Relaxing at Ft. Ebey State Park

Relaxing, watching the sunset at Ft. Ebey State Park. The Olympic Mountains are in the distance. I took this photo in September, when the sun was still setting to the north of the Olympic Peninsula. 

Mt. Rainier from Oak Harbor

Mt. Rainier from Oak Harbor Bay on a recent overcast morning.

Cloud Art

There are times when the clouds are just worth photographing.

Stormy Sunrise

This was a recent sunrise from the west side of Oak Harbor. The North Cascade Mountains are on the horizon.

November View of the North Cascade Mountains

I took this shot from the west side of Oak Harbor on Veteran's Day, before the cloudy and rainy weather set in. The Cascades are shown on the horizon, not yet having received any winter snow.

Sunset Stroll

A couple on a sunset beach walk at Joseph Whidbey State Park on the west side of Whidbey Island. Vancouver Island is on the horizon. This photo was taken earlier this fall.

Mt. Rainier from Oak Harbor

The conditions were just right for this view of Mt. Rainier before sunrise from the west side of Oak Harbor. The mountain is around 90 miles away and often cannot be clearly seen.

Olympic Mountains from Libbey Beach

The Olympic Mountains from Libbey Beach, an Island County park on the west side of Whidbey Island. 

Dawn from Oak Harbor

The profile of the Cascade Mountains at dawn on a recent morning. I was at Flintstone Park on Oak Harbor Bay. The Oak Harbor Marina is in the foreground.

The color was gone about twenty minutes later.

Mt. Rainier from Oak Harbor

I was at Windjammer Park a few mornings ago and caught Mt. Rainier in the distance. The windmill was constructed in honor of the early island settlers of Dutch descent.

November Cascade Sunrise

After days of cloudless skies, high clouds appeared a couple of mornings ago. This photo was taken just before sunrise from the west side of Oak Harbor. The North Cascades are on the horizon.

The color went quickly as this photo, taken about fifteen minutes later, shows.

October Twilight

I always like to stay a while after the sun sets. Sometimes that time is more colorful than the sunset.

Twilight Moon

Sometimes I remember to turn around when I am catching a sunset. This time I saw the moon to the east among the high clouds reflecting the sunset hues.

October Sunset

This was the view a few weeks ago from the west side of Whidbey Island. The Olympic Mountains are on the horizon.

Autumn Leaves

A couple of autumn leaves on a dew drenched morning.

Photographer on the Beach

I was on the west side of Whidbey Island last month, taking photos of the sunset, when I looked south along the bluff. Another photographer had the same great idea of catching a spectacular sunset.

On the Water at Twilight

I noticed a couple of brave people on the water after sunset. I was on the west side of Whidbey Island and the Olympic Mountains are in the distance.

Mt. Rainier Twilight

Mt. Rainier was visible just before sunrise from a residential area in Oak Harbor.

Foggy Cascade Morning

Fog and high humidity created a hazy scene of Oak Harbor and the North Cascade Mountains. 

Whidbey Island Sunset

This was the view last night from Sunset Beach on the west side of Whidbey Island. The sun is now setting over the Olympic Peninsula.

San Juan Twilight

A recent view of the San Juan Islands at twilight from the west side of Whidbey Island.

Cascade Dawn

This was the morning view on November 8 from the west side of Oak Harbor. Mt. Pilchuck is on the horizon.

Whidbey Island Sunset

This was a recent view from Sunset Beach on the west side of Whidbey Island. 



Sometimes photographers change from a horizontal format to a vertical one. Does one look better than the other?

Cascade Sunrise

Autumn Leaves

Arizona: Sunset Crater Volcano

Our last stop in Arizona was the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument.

The volcano erupted some time between 1040 and 1100.

Arizona: Monument Valley Wildcat Trail

Before we left Monument Valley, we went for a hike.

We had heard that there were free range horses or burros in the area.

We saw signs of human life too.

The desert landscape fascinated me.

This is The View - every room has a wonderful view of the Valley.

There had been other critters on morning journeys too.

Arizona: Monument Valley Sunrise

Arizona: Monument Valley Sunset