The Galactic Neighborhood

The Milky Way Galaxy and other distant stars and galaxies are seen over the silhoutted image of a western larch tree in the North Cascades of Washington State.

Sunset at Golden Horn and Tower Mountain

The setting sun sets the smoke from surrounding wildfires aglo in the vicinity of Golden Horn and Tower Mountain in the North Cascades of Washington State.

Lenticulars over Golden Horn and Tower

Lenticular clouds form during sunset over Golden Horn and Tower Mountain in Washington's North Cascade mountain range.

Colorful Understory

Colorful understory grows underneath a forest of burned trees at Hart's Pass, Washington State.

Trail Along Maple Pass

The trail to both Lewis Lake and Wing Lake in the North Cascades of Washington State runs along Maple Pass seen here with the Western Larch trees as they turn yellow with Autumn.

North Cascades Sunrise

The light of the rising sun filters through dust and smoke in the air above the Lake Ann valley, seen from the Lewis Lake / Wing Lake trail looking toward the Southeast.

A Place of Reflection

Dramatic sidelighting from the sun illuminates the yellow western larch trees and ground foliage at a special place along Wing Lake in Washington's North Cascade mountain range.

Black Peak and Wing Lake

Black Peak in the North Cascade range of Washington State towers over Wing Lake and several stands of yellow western larch trees.

Larches on Carne Mountain

Yellow larch in the fall on the trail to the summit of Carne Mountain are seen with Mt. Maude, and the North and South Spectacle Butte in the background.

Trail Along Maple Pass

The trail to both Lewis Lake and Wing Lake in the North Cascades of Washington State runs along Maple Pass seen here with the Western Larch trees as they turn yellow with Autumn.

North Cascades Salmonlight

Salmon-colored light fills the hazy atmosphere around Tower Mountain and the surrounding mountains in Washington's North Cascade mountain range.

Raindrops in Blue Lake

A light rain falls into the turquoise waters of Blue Lake in the Washington Cascade mountain range.

Fly Fishing on Blue Lake

An woman sits and eats a snack while her male companion is engaged in fly fishing in Blue Lake in Washington's North Cascade Mountains.

Solitude at Wing Lake

An out-of-focus young man in the background pumps water out of Wing Lake with a water filter in the North Cascade Mountains of Washington State with red Cascades Blueberry plants in focus in the foreground.