Photo Gallery

Bitter root

By Bill

Taken May 10, 2016 in the Eastern Washington region.

Scabland beauty of eastern Washington.

Mushrooms

By Bill

Taken Oct 04, 2015 on Granite Lakes Trail in the North Bend Area region of Snoqualmie Region.

It's mushroom season!

Orb Weaver

By Bill

Taken Oct 04, 2015 on Granite Lakes Trail in the North Bend Area region of Snoqualmie Region.

A battle scarred orb weaver waiting for prey.

Mt St Helens

By Bill

Taken Aug 21, 2015 on Mount St. Helens Summit - Monitor Ridge in the Mount St. Helens region of South Cascades.

View from the summit of Mt St Helens. The lava dome and newly formed Crater Glacier around it is visible in the crater. Mt Rainier is visible in the distance poking above the clouds.

Wolverine Creek Fire

By Bill

Taken Aug 01, 2015 on Glacier Peak in the Central Cascades region.

Taken from the top of the Cool Glacier, Glacier Peak

Glacier Peak

By Bill

Taken Aug 01, 2015 on Glacier Peak in the Central Cascades region.

Olympic marmot

By Bill

Taken Jun 27, 2015 on Upper Lena Lake in the Hood Canal region of Olympic Peninsula.

White-spotted sawyer beetle

By Bill

Taken Jun 27, 2015 on Lena Lake in the Hood Canal region of Olympic Peninsula.

I was sitting at the Lena Lake overlook eating lunch when this beetle came to visit and pose for photos.

Spiderweb covered in dew

By Bill

Taken May 24, 2015 in the North Bend Area region of Snoqualmie Region.

This was one of the many spiderwebs I found on the abandoned oil truck at the end of NF-9021 (accessible to hikers via the Zig Zag trail or dirt bikers via NF-9020/NF-9021).

The Milky Way from the Muir Snowfield

By Bill

Taken May 17, 2015 on Camp Muir in the Mount Rainier Area region.

This was taken at 2:00am at 9200' on the Muir Snowfield. It was socked in all day below Panorama Point but totally clear above. I woke up at 1:30am and looked outside the tent at a completely clear and gorgeous sky and made myself get up and brave the freezing cold to take photos for the next hour and a half.

Photo op at the summit of Mt St Helens

By Bill

Taken May 01, 2015 on Mount St Helens Worm Flows Route in the Mount St. Helens region of South Cascades.

Panorama from the summit of Mt St Helens with two hikers taking a photo at the true summit on the left.

Twilight on the Camp Muir snowfield

By Bill

Taken Apr 18, 2015 on Camp Muir in the Mount Rainier Area region.

This was taken about an hour after sunset at 9200' on the Camp Muir snowfield.

Snow Lake all to myself

By Bill

Taken Apr 04, 2015 on Snow Lake Snowshoe in the Snoqualmie Pass region of Snoqualmie Pass.

The deep snow in the lake basin held the masses at bay at the overlook and provided solitude for those willing to venture forth.

Thompson Lake

By Bill

Taken Mar 21, 2015 on Thompson Lake in the Snoqualmie Pass region of Snoqualmie Pass.

A gray and rainy Thompson Lake

View from Mount Dickerman

By Bill

Taken Mar 07, 2015 on Mount Dickerman in the Mountain Loop Highway region of North Cascades.

Mount Forgotten, Mount Pugh, Glacier Peak

Frozen

By Bill Hinsee

Taken Feb 25, 2015 on Snow Lake in the Snoqualmie Pass region of Snoqualmie Pass.

Frozen waterfall feeding into Snow Lake.

View from Granite Mountain ridge

By Bill

Taken Feb 21, 2015 on Granite Mountain in the Snoqualmie Pass region of Snoqualmie Pass.

Thompson Lake

By Bill

Taken Feb 07, 2015 on Thompson Lake in the Snoqualmie Pass region of Snoqualmie Pass.

Raindrops falling on the thawing ice of Thompson Lake

12th Man @ Mailbox Peak

By Bill

Taken Jan 17, 2015 on Mailbox Peak - Old Trail in the North Bend Area region of Snoqualmie Pass.

It seemed like a good idea to carry up a 12th Man flag to Mailbox Peak in the freezing rain as an offering to the football gods on the eve of the NFC Championship game.

Forest

By Bill

Taken Dec 24, 2014 on Mailbox Peak - Old Trail in the North Bend Area region of Snoqualmie Pass.

Old Mailbox Peak trail at around 2400'

Power Transmission Lines

By Bill

Taken Dec 13, 2014 on McClellan Butte in the Snoqualmie Pass region of Snoqualmie Pass.

Snow Lake

By Bill Hinsee

Taken Nov 27, 2014 on Snow Lake in the Snoqualmie Pass region of Snoqualmie Pass.

The partial frozen Snow Lake on a very wet day

Blanca Lake

By Bill Hinsee

Taken Nov 08, 2014 on Blanca Lake in the Stevens Pass - West region of Central Cascades.

Melakwa Lake

By Bill Hinsee

Taken Nov 01, 2014 on Melakwa Lake in the Snoqualmie Pass region of Snoqualmie Pass.

Mt. Rainier

By Bill

Taken Jul 12, 2014 on Granite Mountain in the Snoqualmie Pass region of Snoqualmie Pass.

Mountain Goat

By Bill

Taken Jul 06, 2014 on Mount Ellinor in the East region of Olympics.

Gothic Basin

By Bill

Taken Jul 04, 2014 on Gothic Basin in the Mountain Loop Highway region of North Cascades.

Mt. St. Helens

By Bill Hinsee

Taken May 01, 2014 on Mount St Helens Worm Flows Route in the Mt. St. Helens region of South Cascades.

View from the summit of Mt. St. Helens.