Exploring the Earth and Sky of the West

East Slopes of the Cascades, Washington Photography

  • Washington Pass, North Cascades Highway
  • Washington Pass, North Cascades Highway
  • Larch, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
  • Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
  • Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
  • Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
  • Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
  • A bright rainbow intersects a series of forested plateaus
    A rainbow intersects the forested plateau of Meeks Table, Wenatchee National Forest, Washington
  • A mountain scene with low clouds, a rainbow, and red-brown cliffs of crumbly rock
    Looking east toward the Cascades in the William O. Douglas Wilderness, Wenatchee National Forest, Washington
  • A softly lit tent at the edge of a forest is seen with the night sky partially obscured by clouds overhead.
    Clouds coming over the Cascade Crest partially obscures the Milky Way. Jupiter is seen.
  • A hiker walks along a grassy meadow as clouds fill the sky overhead
    Sunset, William O. Douglas Wilderness, Wenatchee National Forest, WA
  • A rocky ridge with a lookout tower on top is seen as the sky darkens to twilight in the background
    Sunset from Red Top, Wenatchee National Forest, WA
  • The sky is filled with pink, orange, and purple as the sun sets on a forested scene
    Sunset from Red Top, Wenatchee National Forest, WA
  • A tall snowy peak rises above dark volcanic cliffs in the foreground
    Mt. Rainier pokes above cliffs of basalt near Blewett Pass, Wenatchee National Forest, WA
  • A rocky ridge with forest on both sides. The forest on the right has been burned by a wildfire, while the trees on the left remain green.
    A rocky ridge in the William O. Douglas Wilderness separates burned from unburned forest. The 2021 Schneider Springs Fire was ignited by lightning on the ridge in the upper right, and proceeded to burn 107,000 acres in the Cascade foothills west of Yakima.
  • A backpacker looks out an at orange sunset sky while standing on a rocky mesa covered in wildflowers
    A top notch sunset from a wildflower-strewn plateau in the William O. Douglas Wilderness west of Yakima.
  • A clump of pine trees appear silhouetted against an orange sunset sky.
    Ponderosa pine trees silhouetted against an orange sunset sky.
  • Slender green stalks bearing tiny white flowers grow out of gray and black burned soil, with charcoal logs and an orange sunset sky in the background
    Foothill death camas (Toxicoscordion paniculatum) emerge from ashy soil in an area burned by the Schneider Springs fire in 2021.
  • Rainbow, Wenatchee National Forest, WA
  • A herd of elk stand in a grassy forest
    A herd of Elk in Washington’s Wenas Valley
  • A young conifer peeks through the snow along the American River in the Washington Cascades
  • A winter scene along the American River in the Wenatchee National Forest, Washington
  • Blue Camas (Camassia quamash), Ahtanum State Forest, WA
  • A rare Washington thunderstorm over the Ahtanum State Forest
  • A mountain goat expresses skepticism regarding our presence on a remote mesa in the Wenatchee National Forest, WA