I have been going through old photos and running them through my current editing software. It makes an amazing difference. Both of these are taken in Geyser Valley which is now about 6 miles from the end of the (washed out) Elwha River Road in the Olympic National Park. The one above is one I merged into a panorama from images I took on New Years Eve 2001. Below is one I took a hundred yards (meters) or so from the top photo in the summer. The undergrowth (below) is mostly vanilla leaf.
Fog and mist blowing through the trees and up valleys makes a dramatic scene. Always a favorite of mine.
I really like watching valley fog up in mountain valleys as it changes and moves up the valley. It can be a constantly changing show. This is the North Fork Skokomish in Olympic National Park in November … this time of year (February) this same area can be a challenge to access due to snow.
This is one of my favorite backpacking photos. We were camped at Home Sweet Home where the shelter had previously stood … since collapsed due to heavy snow and lack of maintenance (Olympic National Park budget cuts). Home Sweet Home is reached by hiking (13 miles) up the North Fork Skokomish trail and crossing First Divide. Shortly after starting the drop down into the Duckabush valley you find this lovely meadow.
This is another example of mist blowing over the Olympic Mountain ridges. This one didn’t have the sun backlighting the clouds and has a lot darker tones. This is up the North Fork Skokomish.