Mountains around Oak Harbor at Dawn

It was the first clear morning in what seems like months so I was out at dawn yesterday to catch the North Cascades,

Mt. Baker,

Mt. Rainier,

and the Olympics. The first three photos were taken in Oak Harbor while the last one was taken near the entrance to Joseph Whidbey State Park on the west side of Whidbey Island.

Mt. Baker Dusk

The weather cleared just long enough yesterday afternoon for Mt. Baker to show off its new snow. This view is from the west side of Oak Harbor.

Serene Dusk

A December view of Smith Island and its lighthouse from the west side of Whidbey Island.

Rain

We are on our way to setting a record for December rainfall.

Salish Sea Rainbow

I was at Sunset Beach December 22 when a light on the horizon caught my eye.

As I drove along West Beach Road, the color grew.

I was at Libbey Beach for the final glimpse before it faded entirely.

Oak Harbor Skyline

Dawn in Oak Harbor November 25. The North Cascade Mountains are on the horizon.

Merry Christmas from Whidbey Island

A view from 2008.

New Olympic Snow

The Olympic Mountains were showing off their new snow the morning of December 21. Thanks to a phone call from a friend, I was able to dash out to West Beach and catch this view.

Oak Harbor

A late afternoon view of Oak Harbor and Mt. Baker from Scenic Heights at the end of November.

Longer Days

It was too cloudy to catch the sunrise December 21 but this one from Oak Harbor at the end of November gives an idea of how far south the sun rises near the beginning of winter. I look forward to more hours of daylight.

Olympic Mountains Sunrise

Sunrise on the Olympic Mountains as seen from the entrance to Joseph Whidbey State Park on the west side of Whidbey Island November 26.

Mt. Baker and the Oak Harbor Marina

Mt. Baker from Scenic Heights Road on November 24.

Rain

We are now several inches above our average rainfall for the year after a dry summer.

Olympic Mountains at Dusk

The Olympic Mountains from the west side of Whidbey Island on November 21.

Cascade Dawn

A November sunrise from the playground of the Broadview Elementary School in Oak Harbor. 

More Rain

Sunset Waves

I was at West Beach on Whidbey Island yesterday to catch the waves at sunset.

Olympic Snow

Scenes like these are frequent along West Beach Road on Whidbey Island.

These were taken November 21 as the Olympics showed evidence of new snow from a recent storm.

Serene Sunset

Smith Island looks like a ship on the horizon. The mountains of Vancouver Island are on the horizon. This photo is from the west side of Whidbey Island on November 21.

Mt. Baker Snow

A ray of sunshine caught Mt. Baker yesterday, highlighting its new snow from our first winter storms. I was on the west side of Oak Harbor for this view.

Photography in the Extreme

A fellow photographer was catching the waves at West Beach November 9. I was safely standing on a bulkhead. It just goes to show you what we'll do to get that one photo we're looking for.

Winter Storm Sunset

The sunset last night was swallowed up by the crashing waves at Sunset Beach. We'd had one storm come through early in the day and I could see another on the horizon.

November Frost

Having some fun with leaves from the strawberry plants on a frosty November morning.

Autumn

Olympic Sunset

A recent November sunset over the Olympics from the west side of Whidbey Island.

Mt. Rainier from Oak Harbor

Mt. Rainier at dawn from the west side of Oak Harbor on November 21.

Grazing on a Frosty Morning

I was on West Beach Road on Whidbey Island on a frosty morning in November, wondering why the cattle were not staring at Mt. Baker.

Rain

Morning Whidbey Beach Walk

The view one often sees when taking an early morning walk along the beaches of Whidbey Island. I was at the Hastie Lake Boat Ramp park on November 21.

First Snow on the Olympics

The Olympics had their first snow of the Fall revealed on a blustery Veteran's Day. I was on the west side of Whidbey Island for this view.

Cascade Dawn

The North Cascades at dawn from Flintstone Park in Oak Harbor on November 21.

Mt. Rainier Dawn

Mt. Rainier from Flintstone Park on Oak Harbor Bay, November 21.

Olympic Snow

These views from West Beach Road on Whidbey Island are so encouraging after the meager snow pack the Olympics had last winter.

Mt. Baker from Oak Harbor

New snow recently seen on Mt. Baker in this view from Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island.

Thanksgiving Full Moon

The full moon setting over the Salish Sea and Vancouver Island shortly after sunrise on Thanksgiving morning in this view from the west side of Whidbey Island.

November Full Moon

The top photo was taken November 25 and the bottom one the night before.

I knew from The Photographer's Ephemeris app (a free app) that the moon was not rising near any mountains. The top photo is from where I live while the bottom one is from the west side of Oak Harbor, looking toward the Cascade foothills.

Cascade Dawn

Dawn on November 20, from the west side of Oak Harbor.

New Snow on the Olympics

The latest winter storm left a good amount of snow on the Olympics as seen in this November 21 early morning photograph from the west side of Whidbey Island.

Mt. Baker from Ebey Prairie Overlook

Mt. Baker from the Ebey Prairie Overlook near Coupeville after its first fall snow.