sure, we’ve had a couple snow storms blow through the mountains and we had an inversion in the lowlands last month which brought some of the first freezing lows of the winter to areas, b
Day 2298: I remember spotting this heart shaped tarn in the summer of 2024 up in BC and thinking it would make a perfect Valentine’s Day post. Of course you can find heart shaped objects all around nature if you look hard enough—spend a b
Day 2297: As I was driving home the other night, a spontaneous question popped into my mind. What city is the best located in the US for trips (especially day trips) to national parks? I know there are a number of ways this could be defined, so I wan
Day 2296: During our recent stretch of sunny and warm weather (at least in the mountains), I had the opportunity to get out into the old growth forests of the Olympic Peninsula. I’m not usually that much of a “forest guy,” but there
Day 2295: It has finally started snowing again in the mountains…at 7,000’. Another January has almost passed and another January worth of snow has been wasted. January used to be the coldest month in the PNW. It was when we saw the most
Day 2294: A couple days ago I made a post about how terrible the snowpack is throughout the west. While this is true for much of the Cascades, it’s been a weird winter and I wanted to zoom into one of the exceptions to the rule. Here we’r
Day 2293: The Western Olympics feels extremely far removed from the Cascades I normally spend my time in. This is partly a result of their physical distance (it takes 3-4 hours to reach them from Seattle), but the character of the range also feels di
Day 2292: The snowpack in the west is truly gruesome at the moment. For the PNW region as a whole (basically the WA/OR/ID, the snowpack is about 64% of average across all elevation bands. That would make this the third worst level for the date in the
Day 2291: A lot to think about in recent days/weeks/months/years. Thoughts have been flitting around my brain when I’ve had the opportunity to take advantage of the glorious (yet somehow a bit depressing) weather we’ve seen recently in th
Day 2290: I’m in the process of sharing some of my new years resolutions on here—partially to give background into some of my motivations, but also to put them out publicly in writing so there’s some accountability (although minimal
Day 2289: With the new calendar year, I’m in the process of highlighting on here a couple of my 2026 resolutions (especially outdoor related). On Friday I noted my desire for a couple winter camping trips (we’ll see if that actually happe
Day 2288: Happy (one day late) Gregorian new year! Physically, other than occurring a couple seconds later, there is no difference between the sunrise on December 31st and the one on January 1st. There’s no special line the Earth crosses in its
On the 10th of day of glaciers the Cascades gave to me…the Boston Glacier stretching towards eternity.
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Today we’ve reached the end of 2025, the end of the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation, and the end of my non-v
On the 9th day of glaciers the Cascades gave to me…the McAllister with an icefall disappearing so rapidly.
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The McAllister is an enigma. While its upper slopes are traversed by peakbagger as they climb the 100 tallest summits in Washingt
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 2302: This weekend the snow up in the Mount Baker area was the stuff of an artist’s dreams. The temperature could have been colder and the snow could have been deeper, but I can’t imagine a softer, cleaner, more untouched canvas than Day 3001: In the recent year I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the speed of road repair. Last year the road to the Hoh rainforest washed out and was fixed within just a couple of months. After the destructive series of atmospheric rivers this p Day 2301: We are extremely fortunate to live in an area with winter mountain access. In Washington there is a lifetime of winter adventures to be had, but the key is making sure you have a lifetime to enjoy them. In the winter an inhospitable environ Day 2300: So far winter has been missing across the west. Sure, we’ve had a couple snow storms blow through the mountains and we had an inversion in the lowlands last month which brought some of the first freezing lows of the winter to areas, b Day 2298: I remember spotting this heart shaped tarn in the summer of 2024 up in BC and thinking it would make a perfect Valentine’s Day post. Of course you can find heart shaped objects all around nature if you look hard enough—spend a b Day 2297: As I was driving home the other night, a spontaneous question popped into my mind. What city is the best located in the US for trips (especially day trips) to national parks? I know there are a number of ways this could be defined, so I wan Day 2296: During our recent stretch of sunny and warm weather (at least in the mountains), I had the opportunity to get out into the old growth forests of the Olympic Peninsula. I’m not usually that much of a “forest guy,” but there Day 2295: It has finally started snowing again in the mountains…at 7,000’. Another January has almost passed and another January worth of snow has been wasted. January used to be the coldest month in the PNW. It was when we saw the most Day 2294: A couple days ago I made a post about how terrible the snowpack is throughout the west. While this is true for much of the Cascades, it’s been a weird winter and I wanted to zoom into one of the exceptions to the rule. Here we’r Day 2293: The Western Olympics feels extremely far removed from the Cascades I normally spend my time in. This is partly a result of their physical distance (it takes 3-4 hours to reach them from Seattle), but the character of the range also feels di Day 2292: The snowpack in the west is truly gruesome at the moment. For the PNW region as a whole (basically the WA/OR/ID, the snowpack is about 64% of average across all elevation bands. That would make this the third worst level for the date in the Day 2291: A lot to think about in recent days/weeks/months/years. Thoughts have been flitting around my brain when I’ve had the opportunity to take advantage of the glorious (yet somehow a bit depressing) weather we’ve seen recently in th Day 2290: I’m in the process of sharing some of my new years resolutions on here—partially to give background into some of my motivations, but also to put them out publicly in writing so there’s some accountability (although minimal Day 2289: With the new calendar year, I’m in the process of highlighting on here a couple of my 2026 resolutions (especially outdoor related). On Friday I noted my desire for a couple winter camping trips (we’ll see if that actually happe Day 2288: Happy (one day late) Gregorian new year! Physically, other than occurring a couple seconds later, there is no difference between the sunrise on December 31st and the one on January 1st. There’s no special line the Earth crosses in its On the 10th of day of glaciers the Cascades gave to me…the Boston Glacier stretching towards eternity.
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Today we’ve reached the end of 2025, the end of the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation, and the end of my non-v On the 9th day of glaciers the Cascades gave to me…the McAllister with an icefall disappearing so rapidly.
•
The McAllister is an enigma. While its upper slopes are traversed by peakbagger as they climb the 100 tallest summits in Washingt
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