In the top image, I like the times when there is cloud cover and you can still see the Olympics. This is not the usual where the mountains are hidden by the clouds (as in the image below).
Ferry Terminal, Port Townsend, WA.
Seagull in the Sunset
This is the waterfront in Port Townsend, WA. and the dock running out in the middle distance is the ferry terminal. I liked the waves from a boat going by and the pattern they made in the water.
Ridge and Panorama
These are the last shots from my recent trip up to Deer Park in the Olympic National Park. In the panorama below, the three valleys (from left to right) are the Graywolf River, Cameron Creek and Grand Creek. Where they all run together is the Three Forks Shelter.
Trees, Mountains, Clouds
These shots were taken along the Slab Camp Trail out of Deer Park in the northern section of the Olympic National Park. Deer Park is in the subalpine area and is reached by an 8 mile drive on a steep, narrow, dusty road.
The Slab Camp Trail runs just at the upper edge of treeline for much of its upper end. You get these peeks out through the trees over to the peaks of the ridges along the Graywolf River.
The Elbow of the Columbia
I had friends drive me up to the bluff behind their house in town of Lincoln, WA (just right of center, on the river). The Columbia River takes a hard left and heads north to Canada just on the east side of town. I used a digital camera on this, but didn’t have a wide angle lens with me, so took a series and then pieced them together for the pano using Lightroom. I added contrast which emphasized the clouds … they weren’t quite so dramatic in “real life”.
I have a book available on the Kindle site. It is a memoir titled 60 Years of Hiking in the Olympics. It has over 100 photographs and covers more than 100 different hikes and backpacks. I have it priced to share at $2.99 (US).
Here’s the link: (Click the Get Book button)