This wet winter weather gets me longing for the warm days of summer. And here we are, not yet even officially winter, yet. I bet there are some others out there feeling the same way. I hope this image helps you get through the day. It was taken in the North Fork Skokomish valley of the Olympic National Park.
These photos were taken from the Graves Creek Bridge on the East Fork Quinault trail in the Olympic National Park. I thought the difference between the two was interesting … you just wouldn’t likely think the photos were taken the same spot. The difference between the two ‘sides’ is purely a result change in gradient … there isn’t any dam or blockage below this point on the creek.
One of the keys to observation is to keep your eyes moving. That means keeping your head moving too, including looking up. I have always tried to remember to include looking up. I have a lot of shots that I have taken looking up through the trees … and most of them are pretty boring. I like this one, though.
Taken along the Dosewallips Trail in the Olympic National Forest. Those are big leaf maples with a couple of spruce mixed in (and maybe a couple of alders in the top.
This was taken in early November and it wasn’t a particularly cold day. But it had been raining a lot and it had cleared off and there may have been frost overnight. I say “may have been” because we didn’t get a particularly early start and by the time I took this picture, it was almost 2 pm. You could see the sun hitting the trees and the mist coming off. Really very nice.
This was taken along the Dosewallips Road in the Olympic National Forest, just past the washout.
I like freshly fallen snow on the mountain tops around me. Snow on the ground is fine with me too, as long as it isn’t too deep for my footwear. I thought that the rock in the lower right looked like it could be some kind of Zen monastery. It might be one disguised as a rock. Who knows?