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In 2012 we took a vacation to the state of Washington, visiting the North Cascades National Park Complex and Olympic National Park. This is a varied environment including the coast, rain forests, and alpine mountain environments.
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Red leaves from ground cover stand out in front of the mountains on this rocky & wind-blown ridge. (9/7/12, Lillian Ridge trail, Olympic National Park)
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Red leaves from ground cover stand out in front of the mountains on this rocky & wind-blown ridge. (9/7/12, Lillian Ridge trail, Olympic National Park)

Red leaves from ground cover stand out in front of the mountains on this rocky windblown ridge. 9712Lillian Ridge trailOlympic National ParkLillian Ridge trailOlympic NaWA20120907 September 72012

  • A pica in the grass under the edge of a rock (8/29/2012, Diablo Lake Overlook, State highway 20, North Cascades National Park Service Complex)
  • Diablo Lake has a very distinctive aqua or cyan hue to the water, indicating that it is fed by glacial runoff. (8/31/2012, Diablo Lake Overlook, State highway 20, North Cascades National Park Service Complex)
  • It is common to see large polypores (members of the mushroom family) growing in the moist forests of Washington state. These bright-orange polypores and the green moss next to them are growing on a large log that used to be trail bridge crossing a creek. Some of the larger polypores on this log were at least 6 inches across. (9/1/2012, Baker River Trail, North Cascades National Park Service Complex)
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  • The trail runs between two large trees covered in moss, with large-leafed foliage from the lush forest beyond. (9/1/2012, Baker River Trail, North Cascades National Park Service Complex)
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  • A white butterfly feeds on a yellow flower. (9/6/12, parking lot for the Sol Duc Falls trail, Olympic National Park)
  • Three separate streams form the Sol Duc Falls drop from the upper creek down into the canyon below. (9/6/12, Sol Duc Falls trail, Olympic National Park)
  • Purple lupine, white daisy-like flowers, and other wildflowers are in the grassy foreground, with the mountains near Hurricane Ridge under blue skies behind (9/7/12, Obstruction Point Rd., Olympic National Park)
  • Red leaves from ground cover stand out in front of the mountains on this rocky & wind-blown ridge. (9/7/12, Lillian Ridge trail, Olympic National Park)
  • Snow fields along the sides of the ridge along the Lillian Ridge Trail (9/7/12, Lillian Ridge trail, Olympic National Park)
  • The setting sun over the ocean waves. (9/11/12, Beach 3, Olympic National Park)
  • Huge trees covered with long moss dominate the Hall of Mosses Trail. (9/10/12, Hall of Mosses Trail, Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park)
  • Huge trees covered with long moss dominate the Hall of Mosses Trail. (9/10/12, Hall of Mosses Trail, Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park)
  • Wind-blown trees on Cape Flattery make a good foreground for the dark-blue Pacific Ocean and Tatoosh Island. Cape Flattery is the northwesternmost point of the contiguous United States. The lighthouse on Tatoosh Island was first turned on in 1857. (9/12/12, Cape Flattery, near Olympic National Park)
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