Washington

Huge ancient Douglas-fir trees in the Hoh Valley, Olympic Rainforest, Washington.

Early morning mist on a bend in the Hoh River, with Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis), Alder, and red vine maple (Acer circinatum), Olympic Rainforest, Washington

A field of Avalanche Lillies near Hurricane Ridge, Elwha trail, Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park, Washington

Giant old growth mixed conifer forest along the Sol Duc River, Olympic National Park, Washington

Spectacular view of the Northern Olympics from the Klahhane Ridge Trial, Olympic Peninsula, Washington.

Bigleaf maple and Red Alder leaves along the Bogachiel River, Olympic Rainforest, Washington

A single Bigleaf Maple leaf laying in the rocks along the North Fork Quinault River, Olympic Rainforest, Washington.

An Olympic Marmot eating lupine and paintbrush in Paradise Meadows, Mount Rainier NP, Washington.

Scenery along the Pacific Crest Trail in the Goat Rocks Wilderness, Washington Cascades.

Devils Club along the Sol Duc River, Olympic Rainforest, Washington.

Overlook in the Goat Rocks Wilderness, Washington Cascades.

Hikers descend Mount Rainier as a storm rolls in, Washington

Park Service outbuilding along a small salmon stream in the Hoh Valley, Olympic National Park, Washington.

Misty subalpine forest near Reflection Lake, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Late colored light over the Quinault River, Olympic National ParkWashington

Virgin forests in the Olympics from Hurricane Ridge, Washington.

Wide-angle view of a bend in the Hoh River, Olympic Rainforest, Washington.

Misty morning at sunrise over reflection lake, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

The winding highway from the town of Port Angeles nearing the summit of Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park, Washington

Mount Adams from the Goat Rocks Wilderness, Washington Cascades.

Elwha trail, Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park, Washington

Footbridge along the Hoh River, Olympic Rainforest, Washington.

Mount Rainier and Reflection Lake, Washington

Old wildfire in the Hoh Valley, Olympic Rainforest, Washington.

Trail through the alpine above Paradise Meadows, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

The photographer pays his respects to a large Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) tree in the Hoh Valley, Olympic Rainforest, Washington

Fall colors along the Sol Duc River, Olympic Rainforest, Washington.

Vine maple (Acer circinatum) turning in Autumn along a remote stretch of the North Fork Sol Duc River, Olympic National ParkWashington

Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) needles on a bracken fern along the Queets River, Olympic National Park, Washington

A family rests at a dramatic overlook of the Emmons Glacier and the hulking mass of Mt. Rainier, Washington, highest peak in the Cascades at 14,410 feet.

A spider web clings tenuously to a weathered brown bracken fern along the Bogachiel River, Olympic Rainforest, Washington.

The beautiful alpine scenery of Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park, Washington.

Misty subalpine forest near Reflection Lake, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Vine maple (Acer circinatum) and Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) in the Hoh Valley, Olympic Rainforest, Washington

A spider web hangs suspended in a tall stalk of flowering grass along an unnamed pond, Olympic National Park, Washington

Hikers stroll along Hurricane Ridge, Olympic Peninsula, Washington.

A hiker along the Klahhane Ridge Trail, Olympic Rainforest, Washington.