A Washington State Ferry crosses Possession Sound with the Cascade Mountains in the distance. #pnw #photography

Evening light on the Admirality Inlet and Olympic Mountains seen from Whidbey Island, Washington. #pnw #landscapephotography #scape

Cloud reflections in a nearly still Thompson Lake in Howell, Michigan. #photography #landscape #stunday

Theseus Lake near Stevens Pass, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest as the season tips from fall to winter. #hiking #pnw #nature #photography

Larches above Lake Ann on the Maple Pass Loop trail in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, North Cascades mountains. #pnw #hiking #landscape #photography

Early morning lenticular cloud on Mount Rainier. #landscapephotography #photography #nps #wawx #pnw

Mount Rainier and Tinkham Peaks above cloud inversions seen from the Pacific Crest Trail near Kendall Peak. Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington. #pnw #hiking

Grasses in the sand at Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. #pnw #hiking

Some amazing patches of wildflowers along the Goat Ridge trail in the Goat Rocks Wilderness from this weekend. #pnw #hiking #wildflowers

Not many views with haze and clouds on Tiger Mountain yesterday, but there was some interesting wildlife to see. #pnw #hiking

Did the Kamikaze trail up Mt. Teneriffe today. It’s called that because of 2,300 feet of gain in the last 9/10ths of a mile. Overall hiked 10 miles with just over 4k of gain. View of Rainier from near the top. #pnw #hiking

Rattlesnake Lake from the first ledge. #pnw #hiking

Olallie Lake with Mount Rainier in the distance. Taken from the trail to island lake in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. #hiking #pnw #landscapephotography

Upper Comet Falls along the trail to Mildred Point at Mount Rainier National Park from yesterday 7/17/25. #nps #nature #landscapephotography

And Collective Soul rocking out in the chorus of Shine.

Our Lady Peace at White River Amphitheater finishing with Starseed.

George Kirby vs. Paul Skenes was a great pitching matchup yesterday. Mariners defeated the Pirates 1-0 on a Randy Arozarena solo home run in the 6th. #mlb

A group of Bald Eagles hunting for fish on Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park. Taken yesterday on a family trip to tour beaches on the peninsula. #nps #birding #photography #pnw

Macro shots of last hurrah blooms for some of my plants. Trumpet vine, lavender, lithodora, and salvia barely still going. #flowers #pnw #garden

Copper Lake from the West Fork Foss River Lakes trail in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness taken last weekend. Looking forward to the real start of summer in the PNW before too long. #hiking

Upper Granite Lake from a morning solo hike today. #pnw #hiking

Happy little Anna’s Hummingbird visiting the trumpet vine. He came back several times this weekend. #flowers #birds

A lovely creek crossing the Teneriffe Mountain Trail. #pnw #hiking

Jack White at the Paramount last night playing tons of different songs from across his career. Was a great show. And pretty loud.

More macro shots from the garden. Irises almost done and trumpet vine just starting. Roses will be soon. #flowers #photography

Exploring the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River area last weekend with my boys. #hiking #pnw

Got out my tripod and macro lens to explore the close up worlds of my garden before it all shrivels and fades. #flowers #photography

Rising Wolf Mountain (right) and Sinopah Mountain (left) viewed just after sunrise from MT-49 near Two Medicine, Glacier National Park. Taken in September 2024. #mountainmonday #nps #landscapephotography

The hills of Yakima Canyon seen from the Baldy Mountain trail. Taken in April 2024. #pnw #hiking

Mt. St. Helens from the Boundary West trail today. More mountain goats than people - I’m liking weekday hikes. 10 miles/1,900’. #pnw #hiking

Mt. Tukuhnikivatz in the La Sal Range behind North Window Arch in Arches National Park, Utah. Taken in April 2025. #mountainmonday #nps #landscapephotography

Views of the city, mountains, and flowers from Tiger Mountain this morning. It was a great day for a hike! #pnw #hiking

What’s up? Bluesky asks me. This is.

Enjoying what Moab has to offer this week and trying to think about very little else. Partition Arch in Arches National Park. #nps #nationalparks #landscapephotography

Gibbon Falls in Yellowstone National Park. Taken in August 2023. #waterfall #waterfallwednesday #nps #nationalparks #landscapephotography

View of McClellan Butte from Dirty Harry's Balcony trail. Taken in May 2023. #trailshottuesday #pnw #landscapephotography

View of Mount Stuart from Headlight Basin with golden larches. Taken in October 2021. #mountainmonday #pnw #landscapephotography

View ascending of one of the larger sand dunes from the John Dellenback Trail in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. Taken in August 2022. #pnw #landscapephotography #photography

Looking down the Pelton Basin at Pelton Peak and Magic Mountain from Cascade Pass at North Cascades National Park. Taken in October 2024. #nps #landscapephotography #pnw

Mount Rainier reflection in a tarn from near Plummer Peak, Mount Rainier National Park. Taken in July 2023. #nps #pnw #landscapephotography

Looking down at the Salmon River outlet from the Cascade Head trail, Oregon. Taken in May 2022. #pnw #landscapephotography #pacificocean

We have amazing trees in the PNW. Here's a massive Sitka Spruce with two branches covered in ferns. Taken along the Clatsop Loop trail in Ecola State Park, Oregon. From December 2023. #pnw #bigtrees

Algae-lined streams flow between geysers on the surface of the Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park. Taken in August 2023. #nps #landscapephotography #yellowstone #nature

The #ElectoralCollege is #DEI for #RedStates

Perfect. $TSLA $TSLAQ #teslatakedown (I unfortunately don’t know the source/attribution, but this one needs to be re-shared)

Natural Bridges viewpoint in the Samual H. Boardman state scenic corridor off US 101 in southern Oregon. One of my favorite areas along the whole west coast. Taken in May 2022. #PNW #pacificocean #landscapephotography #westscoast

Clouds float above the Cascades viewed from near the peak of Humpback Mountain in the Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest. In the distance are Kaleetan Peak, Granite Peak, Big Snow Mountain, and Snoqualmie Mountain. Taken in July of 2023. #PNW #cascades #mountains #clouds

Avalanche Gorge in Glacier National Park. Taken in September 2024. #nps #nature #landscapephotography #montana

Climbing the Mesquite Flats sand dunes in Death Valley National Park. Taken in April 2022. #nps #nationalparks #deathvalley #california #desert #landscapephotography

An ancient Bristlecone pine tree in the Inyo National Forest near Bishop, California. Taken in May 2013. #trees #california #desert #landscapephotography