the challenge during summer is finding trails not overrun w/ tourists. solution - backcountry trails w/ high elevation gains. #forest #pnw #wilderness #nature #landscapephotography #photography #hiking #pnwlife #westcoastkin #backpacking #coastalforests #blueskyphotography #greenyourfeed

i was all excited for this hello kitty thai bubble tea, and then i read the can to see it contains gmo ingredients. bad kitty! 😾 #nogmo #frakenfood #eatrealfood

secret places #forest #pnw #nature #wilderness #landscapephotography #photography #hiking #pnwlife #westcoastkin #backpacking #coastalforests #blueskyphotography

cheap pints, huge portions 🤯, beautiful view, and abysmal service. still great. #mountainsout (iykyk) #smalltown #roadhouse #coastal #pnw #pnwlife #everydaythings #getoutthere #explore #lifeinphotographs

beach combing. still on the hunt for a baby octopus 🐙 #pnw #beach #beachwalk #marinelife #seashore #sanddollar #starfish

lovely little walk in the woods. #forestfriday #hiking #pnwlife #pnw #landscapephotography #nature #hike #upperleftpnw #forest #walkinthewoods

i remember the days when we'd go to lunch, head out for a hike, meet friends for dinner & then out for drinks or a club... now? meh, i've already left the house once today, i'm done. #sunshine #springday #lunch #landscapephotography #smalltownlife #pnw #goodfood #view #pnwislandlife #upperleftpnw

pretty city #cityscape #seattle #urban #photography #pnw #landscapephotography #architecture #skyline #upperleftusa

RIP nature 😥😡 morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/breaking-t...

anyone else find it ironically amusing that trump is giving his lies & propoganda speech on april fool's day?

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unpopular opinion - i hate savings time. it's totally out of sync with my circadian rhythem & it takes me over a month to sort of adjust, but i am basically low key sleep deprived march thru november. #nature #photography #botanicalgarden #pnw #landscapephotography #pond #willowtree

oregon coast magic. this was taken down past newport where we rented a lovely little beach side cottage. #flowing #blueskyartshow #sunset #beach #oregoncoast #pacificnorthwest #nature #photography #landscapephotography

way of the bird king. #dambotroll #troll #pnw #pacificnorthwest #nature #landscape #photography #art #blueskyphotography #westcoast #upperleftusa

#forestfriday #pnw #nature #photography #landscape #forest #pacificnorthwest #westcoast #scape #hike #pond

march is coming in like a lamb this year. #pnw #nature #pacificnorthwest #landscape #photography #blueskyphotography #upperleftpnw #coastal #beach

coastal cottages for the win. #pnw #westcoast #pacificnorthwest #nature #photography #blueskyphotography #landscape #upperleft #cottage #coastal

Thoughts & prayers to the EPA :(

#pnw false spring came out to play this weekend. fun fact - mt rainier is an active stratovolcano (we have five). #mtrainier #nature #upperleftpnw #pacificnorthwest #landscapephotography #photography #scape #pugetsound #salishsea #mountain

ferry things. #pnw #nature #photography #upperleftpnw #landscapephotography #pnwlife

Ocean Beach this morning… just wow!!

i tried to come up with a catchy quip about nature having no borders, & wouldn't it be great if humans had the same freedom to move in support of shelter, food, safety without being criminalized, but i got nothing, so ..... #photography #nature #blueskyphotography #blackbird #landscapephotography

it's been a cold and dry january in the #pnw, which doesn't bode well for summer. i'll take winter rain over summer wild fires everytime. #landscapephotography #nature #westcoastkin #pacificnorthwest #outdoortones #optoutside #upperleftpnw #photography #photographersofbluesky

vintage island feel #photography #pnw #pacificnorthwest #pnwlife #landscape #nature #vintage #farmhouse

happy christmas! 🎄🎁🥂 #happyholidays #merrychristmas #christmas #joyeuxnoël #photographersofbluesky #photography

trails less traveled are my favorite trails. #thicktrunktuesday #treescape #nature #photography #pnwlife #hiking #pacificnorthwest #upperleftpnw #westcoast #pnw #scape #landscapephotography #hike #forest

lovely bit chilly walk in the woods before the next storm hits. #pnw weather had been wild recently. #nature #pnwlife #pacificnorthwest #landscapephotography #photography #photographersofbluesky #westcoastkin #hiking #forest

snapped this right before the latest storm finally blew away the last little bit of colorful leaves. #nature #photography #landscapephotography #foliage #fall #pnwlife #pacificnorthwest

one of my favorite quick & easy waterfall hikes - tho it can get pretty crowded during tourist season, so we try to enjoy these spots when we can. #waterfallwednesday #nature #landscapephotography #hike #pacificnorthwest #pnwlife #upperleftpnw #waterfall #photography

#bambi came to visit. #winterwonderland #snow #nature #pnw #photography #deer #landscape #pnwlife #pacificnorthwest #upperleftpnw

when the 7yr old ski's better than you. 😭 #ski #pnwlife #snowday #pacificnorthwest #snowadventures

#nature #photography #landscape #hike #pnw #pacificnorthwest #fall

it's mushroom season in the #pnw #fungifriends #mushrooms #nature #photography #hike #pacificnorthwest #pnwlife

#blueskyartshow #bright #seattle #seattlewaterfront #photography #nightphotography #urban #cityscape

lace linchen #nature #photography #pnw #pacificnorthwest #upperleftcoast #forest #westcoastbestcoast #hike #westcoastkin #landscapephotography

walks in the woods. #nature #photography #landscapephoto #pnw #pacificnorthwest #mushrooms #fungi #fall #fallcolors #autumn

big leaf maple #nature #photography #fall #fallfoliage #pnw #pacificnorthwest #forest #outdoortones #landscapephotography #pnwlife #westcoastkin #upperwestcoast #walkinthewoods #trees

one of my favorite ponds on the island. it also has flowering lilypads in the spring and a visiting hooded merganser on occasion. #nature #photography #landscapephotography #pond #fallfoliage #fall #pacificnorthwest #pnwlife #pnw #landscape #walkinthewoods

pop of color. #nature #photography #fallfoliage #autumn #landscapephotography #fallcolor #fall #treemagic #pnwlife #westcoastkin

#blueskyartshow #evening #photography #landscapephotography #nature #pnw #sunset #upperleftwestcoast #pacificnorthwest #natureisamazing

picture window fall #autumm #fallvibes #fallfoliage #coffeehouse #cozy #nature #november #pnwlife #photography #slowliving

alice in wonderland #fairymushroom #mushrooms #nature #photography #pnwlife #landscapephotography #pacificnorthwest #pnw #outdoortones #scape

enjoying the fall colors before the november windstorms arrive to blow them all away. #nature #fallfoliage #landscape #fallvibes #photography #autumn #pacificnorthwest #fall #outdoortones #pnw

maple morning #nature #photography #fallmood #autumn #pacificnorthwest #fallfoliage #fall #autumnleaves #landscape #october

autumn stars #nature #photography #autumn #fallcolors #japanesemaple #fallfoliage #landscape

fall colors in the lowlands are starting to pop. #nature #photography #fallcolors #landscape #scape #pacificnorthwest #westcoastkin #autumn #october #pnw #pnwonderland #fallvibes

walks in the woods. #nature #photography #pacificnorthwest #pnw #landscapephotography #hiking #westcoastkin #forest

#blueskyartshow #glow #moon #lunar #photography #harvestmoon