Northrup Canyon State Park

Northrup Canyon is east of Steamboat Rock State Park, about a mile off SR 155 n eastern Washington. 

It was settled by three families in the late 1800s and was a stage coach route, a short cut into the Grand Coulee.

The cliffs forming the walls of the canyon are water-eroded basalt. My sister and I were on a road trip through the area in July.

Dew on Rose

New Snow on the Olympics

A recent view of the Olympic Mountains from the east side of Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island.

Subtle October Sunrise

Oak Harbor Bay and the Cascades from the west side of Oak Harbor.

Signs of Fall or Disease?

Squirrel Feast

A squirrel feasting on the sunflower seeds below our bird feeders.

October Dawn

Some color this morning before a nondescript sunrise. I was in Oak Harbor for this view of the Cascade Mountains.

Nearly Full Moonrise

The nearly full moon rose earlier tonight over the Cascade Mountains, north of Three Fingers, as seen from Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island.

Sentinel

A heron looking for breakfast near the Oak Harbor Marina at sunrise.

Oak Harbor Marina

A boat leaves the marina just after sunrise while the Olympic Mountains show off their new snow.

Olympic Snow

The Olympics were showing off their first snow of the fall when I was at the Sno-Isle Library on the east side of Oak Harbor this morning.