Some days the forest feels alive in a way that’s hard to explain. Every branch breathing mist, every trunk wrapped in moss and mystery. 🌲 #ForestFriday #trees #photography #scape #landscape #nature #PNW #naturephotography

I could have stood under this golden canopy all afternoon, just watching the leaves flicker in the breeze. #ColorADay #YellowThu #photography #fallcolors #autumn #tree #nature #naturephotography

I was fortunate to get out yesterday before the clouds rolled in, and the rusty red and orange of the autumn oaks were impossibly vibrant in the bright sun. 🍁 #ColorADay #RedWed #fallcolors #photography #autumn #puremichigan #landscape #landscapephotography #bluesky

It's only November, but I'm already starting to miss those summer days at alpine lakes. #ColorADay #BlueTue #photography #pnw #bluesky #lake #mountains #landscape #landscapephotography #washington

It's Monday, and I'd rather be taking in this view than working, but I suppose paying the bills is important sometimes, too 😆 #MountainMonday #ClassicMono #photography #landscapephotography #pnw #mountains #blackandwhite

Good #Stunday morning! After an extra hour of sleep, I'm just sitting here with my coffee, dreaming about going back to the Olympic Peninsula. #photography #PNW #ocean #beach #washington #landscapephotography #cliffs #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforRock #seascape #monochrome

Late autumn in the vineyard with clusters of grapes still clinging tight while the leaves turn every shade of ember and rust. It smells divine 🍇 🍁 🍷 #BlueSkyArtShow #autumn #photography #fallcolors #vineyard #winecountry #nature #grapes

These grew on a log I've walked past twenty times this month. The orange color looks painted on, almost artificial against the moss. But touch them and they're solid, real, cool to the fingertips. The forest floor is full of surprises. #mushroom #fungi #macro #naturephotography #ForestFriday

"The tree is a slow, enduring force straining to win the sky.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. 🌲🌲🌲 #scape #ForestFriday #pnw #trees #moss #nature #naturephotography #treescape #photography

A large tree trunk beached below the cliffs, fog swallowing the bridge beyond. You can almost hear the echo of waves that dragged it ashore. #ThickTrunkThursday #photography #pnw #beach #fog #landscape #nature

Wind off the Great Salt Lake, dry grass brushing against the rocks, and a few stubborn sunflowers still hanging on to autumn. 🌼 #photography #landscape #utah #landscapephotography #wildflowers #bloomscrolling #nature #travelphotography

The wind touches the surface and vanishes, leaving only patterns of light that shimmer for a heartbeat then fall still again. Even the peaks seem to pause, watching their shapes tremble in the water. #photography #ColorADay #BlueTue #Colorado #landscape #mountains #ripples #nature #autumn

Hi, friends. You know how I'm always posting mushroom photos? 🍄 I've been writing about them too. Observations, mostly. The stuff that doesn't fit in a caption. If you're interested in that kind of thing, today I talk about decomposition. #FungiFriends #mushrooms #nature #writing

Good morning and happy #Stunday! Start the day with an autumn badlands sunrise. 🌄 #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #sunrise #southdakota #nature #goldenhour

Before the gills breathe, before the cap unfurls, the veil stretches across hidden gills like the finest lace. A mushroom suspended in its own becoming, caught between tension and release. #ClassicMono #BNWmacro #photography #mushroom #fungi #macro #naturephotography #mycology #FungiFriends

We usually think of fall as the season where things wind down before winter, but the forest floor is bursting with activity right now. This young Amanita pushing through the moss feels like the forest’s version of sunrise. #ForestFriday #scape #mushroom #macro #photography #forestfloor #nature

Glow stick with legs. 🐛 This inchworm was hauling across a leaf, segments shining like tiny windows. I shot low so the world goes soft behind it, and that jelly head steals the spotlight. Small creature, big commute. #photography #WindowsOnWednesday #nature #naturephotography #insect #wildlife

At the edge of Bellingham Bay, the pier reaches endlessly toward the islands at low tide. #LowTideTuesday #photography #pnw #pier #washington #blackandwhite #monochrome #coast #beach

A winding path through autumn sunlit grasslands along the shore of the Great Salt Lake. #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #photography #utah #travelphotography #hiking

This #Stunday is brought to you by overnight rain and fall colors on the forest floor. It’s my favorite time of year. 🍂 🍁 #photography #nature #autumn #fallcokors #naturephotography #rain #forestfloor

For today's #BlueSkyArtShow we're going #vertical at the Eiffel Tower. We're also going back 25 years to an old roll of film for this photo. #photography #monochrome #minimalism #france #paris #eiffeltower #lookup #perspective #travelphotography #architecture #35mm #film

The mountain slipped in and out of the clouds, like it couldn’t decide whether to stay in this world or the next. 🏔️🌲 #scape #ForestFriday #ColorADay #BWFri #photography #pnw #monochrome #landscapephotography #naturephotography #nationalpark

Buzz buzz 🐝 A bumblebee buried in a burst of yellow, lost in its own tiny universe of petals and pollen. 🌼 #ColorADay #YellowThu #photography #bloomgscrolling #flower #bumblebee #macro #nature #naturephotography

A damp, green slope of moss and berry shrubs rises to a ragged fir ridge as ribbons of water carve the cliff in the Cascades. I can still hear and smell this scene. #WaterfallWednesday #photography #nature #landscape #landscapephotography #pnw #washington #waterfall

Clouds roll across the Bonneville salt flats, mirrored in ripples so subtle they barely move. Not the conditions I wanted that day, but still a pretty great view. #ColorADay #BlueTue #utah #bluesky #photography #landscapephotography #nature #clouds #travelphotography

As the Cascades start to collect their first real snow of the season, it’s hard not to think back to just a few months ago when last winter’s snow was finally giving up its hold. #MountainMonday #pnw #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #nature

I can't believe it's #Stunday already. I've been on the road for 11 days, so I'm losing track of time. The few days spent in the Salt Lake City area were stunning, especially hiking around the lake. #photography #landscape #utah #saltlake #nature #travelphotography #roadtrip

Neon from nature. Pink and green curtains dancing overhead, stars peeking through. It felt like the sky had a pulse. #BlueSkyArtShow #glow #aurora #northernlights #photography #nightsky

Morning frost along a creek in Rocky Mountain National Park. Everything was quiet except the sound of water slipping past the ice with the occasional elk bugle in the distance. #scape #ForestFriday #photography #colorado #mountains #frost #landscapephotography #nature

A calm, almost cloudless day at Monarch Lake, while pops of fall color dot the slopes. #ColorADay #YellowThu #photography #colorado #fallcolors #autumn #mountains #landscape #nature

Silver water, slow clouds, yellow rabbitbrush holding the shoreline together. The Great Salt Lake turns into a sheet of light the second the sun slips through. #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #utah #saltlake #nature #naturephotography

The harvest moon rising in the Rockies last night. 🌕 #harvestmoon #RockinTuesday #moon #landscape #landscapephotography #colorado

My balcony view for the next few nights is a nice reward after a stressful day of driving. Happy to be back in Colorado, it’s been too long! #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #colorado #photography #fallcolors #rockymountains

I spent the past few days in the Salt Lake City area, and thankfully, the record rainfall let up just in time to take in some of the remaining fall colors. Back on the road today, Colorado is calling. #BlueskyMonday #photography #landscape #utah #nature #landscapephotography #autumn

Spent the morning on Antelope Island exploring The Great Salt Lake for the first time. #Stunday fun day! #photography #utah #landscape #landscapephotography #nature #hiking

Greetings from the road! 🚘 Day two started in Oregon, then continued into Nevada and Utah, on my way to Park City for a few days. The weather took a turn near Salt Lake City, so I'm hoping tomorrow brings better conditions for hiking 🤞 #roadtrip #travelphotography #nevada #photography #landscape

I'm currently in the high desert, making my way to Park City, Utah, so this scene is about as opposite as can be, but it's perfect for #ColorADay #GreenSat. #photography #pnw #forest #landscape #nature

A metallic green sweat bee, shimmering like a jewel, disappears into the heart of a dandelion. 🌼 #ColorADay #YellowThu #photography #insect #flower #macrophotography #nature #wildlife

The rainy season has arrived, and the mushrooms couldn't be happier. (I'm pretty stoked about it as well) 🌧️ 🍄 #mushroom #photography #fungi #nature #pnw #naturephotography

Rocks aren’t just rocks in Badlands National Park. They’re chapters of ancient history displayed in layers, each eroded line revealing a story written long before us. #RockinTuesday #photography #nationalpark #southdakota #landscape #landscapephotography #rocks #nature #geology

Clear skies, crisp air, fall colors, and that unmistakable view of Mount Baker rising beyond the ridges seems like a good way to start #BlueskyMonday and #MountainMonday 🏔️ #photography #pnw #fallcolors #landscape #nature #autumn

It's my last #Stunday in the Cascades for a few months as I get ready to begin a season of travel and exploration, so it's a bittersweet weekend. But there's comfort in knowing this is waiting for me when I get back. 🏔️ 🌲 #photography #pnw #landscape #mountains #nature #washington

It's fitting that #BlueSkyArtShow is #TheRoad. Later this week, I embark on a cross-country road trip. 🚗 Is it weird that I almost enjoy the drive more than the destination? #photography #pnw #roadtrip #travelphotography #oregon

Monochrome morning in the North Cascades. A cloud inversion swallowed the valley, leaving ridgelines and Shuksan adrift above a white sea. 🏔️ #ColorADay #BWFri #photography #scape #pnw #mountains #clouds #landscape #landscapephotography

If you needed a small doorway into the weekend, here it is. Step over the creek, breathe, keep going. The forest air smells of cedar and rain, and it's waiting for you. 🌲 #scape #ForestFriday #trees #photography #landscape #nature #moss #hiking

I love when the sky edits itself. No clutter, just the tree line, a cut of moon, and a single point of light from another planet. Small scene, big mood. 🌙 #photography #moon #sunrise #landscape #landscapephotography #nature

With the equinox behind us, autumn has officially stepped onto the stage. The forest floor is beginning its transformation, and this single red leaf caught the spotlight as an early sign of the weeks to come. #ColorADay #RedWed #photography #autumn #fallcolors #leaf #nature #naturephotography

The best sound here isn’t the waves. It’s the pebbles rattling as the backwash pulls them seaward. 🌊 🪨 #RockinTuesday #TidesOutTuesday #PNW #washington #seascape #landscape #ocean #sunset

It sure feels like a Monday today, but thankfully, we have #MountainMonday and #BlueskyMonday to save us. 🏔️ #photography #pnw #landscape #nature #autumn

Happy #Stunday! I just got done spending four days hopping around the North Cascades, and Mt. Baker was looking stunning with the fall colors starting to appear. #photography #mountains #pnw #landscape #bluesky #autumn #nature #naturephotography #scape #volcano