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Below are favorite Washington photos by Tom Dempsey (see separate gallery of panorama proportioned images). Washington is one of the most ecologically and scenically diverse states in the USA. In altitude, the land varies from sea level to 14,411 feet at the summit of Mount Rainier, an awesome active volcano covered in glaciers. The Carbon Glacier flows to a lower altitude than any other glacier in the Lower 48 states. A huge glacier actually covered Seattle 3,000 feet deep in ice only 15,000 years ago, gouging the scenic fjord of present-day Puget Sound. Washington lies in a transitional latitude between sub-Arctic northern forests and warmer drier regions. Moist temperate air masses sweep onto the west coast and hit the spectacular Olympic and Cascade mountain ranges, dumping heavy rain on the southwestward (windward) slopes, creating dense temperate rainforest. The mountains wring the air dry, creating extensive rain shadows to their east and northeast, such as in the sunny San Juan Islands, and in the desert lands of Eastern Washington, irrigated by the mighty Columbia River. Washington's soil varies from shallow forest layers to windblown sand and agriculturally rich loess with basaltic outcroppings. Rocks vary widely, with tectonic uplifts of andesite, argillite, or granite. Washington boasts a tremendous variety of landscapes, native plants, and wildflowers. See the wonders!

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  • In memorium: lupin and aster flowers bloom prolifically in Spray Park in mid August 2020, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. With Carol at this location, I spread my brother Dave's ashes then recorded the image. While bicycling, he lost his life to a negligent motorist on May 8.
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  • Seattle, Washington, USA: Summer sunset reflects in downtown buildings behind the Space Needle. Published on the cover of the 1996 Graduate Program Brochure for the Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Washington. (Image was captured on the day of my first date with Carol, who married me two years later!)
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  • Mount Shuksan (9127 feet elevation) is in North Cascades National Park, Washington, USA. Picture Lake is in Heather Meadows, Mount Baker - Snoqualmie National Forest.
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  • Orange robed monks admire cherry trees flowering in early April in Seattle, Washington, USA. The Yoshino cherry trees on "the Quad" (Liberal Arts Quadrangle) of the University of Washington were a senior gift from the class of 1959. The trees were rescued from a construction site for the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge and moved to campus in 1964.
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  • A Japanese maple turns orange in autumn. The Seattle Japanese Garden was completed in 1960 within UW's Washington Park Arboretum. Address: 1075 Lake Washington Blvd E, Seattle, Washington 98112, USA.
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  • Mount Olympus (7963 ft elevation) seen from Lillian Ridge, near Obstruction Point, in Olympic National Park, Washington, USA. From Obstruction Point Trailhead, hike 9 miles with 2740 feet gain in a loop across Lillian Ridge to Grand Lake, plus side trip to Moose Lake, then return along Grand Creek via Badger Valley Trail.
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  • A mounted horse wrangler leads a spare horse down dusty Park Butte Trail, Mount Baker Wilderness, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, USA. Photographed with Sony Alpha NEX-7 camera (zoomed to 140mm, f/8, 1/125 second) with Sony E-Mount 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 OSS lens.
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  • Ripples on the water surface distorts this view of an orange and red sea anemone at the Seattle Aquarium, Washington. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010. At the Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, the Art Committee selected this 17x22 inch print for display in the Jones Pavilion Level 11 Orthopedic Inpatient unit art collection, 2011.
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  • The Mount Townsend trail passes by native rhododendrons which bloom with pink/magenta flowers in late June. Hike 8 miles round trip and 3000 feet in steady vertical gain to an alpine ridge on Mount Townsend Trail #839 in Buckhorn Wilderness, on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington, USA. Contact Quilcene Ranger Station, Olympic National Forest.
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  • A white Avalanche Lily (Erythronium) grows next to a yellow Glacier Lily on Tolmie Peak, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Cherry trees flower in early April in Seattle, Washington, USA. The Yoshino cherry trees on "the Quad" (Liberal Arts Quadrangle) of the University of Washington were a senior gift from the class of 1959. The trees were rescued from a construction site for the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge and moved to campus in 1964.
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  • Water droplets form balls on a leaf of skunk cabbage (Lysichitum americanum, in the Calla Lily Family, Araceae), on the hike to Lake 22, in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, USA. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Daffodils blooming at Green Lake on March 18, 2016 in Seattle, Washington. Shot on Samsung Galaxy Note 5 SmartPhone.
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  • The White Avalanche Lily is a member of the lily family native to coastal British Columbia and the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest of North America. Its flower blooms as snow melts in late spring, in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows, often in extensive patches. In the central Cascades, it often grows mixed with Clintonia uniflora and Trillium ovatum at the lower elevations of its range, and with Anemone occidentalis at higher elevations. Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • False Chanterelle Mushrooms (Clitocybe aurantiaca), Wenatchee National Forest. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • See Mount Baker (elevation 10,781 feet) from Skyline Divide trail in Mount Baker Wilderness, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, USA.
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  • Spectacular fireworks explode over Gasworks Park, witnessed by a large audience of boats in Union Bay, at dusk July 4, 2007 in Seattle, Washington, USA. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • The Bloedel Reserve was near its peak of fall colors on October 19, 2005. The Bloedel Reserve is a 150-acre forest garden on Bainbridge Island, Washington, made by the vice-chairman of a lumber company, under the influence of the conservation movement and oriental philosophy. The Bloedel Reserve has both natural and highly-landscaped lakes, immaculate lawns, woods, a traditional Japanese garden, a rock and sand Zen garden, a moss garden, a rhododendron glade, and a Reflection Garden. The Bloedel's French Chateau-style home is preserved as a Visitor Center, including many original furnishings. Reservations are required. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Trees reflect in Mason Lake, on Ira Spring Memorial Trail #1038, in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area (Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest), near Interstate 90, Washington, USA. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • A Tiger Lily (Lilium columbianum) flower blooms in Grand Valley, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA. From Obstruction Point Trailhead, we hiked 9 miles with 2740 feet gain in a loop across Lillian Ridge to Grand Lake, plus side trip to Moose Lake, then return along Grand Creek via Badger Valley Trail in Olympic National Park.
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  • An alert squirrel in Mountain Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • Dew drops on leaves (2021 October 19) in Heather Meadows, Mount Baker – Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, USA.
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  • Mount Shuksan seen from Kulshan Ridge, along the Galena Chain Lakes loop trail, in Heather Meadows, Mount Baker – Snoqualmie NF, Washington, USA. On October 19, we hiked Galena Chain Lakes loop 7.3 miles with 1800 feet gain and loss, starting from Bagley Lakes Trailhead (Ski Area parking lot). (When the road to Artist Point is open, the circuit can be shortened to 6 miles starting from Heather Meadows Visitor Center.)
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  • Mount Baker rises above Iceberg Lake in Mount Baker Wilderness, a part of Mount Baker – Snoqualmie National Forest, in Washington, USA. On October 19, we hiked Galena Chain Lakes loop 7.3 miles with 1800 feet gain and loss, starting from Bagley Lakes Trailhead (Ski Area parking lot). (When the road to Artist Point is open, the circuit can be shortened to 6 miles starting from Heather Meadows Visitor Center.)
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  • Mount Baker seen from Herman Saddle in Mount Baker Wilderness, on the Galena Chain Lakes loop trail, Washington, USA. On October 19, we hiked Galena Chain Lakes loop 7.3 miles with 1800 feet gain and loss, starting from Bagley Lakes Trailhead (Ski Area parking lot). (When the road to Artist Point is open, the circuit can be shortened to 6 miles starting from Heather Meadows Visitor Center.)
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  • Mt Shuksan and red fall colors seen from the ascent to Herman Saddle on the Galena Chain Lakes loop trail, in Mount Baker – Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, USA. On October 19, we hiked Galena Chain Lakes loop 7.3 miles with 1800 feet gain and loss, starting from Bagley Lakes Trailhead (Ski Area parking lot). (When the road to Artist Point is open, the circuit can be shortened to 6 miles starting from Heather Meadows Visitor Center.)
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  • Folded crane girl sculpture along Cheshiahud Lake Union Loop in Seattle, Washington, USA. Named for a Duwamish chief who led a village on Lake Union, this six-mile, mostly-paved urban loop connects pocket parks and multi-use paths around Lake Union in Seattle.
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  • Japanese maples turn red and orange by a garden stream in autumn. The Seattle Japanese Garden was completed in 1960 within UW's Washington Park Arboretum. Address: 1075 Lake Washington Blvd E, Seattle, Washington 98112, USA. The image was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
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  • Five-Finger Fern (or Western Maidenhair, Latin name Adiatnum pedatum aleuticum) thrives in the lush green Twin Falls Natural Area, Ollalie State Park, in the Cascade foothills of western Washington, USA.
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  • Lenticular (lens-shaped) clouds cap Mount Baker (elevation 10,781 feet) along Skyline Divide trail in Mount Baker Wilderness, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, USA.
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  • Closeup of the throat of a purple iris flower. Admiralty Head Lighthouse, Fort Casey State Park, Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
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  • A hiker waves on Sahale Mountain above Quien Sabe Glacier, above North Fork Cascade River in North Cascades National Park, Washington, USA. On upper right are Eldorado Peak (8868 ft) and the distant volcanic cone of Mount Baker (10,781 ft). Sahale Mountain is a spectacular Class 3 or 4 climb gaining 5200 feet in 14 miles round trip from Cascade River Road. October 1, 1982. (A small area at bottom was stitched from a second image which overlapped.)
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  • Cape Flattery, the northwesternmost point of the contiguous United States, can be reached from a short walk on boardwalks and trail in Clallam County on the Makah Reservation, Washington. Admire coastal scenery, sea stacks, and surf. Here the Strait of Juan de Fuca joins the Pacific Ocean. Offshore of the Olympic Peninsula, the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary extends from Cape Flattery in the north to Copalis River in the south.
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  • Red bark of the Pacific Madrone or Madrona (Arbutus menziesii) peals in a pattern to reveal a new orange layer. Lime Kiln Point State Park, San Juan Island, Washington, USA.
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  • The Mount Townsend trail visits native rhododendrons which bloom reddish pink in late June. Hike 8 miles round trip and 3000 feet in steady vertical gain to an alpine ridge on Mount Townsend Trail #839 in Buckhorn Wilderness, on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington, USA. Contact the Quilcene Ranger Station, Olympic National Forest. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Woolly Chanterelle mushrooms (Gomphus Floccosus, a fungi in the Cantharellaceae family) grow with a trumpet shape. Location: Pete Lake Trail along the Cooper River near Salmon La Sac Campground in Wenatchee National Forest, Washington, USA.
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  • Lichen covers old-growth trees in Deception Pass State Park, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA
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  • A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) rests in the forest on Fidalgo Island, in Deception Pass State Park, Washington, USA.
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  • Tugboats pull a huge raft of harvested logs through Deception Pass, a strait of water separating Whidbey Island from Fidalgo Island. Deception Pass connects Skagit Bay (part of Puget Sound) with the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which are all part of the Salish Sea. Deception Pass is the most-visited State Park in Washington.
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  • A Japanese maple turns red in autumn. The Seattle Japanese Garden was completed in 1960 within UW's Washington Park Arboretum. Address: 1075 Lake Washington Blvd E, Seattle, Washington 98112, USA.
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  • Icicles freeze over a splashing stream in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park, Washington, USA.
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  • The Pinesap plant (Monotropa hypopithys) blooms with a cluster of 3-10 nodding pale yellow, tan, or sometime reddish flowers on a single stem. It has no chlorophyll, gets nutrients through parasitism on fungi, and can live in very dark forest.  Hike along beautiful Thunder Creek to Fourth of July Pass from Colonial Creek Campground, in Ross Lake National Recreation Area, in the North Cascades, Washington, USA.
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  • Japanese maple tree leaves glow in autumn at UW Arboretum. Washington Park Arboretum is a joint project of the University of Washington, the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation, and the nonprofit Arboretum Foundation, in the State of Washington, USA. Photographed October 22.
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  • Cherry trees flower in early April in Seattle, Washington, USA. The Yoshino cherry trees on "the Quad" (Liberal Arts Quadrangle) of the University of Washington were a senior gift from the class of 1959. The trees were rescued from a construction site for the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge and moved to campus in 1964.
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  • Mount Shuksan (9127 feet elevation) is in North Cascades National Park, Washington, USA. Picture Lake is in Heather Meadows, Mount Baker - Snoqualmie National Forest. Stitched from 4 overlapping images.
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  • Fields of White Avalanche Lilies bloom in late July along the trail in Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Erythronium montanum (in the Liliaceae family) is native to the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest and coastal British Columbia, in North America. Avalanche Lilies bloom as snow melts in late spring and early summer in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows. This image combines 2 overlapping photos into a composite having greater depth of focus.
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  • Mossy tree branch pattern. Ravenna Park, Seattle, Washington, USA. Cowen and Ravenna Park were formed when melt-off from the Vashon Glacial Ice Sheet formed Lake Russell and cut drainage ravines through new glacial fill. Lake Russell disappeared when the Ice Sheet retreated north of the Straits of Juan de Fuca, but various features remained, including the Green Lake drainage basin, which continued to empty through the Ravenna ravine into Lake Washington. The deeper pockets of the basin became Bitter, Haller and Green Lakes. Many creeks and brooks and springs fed into Green Lake, whose outlet was on the east side of the route of Ravenna Boulevard, in a deepening ravine which became Cowen and Ravenna parks.
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  • Admiralty Head Lighthouse was built 1890 to help guide ships into Puget Sound, and became obsolete in 1927 when its lantern was removed. Fort Casey State Park is part of Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
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  • Marc Commbell Rwain hybrid rhododendron flowers bloom white and red in Meerkerk Gardens, on Whidbey Island, in the state of Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • White hybrid rhododendron flowers bloom over bench, in Meerkerk Gardens, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • Tidal sand pattern. Double Bluff State Park (Useless Bay Tidelands), Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. While the tidelands are a State Park, the upland portion is Double Bluff Park, operated by the Friends of Double Bluff and Island County, including an off-leash dog park.
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  • Marc Commbell Rwain hybrid rhododendron flowers bloom white and red in Meerkerk Gardens, on Whidbey Island, in the state of Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • State Route 20 crosses a scenic bridge 180 feet above Deception Pass, a strait of water separating Whidbey Island from Fidalgo Island. North Beach (shown here) is a short walk from parking lots. Deception Pass connects Skagit Bay (part of Puget Sound) with the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which are all part of the Salish Sea. Deception Pass is the most-visited State Park in Washington.
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  • Twisty branches radiate from a tree trunk above a beach on the Samish Sea. Bluff Trail, Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
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  • Chilean Flamingo / Phoenicopterus chilensis, at Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, Washington, USA. [ Photographed on Sony RX10 III camera at 220mm (600mm equivalent) at f/5.6, 1/1600th second, ISO 100 using raw file. Exposure +1.86 EV in Adobe Lightroom, Highlights -84. ]
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  • Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) wildflowers bloom pink. Near Blewett Pass, hike 6-7 miles with 2400 feet cumulative gain from Iron Creek to Teanaway Ridge, in Washington, USA.
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  • "Running" metal sculpture by Ken Turner 2016. Funded by Art Dash, Anacortes Arts Festival, Fidalgo Island, Washington, USA.
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  • Arrowleaf Balsamroot blooms yellow on the Iron Creek to Teanaway Ridge Trail, in Wenatchee National Forest, near Blewett Pass, Washington, USA. Arrowleaf Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata, in the aster/daisy family, Asteraceae/Compositae) is native to much of western North America from British Columbia to California to the Dakotas, growing in many types of habitat from mountain forests to grassland to desert scrub. All of the plant can be eaten, albeit bitter and pine-like in taste. Hike Teanaway Ridge Trail 6-7 miles with 2400 feet cumulative gain.
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  • The 22 degree halo is caused by hexagonal ice crystals in the atmosphere. The starburst lines emanating from the sun come from the f/16 smallest diameter aperture of Sony RX10III camera. Hike the Beckler Peak Trail, 7.4 miles round trip with 2200 feet gain, in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, USA.
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  • Dappled light in a forest along Goat Lake trail in Henry M. Jackson Wilderness (Trail #647), east of Barlow Pass, in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, in the Central Cascades, accessed from the Mountain Loop Highway, Washington, USA.
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  • Moss blankets the branches of trees, creating fuzzy green arms like a Mahakali goddess in the temperate rain forest of Wallace Falls State Park. Gold Bar, Washington, USA. Hike the verdant Greg Ball Trail along North Fork Wallace River.
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  • Kaleetan Peak (left, 6259 ft / 1908 m) rises above crystal-clear Gem Lake in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area in the Cascade Range of Washington, USA. In mid July, we hiked to Gem Lake 10 miles round trip with 2800 feet cumulative gain along Snow Lake Trail #1013 in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Take Interstate 90 Exit #52 westbound or Exit #53 eastbound and follow signs to Alpental Road ski area parking lot and trailhead. To avoid crowds at this popular trail, start early and avoid sunny weekends. The trail down from the saddle viewpoint to Snow Lake is often snow covered through July 4.
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  • Little Tahoma Peak rises through fog in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Little Tahoma is the third-highest peak in Washington (although it is a satellite peak of Mount Rainier). For vigorous training, hike a scenic 10 mile loop with 3200 feet ascent, from White River Campground up Glacier Basin Trail, to Second and First Burroughs, then back via Shadow Lake. Through mid July, be cautious of steep snow below Second Burroughs.
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  • Fall foliage colors, pond. The Seattle Japanese Garden was completed in 1960 within UW's Washington Park Arboretum. Address: 1075 Lake Washington Blvd E, Seattle, Washington 98112, USA.
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  • A yellow flower of a Glacier Lily grows on Scorpion Mountain, a hike (9 miles round trip, 2500 feet total gain) near Skykomish, US Highway 2, Washington, USA. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Originally a storehouse and remodeled into a theatre in 1930, the Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse (originally called the Seattle Repertory Playhouse), was the first state sponsored theatre in the USA and was home to WPA projects and the Negro Federal Theatre Projects.  Address: 4045 University Way NE, Seattle, Washington. Image published on the cover of the Jones Playhouse Inaugural Production program October 30-November 15, 2009, University of Washington School of Drama.
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  • Roosevelt elk bulls carry impressive antlers and browse in Hoh Rain Forest on Washington's wet Olympic Peninsula (and in other rain forests of the Pacific Northwest). The Roosevelt elk (or Olympic elk, Cervus canadensis roosevelti) is the largest of the four surviving subspecies of elk in North America. Elk protection motivated creation of Mount Olympus National Monument in 1909, which later became Olympic National Park.
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  • Monotropa uniflora (Indian pipe, ghost plant, or corpse plant) flowers bloom in a cradle of ferns in Wallace Falls State Park, Gold Bar, Washington, USA. Unlike most plants, Indian pipe is white and does not contain chlorophyll. It is parasitic on fungi that are mycorrhizal with trees, ultimately getting energy from the trees' photosynthesis. It can grow in the very dark understory of dense forest.
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  • The Mount Townsend trail passes by native rhododendrons which bloom with pink/magenta flowers in late June. Hike 8 miles round trip and 3000 feet in steady vertical gain to an alpine ridge on Mount Townsend Trail #839 in Buckhorn Wilderness, on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington, USA. Contact Quilcene Ranger Station, Olympic National Forest.
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  • Hikers on the Skyline Divide trail admire Mount Baker (elevation 10,781 feet) in Mount Baker Wilderness, in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, USA.
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  • Mount Shuksan (9127 feet elevation in North Cascades National Park) reflects in Highwood Lake in Heather Meadows, in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, near Bellingham, Washington, USA. Published in Sierra Magazine, Sierra Club Outings January/February 2002 and in 6 foot high poster for conference booth of University of Washington Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, Seattle.
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  • The Mount Townsend trail passes by native rhododendrons which bloom with pink/magenta flowers in late June. Hike 8 miles round trip and 3000 feet in steady vertical gain to an alpine ridge on Mount Townsend Trail #839 in Buckhorn Wilderness, on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington, USA. Contact Quilcene Ranger Station, Olympic National Forest.
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  • Spectacular hybrid rhododendron flowers bloom in Meerkerk Gardens, Whidbey Island, Washington (April 27, 2005)
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  • Yellow and white tulip flowers bloom in the Skagit River Delta, Washington, USA between the towns of Mount Vernon and La Conner.
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  • A stream of water rushes by verdant forest, moss, logs, and Devils Club (Oplopanax horridus, Araliaceae) in Buckhorn Wilderness, Olympic National Forest, Washington, on Big Quilcene Trail #833.1 near Marmot Pass. Washington, USA.
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  • A field of Western Pasqueflower (Anemone occidentalis, or Pasque Flower) grows hair-like seed heads in Goat Rocks Wilderness Area. Hike this scenic loop to Snowgrass Flat and Goat Ridge (13 miles, with 3180 feet total gain) in Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington, USA.
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  • Cherry trees flower in early April in Seattle, Washington, USA. The Yoshino cherry trees on "the Quad" (Liberal Arts Quadrangle) of the University of Washington were a senior gift from the class of 1959. The trees were rescued from a construction site for the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge and moved to campus in 1964.
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  • Sun rays pierce primeval forest. Moss grows thick on tall old growth trees in Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, Washington. Here in one the few temperate rain forests in the USA, annual precipitation ranges from 141 to 165 inches (12 to 14 feet or 360 to 420 cm). Summers are relatively dry in comparison to the rest of the year.
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  • From atop Mount Dickerman, see South Fork Stillaguamish River Valley, fall foliage colors, Hall Peak (left) and Mount Pilchuck. Mount Dickerman Trail #710 in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest starts from the Mountain Loop Highway east of Verlot, Washington, USA.
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  • Old farm equipment, wheels and gears rest in a field of lavender at Cedarbrook Lavender and Herb Farm, at the Sequim Lavender Festival held mid July on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, USA. Lavender is a flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae).
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  • yellow and white daffodil (Narcissus) flowers bloom in the Skagit River Delta, Washington, USA between the towns of Mount Vernon and La Conner.
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  • Hike to Goat Lake to see Foggy Peak (6772 feet / 2064 meters). Goat Lake (3161 feet elevation) is in Henry M. Jackson Wilderness (Trail #647), east of Barlow Pass, in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, in the Central Cascades, accessed from the Mountain Loop Highway, Washington, USA. Stitched from 3 images.
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  • A flock of geese flies over the International Fountain below the Space Needle. The International Fountain was built for the 1962 World's Fair at Seattle Center, Washington, USA, as a modernist water sculpture. With over 20 spouts, the musical fountain goes through programmed cycles of shooting water patterns, accompanied by recorded world music. The music is changed every month, and chosen to coordinate with the water patterns. The Space Needle (605 feet tall) annually hosts more than 1 million visitors, making it the number one tourist attraction in the Pacific Northwest. When the Space Needle was built in 1962 for the World's Fair, it was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. The entire Space Needle saucer does not rotate, only a 14-foot ring next tthe windows rotates on the SkyCity restaurant level. The 100 foot, or SkyLine, level was built in 1982. The original name of the Space Needle was "The Space Cage." The original name of the restaurant was "Eye of the Needle."  Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Tiger Lily on Church Mountain across from Mount Baker, in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, north Cascade Mountains, Washington, USA. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010. Photographed with a compact Canon PowerShot Pro1 camera using ISO 50, lens 15.4mm (61mm equivalent in terms of 35mm film), aperture f/6.3, and shutter speed 1/400th second. The photograph was cropped from the original eight.megapixels down to three megapixels shown here to better fill the frame.
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  • Fields of White Avalanche Lilies bloom in late July along the trail in Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Erythronium montanum (in the Liliaceae family) is native to the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest and coastal British Columbia, in North America. Avalanche Lilies bloom as snow melts in late spring and early summer in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows. This panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
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  • At the Enchantment Lakes, larch trees drop golden needles in late September under Little Annapurna in the Stuart Range, in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, near Leavenworth, Washington, USA.
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  • The Granite Mountain Trail ascends through a misty forest of tall trees in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area. Hike 8 miles with 3800 feet elevation gain, starting from Exit 47 of Interstate 90 near Seattle, Washington, USA.
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  • The Tiger Lily or Columbia lily (Lilium columbianum) is native to western North America. Photo from Granite Mountain Trail, Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, Washington, USA. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Snow Geese are typically seen in large flocks up to 55,000 in winter in western Washington, USA. Most gather in the Skagit River Delta (Skagit County) between the towns of Mount Vernon and La Conner (near Fir Island Road and Best Road) from mid-October to early May.
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  • Bunchberry flowers (Cornus canadensis, or Dwarf Dogwood, Dwarf Cornel, or Crackerberry)  bloom in the forest along the trail to Rachel Lake, in Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington, USA. Four large white sepals frame the tight head of small yellowish flowers (which later grow into tight clusters of bright red berries/fruits).
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  • Fall foliage colors, pond. The Seattle Japanese Garden was completed in 1960 within UW's Washington Park Arboretum. Address: 1075 Lake Washington Blvd E, Seattle, Washington 98112, USA.
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  • Two hikers, Emmons Glacier, and Little Tahoma seen on Burroughs Mountain Trail, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. For vigorous training, hike Burroughs Mountain 10 mile loop, 3200 feet ascent, from White River Campground up Glacier Basin Trail, back via Shadow Lake, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
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  • Lime Kiln Point State Park, San Juan Island, Washington, USA. Lime Kiln Lighthouse first shone in 1914, the last major light established in Washington. The name derived from lime kilns built nearby in the 1860s. The Coast Guard automated Lime Kiln Lighthouse in 1962 to turn on at dusk and off during day. Sitting on rocky shoreline at a height of 55 feet on Haro Strait, the beacon is visible for 17 miles. Red bark of the Pacific Madrone or Madrona (Arbutus menziesii) peals to reveal a new orange layer.
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  • Big Leaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) leaves cast green shadows on the verdant Lake Serene Trail in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, USA.
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  • Cherry trees flower in early April at UW Smith Hall in Seattle, Washington, USA. The Yoshino cherry trees on "the Quad" (Liberal Arts Quadrangle) of the University of Washington were a senior gift from the class of 1959. The trees were rescued from a construction site for the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge and moved to campus in 1964.
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  • Admirable Boletus mirabilis mushroom (fungi) grows in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area on the trail to Rachel Lake, in Wenatchee National Forest, Washington, USA.
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  • Yellow flowers bloom in the Volunteer Park Conservatory, Seattle, Washington.
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  • The Spokane, part of the Washington State Ferry system, plies Puget Sound towards Kingston on the Kitsap Peninsula, Washington, USA. The distant peak on the left is The Brothers (6866 feet elevation) in the Olympic Mountains on the Olympic Peninsula.
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  • Reddish-orange tulip flowers bloom in the Skagit River Delta, Washington, USA between the towns of Mount Vernon and La Conner.
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  • Mount Rainier rises to 14,411 feet elevation. Panhandle Gap on the Wonderland Trail, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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