Fire and Story gathering
7 photos
A waterfront outdoor event focused on light, fire, art, music, and community.
Mazama Ridge
25 photos
This 2 mile off-trail destination through a quarry of glacial and volcanic rubble never fails to deliver the drama, from volcanic beauty to glacial splendor. The air was alive with thunderous icefall...
4 Point Lakes
15 photos
A planned 5 day trip into this high lake basin was reduced to 4; the weather was windier, cloudier, and colder than forecast. I had one beautiful day to gather-up some gold and smuggle it back home.
North coast backpack
27 photos
Cortes Island getaway
21 photos
A three-ferry trip from WA state that featured a charming rustic cabin, and notable otherworldly quiet. There was privacy, solitude, and loon song each morning during our 6 day stay.
Border Lake
45 photos
My sweet 15 year-old Border-lab mix Bodhran's range is diminishing, so this was a larch trip within his limits. It made us both happy.
Olympic coast backpack
17 photos
A quick 2 nighter to catch a brief window of sun on Washington's wild and wet Pacific coast.
Newport 33' sailboat
47 photos, 7 videos
I've been saving for this dream for years and it finally came together in this groovy (1982 decor) package. I greatly anticipate learning to handle a boat this size, diesel engine repair, exploring...
Fort Casey
8 photos
This WWI Naval installation is a favorite wander while waiting for the Port Townsend ferry to the Olympic coast. It was built around 1917 to defend Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca from...
Coast backpack
47 photos
I spent 4 nights backpacking the wild Washington coast in late winter near-solitude. The getaway from home was beautiful, and essential to my outdoor spirit.
Tungsten Mine
16 photos
The tungsten mine is located at 7000' in The Passayten Wilderness. It is a two day hike by trail. Discovery was in 1898 and production was first established in 1916. It often operated through...
Cathedral Lake backpack
45 photos
A 6 day backpack into the Pasayten Wilderness to dig up some seasonal gold.
Chowder Ridge
33 photos
This offers fine views of Kushan's north face, Shuksan, the San Juan Islands, Salish Sea, and the lights of greater Vancouver at night.
Justice Rally BLM
19 photos
Locomotivations
7 photos
Just a slight trespass to explore some newly off-loaded locomotives at Bellingham port.
Lake Chelan trail
53 photos
Excess vacation and a portal of fine weather lined up perfectly for a trip that has been on my early season wish-list for years.
Whistler Blackcomb
11 photos
Park Butte lookout
36 photos
A two night visit during a lull in fall snow storms. I wanted to update my catalogue of shots of this structure and its amazing perspective of our local volcano and the Twin Sisters group.
Best Monochrome
103 photos
Juan de Fuca trail
28 photos
Vancouver Island offers an overwhelming menu of coastal entrees even when compared with Washington state. This was another small backpacking foray into that delicious realm.
Summit Chief tarns
25 photos
This was a 6 day backpack that included some off trail scenic tarns overlooking the Stone Kingdom of Overcoat, Chimney, Summit Chief, and Bear's Breast. I was able to connect the Cooper Lake valley...
Coastal impressions
28 photos
A five night stay in a wood-warmed cabin for the holiday. Days were spent wandering lonesome winter beaches and nights sleeping to the sounds of booming storm surf.
Fremont Cabin
18 photos
Thanksgiving getaway on Winter Rim overlooking the Summer Lake playa 3000' below. The cabin is named after John C. Fremont who pioneered the area back in 1843 with a small team of men and a string...
Lookout Mountain, Fall 2018
46 photos
An annual visit to install the shutters for the winter season.
Ida Lake
28 photos
Ida Lake via Hatchery Creek and Big Jim Mtn Lakes. I had plenty of challenging cross-country travel through beautiful basins and over inspiring ridge lines. And of course the larches, the whole...
Eagle Cap Wilderness
41 photos
An 8 day backpack in the Wallowa Mountains of Eastern Oregon.
Point of the Arches
45 photos
An early spring backpacking trip to the coast to use up some excess vacation. Hiked in the rugged route from Seafield Creek. The weather was varied; I was just grateful for the dry spells.
Ucluelet cabin
24 photos
Our x-mas escape for 5 nights on the coast of Vancouver Island Canada. It was a cozy place with a wood stove and no internet or TV.
Yellow Aster Butte
16 photos
Local consolation 2-nighter when my Larch destination didn't work out
Pasayten Peak tarn
15 photos
An off trail tarn in the Pasayten Wilderness as larch turned to gold.
Plummer Mtn tarns
60 photos
A six-day solo backpack to explore a little off trail getaway underneath Plummer Mtn in the Glacier Peak Wilderness. I tried this in 2015 but was quickly chased out of the backcountry by a wildfire...
Diablo/Ross Canoe
10 photos
A five-day camping trip on the Diablo and Ross scenic reservoirs. Their namesake dams trap the formerly boisterous waters of the Skagit River flowing from British Columbia, Canada.
Bellingham National Bank
23 photos
I had the opportunity for an unguided wander through this unoccupied 1913 bank. It had five vaults for a variety of transactions. The building was utilized by Key Bank until 2009. I wanted to...
Georgia Pacific mill site
23 photos
Photos taken before the site was razed. I managed to sneak in for self-guided tours in October 2009. See descriptions for information of how the imaged structure or equipment fits in the process of...
Best Fire Lookout shots
190 photos
I've been involved in volunteer maintenance of a couple fire lookouts for 10 years now, but my passion for these lofty structures goes back further. I want to share some photographic moments...
Lookout Mtn Fall 2016
9 photos
Annual visit to shutter the place for the winter. I fortunately enjoyed at least one night and morning of clear skies. Of course the new snow grandeur of the North Cascades was sufficient.
Manhattan
21 photos
Being from New York State, I've enjoyed the city many times. For this trip I was more than happy to get it on the digital record.
Tank Lakes
24 photos
A final backpack into the autumn Cascades; one last chance to sleep under the stars on a sheet of plastic before the severe frosts and snows. I sure did try to make the most of the weather. For...
Local backpack
11 photos
A lousy forecast forced us to stay local and limit to just one night; we didn't suffer:-)
Murtle Lake
20 photos
Large motorless lakes are uncommon in the US and lower Canada, but we found what we were looking for in Murtle. It has a 3 km portage just to get into the lake, eliminating much cooler-crowd...
Alvord desert 2016
44 photos
It had been 5 years since my last visit and had left many things unexplored. This was a chance to range further.
Wenaha River
21 photos
Just a spring getaway to explore the hot contours of the Wenaha trail and Bighorn sheep country. See narrative at : www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8020721&highl...
Olympic coast backpack
28 photos
Some rare winter sunshine showed up in the Pacific Northwest, so I packed my necessities and went for a two night backpack on Washington's wild coast. See trip report for narrative and details:...
Selfies
66 photos
Pictures taken in my natural habitat.
Winchester 2015
34 photos
A fine wintery 2 night visit to ensure the place was shuttered for the season.
Ramon Lakes 2015
30 photos
I wanted a dark quiet place with an expansive eastern view to photograph the eclipse. Fortunately I'd been at this spot during a Sept full moon in 2012 so knew where to point the camera at sunset. ...
Yellow Aster Butte
23 photos
A quick overnight in search of Autumn; I found her ;-)
Easy Ridge
35 photos
This was on my list of backpacking destinations for more than a decade; it was only a two-day approach with 5500' gain, albeit via an abandoned trail. The real barrier was that it was within the...
Upper Lyman Lake
13 photos
Days one and two of 6 day backpacking trip aborted due to a flare-up of a fire in the Entiat valley.
Lookout Mtn. Spring 2015
16 photos
Images from my 2 maintenance visits this spring.
Winchester, spring 2015
35 photos
Images from my 2 maintenance visits this spring.
Going Coastal!
14 photos
Our annual visit to the Washington coast. We explored 5 beaches in five days, returning each evening to our cozy cabin with wood stove.
For detailed narrative see...
Park Butte January 2015
20 photos
The 2014/2015 winter has been a scant one, but it offered an opportunity to access an area that is normally inundated by noisy snow machines and their fumes.
I found plenty of solitude, freshness,...
Hager Mt. Lookout 2015
58 photos
This is a splendid Oregon winter rental I first visited in 2012; it was time for another rendezvous with this bedroom-in-the-sky. Instead of cold & snow I encountered more spring-like sun and...
Star Meadow
17 photos
A trip into the Washington Cascades seeking larch gold. We found sun, solitude, and luxuriant meadows as well. See trip report for narrative and details:...
Mazama ridge
23 photos
A late summer 2-nighter to a local off trail ridge line. Kulshan and companion glaciers were a source of awe and drama. See narrative & details at:...
Bauerman Ridge tarn, Pasayten Wilderness
38 photos
I had a grand 5 day tour of The Pasayten Wilderness northeastern sector. See full report and narrative below:
www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8012985
Juniper Dunes
31 photos
Ancient lakes
26 photos
A good late-winter destination. These lakes were formed by ancient floodwaters.
Those floodwaters originating in N. Idaho sluiced over table lands and poured over rim rock; it scoured lakes and...
La Push
26 photos
I used to go to the coast on an annual basis to stay at some cabins over MLK holiday, but hadn't been since going digital in 2009. I had 4 days of cold empty beaches and 3 nights next to a cozy wood...
Chowder Ridge Sept 12-14, 2013
43 photos
This is a local favorite of mine but I'd not visited since my film days; this was an opportunity to document the dramatic landscape in the few nice days I had available. See full narrative at...
Winchester janitorial week 2013
54 photos
Lotsa good paint drying weather for this maintenance trip. Of course that means good photo possibilities as well.
Pechuck Lookout
29 photos
Built of stone, this little "fun size" castle is a real gem in LO circles. Well worth the 7 hour drive to get there. The weather sure was summer-like. I loved the deep cool spring as...
Infrastructure
28 photos
Just a small collection of images capturing the human imprint upon the natural world.
Hager Mountain Lookout
86 photos
Hager Mountain LO is a fabulous winter rental in SE Oregon. Through the 9-day stay I experienced fierce storms, cold, stars, and sunshine. The wood stove was central to the cozy experience.
Get...
Oval Peak and tarn 7138'
36 photos
A Sawtooth Peak at the peak of larch season in perfect autumn weather = 2 nights of bliss in silence & solitude.
For detailed report see:...
Ramon Lakes
53 photos
A little backdoor access to the N. Pasayten country at a spectacular time of the year.
For detailed report see: www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8001670&highl...
Mt. Persis tarns
15 photos
A rough & tumble trail to some rooftop tarns in a very interesting neighborhood. The tarns were splendid relief in the warmth.
See detailed report at:...
Jerry Lakes
45 photos
This was a four-nighter with a 2-day approach over Labor Day weekend. It seemed like a great place to get away from the masses; I had 3 nights in this gorgeous and mostly quiet setting.
For full...
Winchester July 2012
43 photos
I spent a week at the LO completing the usual maintenance & cleaning for the upcoming season. It was a fabulous janitorial week at 6521'.
See full report here:...
Lookout Mtn. June 2012
19 photos
My annual early summer journey to open the lookout to summer's drying rays. Always a joy once the steep & difficult journey is over.
See detailed report at:...
Duckabush River 2012
20 photos
I've been visiting this Olympic peninsula destination since the late 90s; it has some high mossy balds that overlook the gorge, a perfect vantage for early season camping. Last summer the valley...
Windy Joe Lookout
29 photos
This was a wee trip to cure a modest case of cabin fever. I'd heard some stuff about this place in BC near Manning Provincial Park so decided to investigate when the sun showed up. I skinned the...
Wenatchee Guard Station
43 photos
This is a Forest Service Guard Station available for winter rental. I spent 7 days here from Solstice through x-mas.
See montage of video and time-lapse sequences here:
vimeo.com/34541805
Full...
Lookout Mountain Lookout Nov 2011
32 photos
This is an annual trip to ensure that the shutters are carried back up from their storage at the base of the tower and installed for the winter.
Bodhran & I started in an earnest drizzle at...
Winchester Lookout, Oct 2011
32 photos
I take care of this fire lookout in conjunction with the Forest Service and the Mount Baker Club. Tina and I stayed a couple of nights to get some much-needed painting and repairs done. Of course...
Table Mountain
29 photos
The weather report wouldn't support a longer trip so I stayed local. This destination is normally mobbed, but the road closure made it more appealing this year.
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Tina & Tiffany Mtn.
18 photos
Being a much beloved and familiar destination for me, this trip was really about Tina and sharing. She is usually a daytripper, so this summit stay was an opportunity to introduce her to the...
Buckskin Ridge
30 photos
This was an out-of-the-way Labor Day weekend destination in Washington's Pasayten Wilderness. Gorgeous weather and views. View full trip report at:...
Nanny Goat Mountain
27 photos
This was an offtrail destination in the Mighty Pasayten Wilderness in WA state. It looked as though the 7500' meadow just below the summit would be hospitable. Fortunately we were right!
Full trip...
Duckabush River
28 photos
This is an early season favorite in The Brothers Wilderness on the Eastern Flanks of the Olympic Range.
Trip Report: www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=710547#710547
Park Butte Fire Lookout June 2011
19 photos
This is a fire lookout in the Mt. Baker Wilderness that I like to stay at regularly.
Full Trip Report: www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=719676#719676
Time-lapse & Video Montage:
Park...
Lookout Mountain June 2011
9 photos
This is a fire lookout I lend a hand with a couple of times per year doing repairs and cleaning. This trip was to remove the shutters for the season and stow them safely underneath the structure. ...
Alvord Desert & Oregon High Desert Rambles
110 photos
A solo road trip to this remote & amazing area. I exploried the natural hot springs, Steens (9700') Mountain, and rode miles of the desert playa on my mechanical steed.
Plenty of photographic...
Winchester Fire Lookout July 2011
14 photos
This is a fire lookout I maintain on behalf of the Mount Baker Club and the US Forest Service. I spend a great deal of time there painting, repairing, and cleaning, but as you can see, it is a great...
Alta Mountain tarns
24 photos
Tatoosh Buttes
43 photos
Aurora over Kulshan
1 photo
Taken in 2004 on a Nikon FG with Fuji Superia 100 while staying at Park Butte Fire Lookout.
Cougar Divide
12 photos
Herman Saddle Ski
21 photos
Just a day-ski on a fine February day.
Cougar Divide
16 photos
Mt. Forgotten NE tarn
21 photos
Mt. Forgotten, NE tarn
Lookout Mountain LO
32 photos
This is a regular spring and late Fall destination. I help with maintenance and ensuring it is shuttered for the winter.
N. Twentymile Lookouts
5 photos
Some scanned images from my film days
Snow Peak Cabin
40 photos
As a former upstate NY resident I don't get enough winter in Bellingham; the winter rentals available in Washington and Oregon allow me to experience the cold of our dark Solstice season. Hopefully...
Winchester
29 photos
Tiffany Mountain
26 photos
Alta Mountain tarns
1 photo
Park Butte LO Feb. 2010
22 photos
Carne Ridge
23 photos