Today’s photo comes from near the end of the Bench and Snow Lake Trail in Mount Rainier National Park.

Posted on September 24th, 2022 under Other. Tags: hiking, landscape, Mount Rainier National Park, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, panorama, photomerge, washington. Comments Off on Snow Lake

7-photo photomerged panorama in Mount Rainier National Park

The above photo was taken on Monday, September 12, 2022. We were a bit fortunate on our trip to Mt. Rainier as the smoke situation got better, instead of worse, after we arrived on September 11. We thought about canceling but are glad we didn’t. That said, on Thursday of the same week, we did one of the most spectacular hikes in the park entirely in a cloud and, hence, couldn’t see much. A park volunteer said it was the worst day for visibility from the Sunrise Rim Trail Loop and Mount Fremont Lookout all year.

AQI in Mount Rainier National Park

Posted on September 22nd, 2022 under Other. Tags: hiking, landscape, Mount Rainier National Park, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, panorama, photomerge, washington. Comments Off on Tatoosh Range from Golden Gate Trail

Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel on Mount Rainier (September 2022)

While framing Mount Rainier for a photo, this squirrel decided to jump in the frame and strike a pose before I pressed the shutter release.

Posted on September 16th, 2022 under Other. Tags: landscape, Mount Rainier National Park, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, washington, wildlife. Comments Off on Landscape turned wildlife photo

Lake Cushman, Washington (September 2021)

Posted on August 20th, 2022 under Other. Tags: landscape, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, Olympic National Park, washington. Comments Off on Lake Cushman just outside of Olympic National Park

Olympic National Park (Washington – September 2021)

Today’s photo was taken on the trail heading to the creatively named “Beach 1” in Olympic National Park. Olympic National Park is a bit odd in that includes not only the mountain ranges that include Mt. Olympus at about 8,000 feet but also a stretch of beaches far to the west (with an area of uninteresting towns and land in between not included in the park).

Posted on July 12th, 2022 under Other. Tags: beach, hiking, landscape, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Olympic National Park, pacific ocean, washington. Comments Off on Curl of the Burl