Cascade Mountains
Fall reflection in the Wenatchee River
The Wenatchee River is slowed by a dam built to power the former electrified railway under Stevens Pass. It now offers perfect reflections of the surrounding Fall colors
Mount Shuksan relects in a small pool at sunset
Fall Colors in Washington State
Fall colors along Tumwater Canyon in the Washington State Cascade Mountains
Concrete Memories of Wellington
The concrete snow sheds at Wellington Washington stand as a reminder to the challenges faced by the Great Northern railway company in maintaining a railway across the Cascade Mountains
The warm colors of Fall in the Washington Cascades
Trail crossing stream in Deception Falls Park near Skykomish, WA
Trees changing color in the Cascade Mountains as Winter approaches
A large cluster of mushroom growing on an old stump in the Cascade Mountains in the Fall
Mount Shuksan in the North Cascades at moonrise
A splash of color in the dampness of Mt Baker Snoqualmie National Forest in the Washington Cascades is the Columbia Lily also known as a Tiger Lily
Fall colors in the Tumwater Canyon of Washington
A mountain stream crashes its way down the side of the Cascade Mountains in Washington State
Deception Creek roars under the trail at Deception Falls
Fall brings the onset of change in the Cascade Mountains as trees move from their summer green to the brief colors of warmth before the inevitable casting of the leaves in preparation for winter
Alpenglow turns the slopes of the volcanic Mt Baker pink in the Washington Cascades
Ferns and moss lining a small Cascade Mountain Stream in Western Washington
Trees are back lit in Stevens Canyon revealing the Fall Colors
While lacking the Sugar Maples of the Northeast the Northwest puts on its own show with the more modest Vine Maples
The moist Pacific air catches in the valleys of the Cascade Mountains
Mt Index in the Central Washington Cascades
A fresh coating of winter snow coats Mt Index as the sun slips away
Snow on the ground and bare tress indicating winter in the Washington Cascades
A July waterfall in the Washington Cascades. As the snow melt runoff subsides the waterfalls calm down and the soaking spray of the Spring falls fades