This is a detail of the central Bailey Range (Olympic National Park) I took from Hurricane Ridge while snowshoeing. This is a section just south of Mt Carrie.
Camera: Nikon D850 Lens: Nikkor 28-300mm set at 300mm ISO 200 1/1000 sec f/11
I was up at Hurricane Ridge (Olympic National Park) with my snowshoes and camera on President’s Day Monday. It never cleared off completely, but I was able to get a view across the valley of the Elwha to the central part of the Bailey Range.
Camera: Nikon D850 Lens: Nikkor 28-300mm set at 90mm ISO 200 1/640 sec f/11
Madison Falls is along the Elwha River just at the boundary of the Olympic National Park. The walk is about a city block and is accessible (though not so much in the snow).
We had a few days of below freezing temperatures, but the ice hadn’t built up quite as much as I was expecting. Still nice, though.
Camera: Nikon D850 Lens: Nikkor 28-300mm ISO 200 .4 sec f/22
This was just at sunset and the colors were really warm… a lot warmer than the air temp. This place sure has a spectacular view … I took this while I was standing waiting for the sun to set so I could try to get a photo of the crescent moon (photo of that here).
The location is at the end of Marrowstone Island just southeast of Port Townsend, WA. The water is Puget Sound.
Camera: Nikon D850 Lens: Nikkor 300mm PF ISO 100 1/15 sec f/11
There is a steep road climbing up from Hart’s Pass (around 6100′) and climbing up the ridge towards Slate Peak. The last half mile of the road is closed off, so you walk up the road to the abandoned fire watch tower and the flat topped summit (the military blew the top of the mountain off in the 1950’s to build an early warning radar site).
From the summit, at around 7400′, you get a spectacular 360 degree view of the North Cascades and the Paysaten Wilderness. It was also very windy and we were dressed for the much warmer conditions at lower elevations.
The photo shows the last section of road with the small parking lot at the gate. To the right running through the meadow area is a section of the Pacific Crest Trail (running from Mexico to the Canadian border). In the middle distance you can see the burned area of that includes the Meadows Campground area. The snow peak towards the left is Silver Star. (Back in the early 70’s I climbed it as part of a climbing course.)
(Note of caution: the road to Hart’s Pass is very narrow (single lane in places) and very rough with washed out areas and a lot of rocks. Not a good choice for a low slung passenger car … and it’s closed for RV’s and trailers. There is also one section with a significant drop on one side… not a road for people with vertigo issues.)
Camera: Nikon D810 Lens: Nikon 28-300mm set at 78mm ISO 100 1/500sec f/11