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

Mt Shuksan Moonrise

Mount Shuksan relects in a small pool at sunset

The Forest in Fall

Fall Colors in Washington State

Washington Cascade Fall

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

Red and Yellow Fall Leaves

The warm colors of Fall in the Washington Cascades

Trail in the Woods

Trail crossing stream in Deception Falls Park near Skykomish, WA

Cascade Mountain Fall

Trees changing color in the Cascade Mountains as Winter approaches

Gathering of Mushroom

A large cluster of mushroom growing on an old stump in the Cascade Mountains in the Fall

Mt Shuksan - Path to the Moon

Mount Shuksan in the North Cascades at moonrise

Columbia (tiger) Lily

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

Colors in the Canyon

Fall colors in the Tumwater Canyon of Washington

Crashing Mountain Stream

A mountain stream crashes its way down the side of the Cascade Mountains in Washington State

Rushing under the bridge

Deception Creek roars under the trail at Deception Falls

Cascade Gold

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 on Mount Baker

Alpenglow turns the slopes of the volcanic Mt Baker pink in the Washington Cascades

The lush stream

Ferns and moss lining a small Cascade Mountain Stream in Western Washington

Beams of Light

Trees are back lit in Stevens Canyon revealing the Fall Colors

Mountain Mood

The moist Pacific air catches in the valleys of the Cascade Mountains

North Cascades National Park Stream

Finding its way to the Pacific Ocean, a small stream begins its journey in the North Cascades

Colors of Winter

Snow on the ground and bare tress indicating winter in the Washington Cascades

The Rugged Stream

A stream in the Washington Cascades, lush with winter moisture

Snowy Cascade Mountains towering over the Index rail bridge in Winter

A snowy day in Index in the Washington Cascade Mountains as the North Fork of the Skykomish River flows under the Railroad bridge