Exploring the Earth and Sky of the West

Gifford Pinchot National Forest

Bright Jupiter rises above the summit of Mt. Adams, with the summer Milky Way reflected in the calm surface of Takhlakh Lake.
A series of stacked lenticular clouds above Mt. Rainier.
Sunset, High Rock, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington
Sunset light on the summit of Mt. Adams.
Light from a full moon illuminates the glaciers and icefields on the summit of Mt. Rainier, barely visible through the clouds.
Mt. Adams reflected in Takhlakh Lake, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington. (Not pictured: immense swarms of mosquito)
Mt. Adams reflected in Takhlakh Lake at sunset.
Mt. Rainier bathed in the light of a nearly full moon.
Panorama from Council Bluffs. Three Cascade Range stratovolcanoes are visible (click to enlarge): Mt. Rainier (left), Mt. Adams (center), and Mt. Hood (right). Mt. St. Helens was also visible through the trees to the west.
White avalanche lily (Erythronium montanum), Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington
The dense forest on the west flanks of Mt. Adams. Council Lake at bottom.
A meteor takes aim at Jupiter.
The Milky Way begins to emerge in twilight.
A nearly full moon rises over the forests of the Cascade Mountains.
Closer view of the stacked lenticular clouds above Mt. Rainier.