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  • Bluff Knoll rises to 1099 metres (3606 feet) above sea level in the Stirling Range in Western Australia. Its aboriginal name Koikyennuruff describes the “place of ever-moving about mist and fog.” Bluff Knoll is one of only a few places to receive regular snowfalls in most years in Western Australia (WA). Stirling Range National Park was declared in 1913 and is now an ecological island in a sea of farmland. 1500 species of flora are packed within the park, more than in the entire British Isles. 123 orchid species grow here. 87 plant species found in the Stirling Range occur nowhere else on earth. The Stirling Range was born from river delta sediments deposited 1800-2000 million years ago (Palaeoproterozoic), then metamorphosed weakly into sandstone, quartzite, and shale rocks and deformed more than 1200 million years ago. Buried deep in the Earth's crust, today's Stirling Range was gradually exposed by weathering and erosion over time. Bluff Knoll is 337 km (4.5 hours drive) southeast of Perth and 100 km northeast of Albany via Chester Pass Road. An ideal time to visit is late spring and early summer (October to December), when days are beginning to warm up and the wildflowers are at their best. Winter, between June and August, is cold and wet. Allow three to four hours  to complete 5 km round trip on the Top Trail.
    04AUS-11157_Bluff-Knoll_Stirling-Ran...jpg
  • Grass trees grow on Bluff Knoll, which rises to 1099 metres (3606 feet) above sea level in the Stirling Range in Western Australia. Bluff Knoll is one of only a few places to receive regular snowfalls in most years in Western Australia (WA). Its aboriginal name Koikyennuruff describes the “place of ever-moving about mist and fog.” Stirling Range National Park was declared in 1913 and is now an ecological island in a sea of farmland. 1500 species of flora are packed within the park, more than in the entire British Isles. 123 orchid species grow here. 87 plant species found in the Stirling Range occur nowhere else on earth. The Stirling Range was born from river delta sediments deposited 1800-2000 million years ago (Palaeoproterozoic), then metamorphosed weakly into sandstone, quartzite, and shale rocks and deformed more than 1200 million years ago. Buried deep in the Earth's crust, today's Stirling Range was gradually exposed by weathering and erosion over time. Bluff Knoll is 337 km (4.5 hours drive) southeast of Perth and 100 km northeast of Albany via Chester Pass Road. An ideal time to visit is late spring and early summer (October to December), when days are beginning to warm up and the wildflowers are at their best. Winter, between June and August, is cold and wet. Allow three to four hours  to complete 5 km round trip on the Top Trail.
    04AUS-11141_Grass-tree_Bluff-Knoll_S...jpg
  • Bluff Knoll rises to 1099 metres (3606 feet) above sea level in the Stirling Range in Western Australia. Bluff Knoll is one of only a few places to receive regular snowfalls in most years in Western Australia (WA). Its aboriginal name Koikyennuruff describes the “place of ever-moving about mist and fog.” Stirling Range National Park was declared in 1913 and is now an ecological island in a sea of farmland. 1500 species of flora are packed within the park, more than in the entire British Isles. 123 orchid species grow here. 87 plant species found in the Stirling Range occur nowhere else on earth. The Stirling Range was born from river delta sediments deposited 1800-2000 million years ago (Palaeoproterozoic), then metamorphosed weakly into sandstone, quartzite, and shale rocks and deformed more than 1200 million years ago. Buried deep in the Earth's crust, today's Stirling Range was gradually exposed by weathering and erosion over time. Bluff Knoll is 337 km (4.5 hours drive) southeast of Perth and 100 km northeast of Albany via Chester Pass Road. An ideal time to visit is late spring and early summer (October to December), when days are beginning to warm up and the wildflowers are at their best. Winter, between June and August, is cold and wet. Allow three to four hours  to complete 5 km round trip on the Top Trail.
    04AUS-11176_Grass-tree_Bluff-Knoll_S...jpg
  • Swamp Bottlebrush (Beaufortia sparsa) grows on Bluff Knoll in the Stirling Range in Western Australia (WA). Stirling Range National Park was declared in 1913 and is now an ecological island in a sea of farmland. 1500 species of flora are packed within the park, more than in the entire British Isles. 87 plant species found in the Stirling Range occur nowhere else on earth. Bluff Knoll is 337 km (4.5 hours drive) southeast of Perth and 100 km northeast of Albany via Chester Pass Road. An ideal time to visit is late spring and early summer (October to December), when days are beginning to warm up and the wildflowers are at their best. Winter, between June and August, is cold and wet.
    04AUS-11121_Swamp-Bottlebrush.jpg
  • A wild skink climbs a rock on Bluff Knoll, Stirling Range National Park, Western Australia. Stirling Range National Park was declared in 1913 and is now an ecological island in a sea of farmland. 1500 species of flora are packed within the park, more than in the entire British Isles. 123 orchid species grow here. 87 plant species found in the Stirling Range occur nowhere else on earth. The Stirling Range was born from river delta sediments deposited 1800-2000 million years ago (Palaeoproterozoic), then metamorphosed weakly into sandstone, quartzite, and shale rocks and deformed more than 1200 million years ago. Buried deep in the Earth's crust, today's Stirling Range was gradually exposed by weathering and erosion over time. Bluff Knoll is 337 km (4.5 hours drive) southeast of Perth and 100 km northeast of Albany via Chester Pass Road. An ideal time to visit is late spring and early summer (October to December), when days are beginning to warm up and the wildflowers are at their best. Winter, between June and August, is cold and wet. Allow three to four hours  to complete 5 km round trip on the Top Trail.
    04AUS-11128_skink.jpg
  • The Giant Tingle Tree is the largest known living eucalypt in the world, measuring 24 meters in circumference at the base. See it in Walpole-Nornalup National Park on the Bibbulmun Track, which starts on Hilltop Road between Walpole and Nornalup, in Western Australia. The inside of the base is burnt out from severe fires of 1937 and 1951, but the tree still lives and grows from tissue under the outer bark. Red Tingle trees (Eucalyptus Jacksonii) are only found in and around Walpole-Nornalup National Park, nowhere else on earth.  Growing up to 75 meters or more tall, with circular girth of up to 26 meters, Red Tingle trees can live over 400 years.
    04AUS-10846_Giant-Tingle-Tree_Walpol...jpg
  • The Giant Tingle Tree is the largest known living eucalypt in the world, measuring 24 meters in circumference at the base. See it in Walpole-Nornalup National Park on the Bibbulmun Track, which starts on Hilltop Road between Walpole and Nornalup, in Western Australia. The inside of the base is burnt out from severe fires of 1937 and 1951, but the tree still lives and grows from tissue under the outer bark. Red Tingle trees (Eucalyptus Jacksonii) are only found in and around Walpole-Nornalup National Park, nowhere else on earth.  Growing up to 75 meters or more tall, with circular girth of up to 26 meters, Red Tingle trees can live over 400 years. Panorama stitched from three overlapping images. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
    04AUS-10825_30_31pan_Giant-Tingle-Tr...jpg
  • Metamorphic rock erodes on Bluff Knoll, Stirling Range National Park, Western Australia. Stirling Range National Park was declared in 1913 and is now an ecological island in a sea of farmland. The Stirling Range was born from river delta sediments deposited 1800-2000 million years ago (Palaeoproterozoic), then metamorphosed weakly into sandstone, quartzite, and shale rocks and deformed more than 1200 million years ago. Buried deep in the Earth's crust, today's Stirling Range was gradually exposed by weathering and erosion over time. Bluff Knoll is 337 km (4.5 hours drive) southeast of Perth and 100 km northeast of Albany via Chester Pass Road. An ideal time to visit is late spring and early summer (October to December), when days are beginning to warm up and the wildflowers are at their best. Winter, between June and August, is cold and wet. Allow three to four hours  to complete 5 km round trip on the Top Trail up Bluff Knoll.
    04AUS-11139_rock-pattern_Stirling-Ra...jpg
  • Metamorphic rock erodes on Bluff Knoll, Stirling Range National Park, Western Australia. Stirling Range National Park was declared in 1913 and is now an ecological island in a sea of farmland. The Stirling Range was born from river delta sediments deposited 1800-2000 million years ago (Palaeoproterozoic), then metamorphosed weakly into sandstone, quartzite, and shale rocks and deformed more than 1200 million years ago. Buried deep in the Earth's crust, today's Stirling Range was gradually exposed by weathering and erosion over time. Bluff Knoll is 337 km (4.5 hours drive) southeast of Perth and 100 km northeast of Albany via Chester Pass Road. An ideal time to visit is late spring and early summer (October to December), when days are beginning to warm up and the wildflowers are at their best. Winter, between June and August, is cold and wet. Allow three to four hours  to complete 5 km round trip on the Top Trail up Bluff Knoll.
    04AUS-11131_silvery-rock-pattern_Sti...jpg
  • While we stop our rental camper to view wild emus (sign), a "road train" (a tractor with double trailer, sometimes triple) roars by in Western Australia. Published 2010 in print and internet by Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia, Perth.
    04AUS-11110_Road-train_emu-sign_camp...jpg
  • Kangaroo crossing, orange yellow highway sign, Western Australia
    04AUS-11105_Kangaroo-sign.jpg
  • Growing up to 90 meters, Karri trees stand amongst the tallest species in the world. Porongurup National Park protects the Porongurup Range, an ancient and mostly leveled mountain range formed in the Precambrian over 1200 million years ago. Visit the park in Western Australia, 360 km southeast of Perth and 40 km from Albany. High rainfall on this ecological island explains the survival of Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor) forests and ten endemic species of plant. The Porongurup Range is a remnant of the Precambrian collision that joined Australia and Antarctica until they separated in the Paleocene. For much of the Cretaceous and Paleogene, the Porongurup Range was an island surrounded by the sea, with the Stirling Range forming the southern coastline. The formerly large mountain range has been eroded down to granite intrusions leveled into domes, no more than 15 km from east to west. The highest point in the Porongurup Range is Devils Slide at 670 meters elevation, rising 400 m above the surrounding plain.
    04AUS-11094_Karri-trees_Porongurup-N...jpg
  • Porongurup National Park protects the Porongurup Range, an ancient and mostly leveled mountain range formed in the Precambrian over 1200 million years ago. Visit the park in Western Australia, 360 km southeast of Perth and 40 km from Albany. The Porongurup Range is a remnant of the Precambrian collision that joined Australia and Antarctica until they separated in the Paleocene. For much of the Cretaceous and Paleogene, the Porongurup Range was an island surrounded by the sea, with the Stirling Range forming the southern coastline. The formerly large mountain range has been eroded down to granite intrusions leveled into domes, no more than 15 km from east to west. The highest point in the Porongurup Range is Devils Slide at 670 meters elevation, rising 400 m above the surrounding plain. High rainfall on this ecological island explains the survival of Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor) forests and ten endemic species of plant. Growing up to 90 meters, Karri trees stand amongst the tallest species in the world.
    04AUS-11087_boulders_Porongurup-NP.jpg
  • Porongurup National Park protects the Porongurup Range, an ancient and mostly leveled mountain range formed in the Precambrian over 1200 million years ago. Visit the park in Western Australia, 360 km southeast of Perth and 40 km from Albany. The Porongurup Range is a remnant of the Precambrian collision that joined Australia and Antarctica until they separated in the Paleocene. For much of the Cretaceous and Paleogene, the Porongurup Range was an island surrounded by the sea, with the Stirling Range forming the southern coastline. The formerly large mountain range has been eroded down to granite intrusions leveled into domes, no more than 15 km from east to west. The highest point in the Porongurup Range is Devils Slide at 670 meters elevation, rising 400 m above the surrounding plain. High rainfall on this ecological island explains the survival of Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor) forests and ten endemic species of plant. Growing up to 90 meters, Karri trees stand amongst the tallest species in the world.
    04AUS-11084_Porongurup-NP.jpg
  • The Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) is a vocally-talented, medium-sized black and white bird native to Australia and southern New Guinea. A member of the Cracticidae family, it is closely related to the butcherbirds. It is a passerine bird (Passeriformes, the order of perching birds, less accurately known as “songbirds”). The Australian Magpie is omnivorous, mostly eats invertebrates, and is territorial throughout its widespread range. It is a familiar bird of parks, gardens, and farmland in Australia and New Guinea. Magpies were introduced into New Zealand in the 1860s and have become a pest by displacing native birds. Introductions were also made to the Solomon Islands and Fiji. Photo is from Western Australia.
    04AUS-11064_Australian-Magpie.jpg
  • Indian Ocean (or Southern Ocean according to Australian geographers) surf crashes on ancient rock in Western Australia which was once joined with Antarctica. At Torndirrup National Park, sea water has sculpted impressive formations from coastal granite. Visit this popular park on King George Sound in Western Australia, 400 km southeast of Perth and 10 km south of Albany. The park’s oldest gneiss, seen along the cliff walls of the Gap, was formed 1300-1600 million years ago. The granites were formed later as molten rock rose to the surface when the Australian Plate collided with the Antarctic Plate 1160 million years ago.
    04AUS-11011_surf_Torndirrup-NP.jpg
  • At Torndirrup National Park, the Indian Ocean (or Southern Ocean according to Australian geographers) has sculpted Natural Bridge and other impressive formations from coastal granite. Torndirrup National Park is on King George Sound in Western Australia, 400 km southeast of Perth and 10 km south of Albany. The park’s oldest gneiss, seen along the cliff walls of the Gap, was formed 1300-1600 million years ago. The granites were formed later as molten rock rose to the surface when the Australian Plate collided with the Antarctic Plate 1160 million years ago. Tom walks atop the water-carved natural wonder.
    04AUS-10992_Natural-Bridge_Torndirru...jpg
  • A dock extends into the ocean in Western Australia.
    04AUS-10978_dock.jpg
  • Connected with "Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk," the Ancient Empire boardwalk passes through a forest of huge 400-year-old eucalyptus trees. Visit this old growth forest between Denmark and Walpole in Walpole-Nornalup National Park, 400 km south of Perth, Western Australia. Red Tingle trees (Eucalyptus Jacksonii) are only found in and around Walpole-Nornalup National Park, nowhere else on earth.  Growing up to 75 meters or more tall, with circular girth of up to 26 meters, Red Tingle trees can live over 400 years. Web site: www.valleyofthegiants.com.au
    04AUS-10925_walk-thru-Tingle-Tree.jpg
  • The "Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk" is a 600 meter ramp wide enough for wheelchairs and baby strollers, reaching up to 38 meters above the ground through a forest of exceptionally tall eucalyptus trees. Visit this old growth forest between Denmark and Walpole in Walpole-Nornalup National Park, 400 km south of Perth, Western Australia. A trail links the Tree Top Walk to the Ancient Empire boardwalk where you can get close to the big 400-year-old trees. Web site: www.valleyofthegiants.com.au
    04AUS-10898_Valley-of-Giants-Tree-To...jpg
  • The Giant Tingle Tree is the largest known living eucalypt in the world, measuring 24 meters in circumference at the base. See it in Walpole-Nornalup National Park on the Bibbulmun Track, which starts on Hilltop Road between Walpole and Nornalup, in Western Australia. The inside of the base is burnt out from severe fires of 1937 and 1951, but the tree still lives and grows from tissue under the outer bark. Red Tingle trees (Eucalyptus Jacksonii) are only found in and around Walpole-Nornalup National Park, nowhere else on earth.  Growing up to 75 meters or more tall, with circular girth of up to 26 meters, Red Tingle trees can live over 400 years. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
    04AUS-10825-p1_Giant-Tingle-Tree.jpg
  • This vibrant orange and pink flower may be in the Faboideae subfamily (or Papilionoideae) of the common Fabaceae (Leguminosae, pea, or bean) plant family. Walpole-Nornalup National Park is in southern Western Australia.
    04AUS-10804_Papilionaceae_pea-flower.jpg
  • Australian Pelican on Coalmine Beach, Walpole-Nornalup National Park, in southern Western Australia. The Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus), also known as the Goolayyalibee, is widespread on the inland and coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea. Compared to other pelican species, they are medium-sized: 1.6 to 1.8 m (5.25 to 6 ft) long with a wingspan of 2.3 to 2.5 m (7.6 to 8.25 ft) and weighing between 4 and almost 7 kg (9 to 15 lbs). They are predominantly white, with black and white wings and a pale, pinkish bill which, like that of all pelicans, is enormous, particularly in the male.
    04AUS-10793_Australian-Pelican.jpg
  • Three Australian Pelicans walk in line on Coalmine Beach, Walpole-Nornalup National Park, in southern Western Australia. The Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus), also known as the Goolayyalibee, is widespread on the inland and coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea. Compared to other pelican species, they are medium-sized: 1.6 to 1.8 m (5.25 to 6 ft) long with a wingspan of 2.3 to 2.5 m (7.6 to 8.25 ft) and weighing between 4 and almost 7 kg (9 to 15 lbs). They are predominantly white, with black and white wings and a pale, pinkish bill which, like that of all pelicans, is enormous, particularly in the male.
    04AUS-10772_Australian-Pelican_Walpo...jpg
  • Three Australian Pelicans preen on Coalmine Beach, Walpole-Nornalup National Park, in southern Western Australia. The Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus), also known as the Goolayyalibee, is widespread on the inland and coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea. Compared to other pelican species, they are medium-sized: 1.6 to 1.8 m (5.25 to 6 ft) long with a wingspan of 2.3 to 2.5 m (7.6 to 8.25 ft) and weighing between 4 and almost 7 kg (9 to 15 lbs). They are predominantly white, with black and white wings and a pale, pinkish bill which, like that of all pelicans, is enormous, particularly in the male.
    04AUS-10770_Australian-Pelican_Walpo...jpg
  • Three Australian Pelicans preen on Coalmine Beach, Walpole-Nornalup National Park, in southern Western Australia. The Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus), also known as the Goolayyalibee, is widespread on the inland and coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea. Compared to other pelican species, they are medium-sized: 1.6 to 1.8 m (5.25 to 6 ft) long with a wingspan of 2.3 to 2.5 m (7.6 to 8.25 ft) and weighing between 4 and almost 7 kg (9 to 15 lbs). They are predominantly white, with black and white wings and a pale, pinkish bill which, like that of all pelicans, is enormous, particularly in the male. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
    04AUS-10760_Australian-Pelican.jpg
  • Australian Pelican on Coalmine Beach, Walpole-Nornalup National Park, in southern Western Australia. The Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus), also known as the Goolayyalibee, is widespread on the inland and coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea. Compared to other pelican species, they are medium-sized: 1.6 to 1.8 m (5.25 to 6 ft) long with a wingspan of 2.3 to 2.5 m (7.6 to 8.25 ft) and weighing between 4 and almost 7 kg (9 to 15 lbs). They are predominantly white, with black and white wings and a pale, pinkish bill which, like that of all pelicans, is enormous, particularly in the male.
    04AUS-10756_Australian-Pelican.jpg
  • Rebar rungs allow anyone to climb the public Diamond Tree, a 51-meter tall Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor) mounted with a fire lookout. Drive 10 km south of Manjimup on the South Western Highway, in Western Australia. Growing up to 90 meters, Karri trees stand amongst the tallest species in the world.
    04AUS-10732_Diamond-Tree-Fire-Lookou...jpg
  • Rebar rungs allow anyone to climb the public Diamond Tree, a 51-meter tall Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor) mounted with a fire lookout. Drive 10 km south of Manjimup on the South Western Highway, in Western Australia. Growing up to 90 meters, Karri trees stand amongst the tallest species on earth. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
    04AUS-10723_Diamond-Tree-Fire-Lookou...jpg
  • Tom climbs rebar rungs of the public Diamond Tree, a 51-meter tall Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor) mounted with a fire lookout. Drive 10 km south of Manjimup on the South Western Highway, in Western Australia. Growing up to 90 meters, Karri trees stand amongst the tallest species on earth.
    04AUS-10712_Diamond-Tree-Fire-Lookou...jpg
  • Tom climbs rebar rungs of the public Diamond Tree, a 51-meter tall Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor) mounted with a fire lookout. Drive 10 km south of Manjimup on the South Western Highway, in Western Australia. Growing up to 90 meters, Karri trees stand amongst the tallest species on earth. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010. For licensing options, please inquire.
    04AUS-10688_climb-Diamond-Tree.jpg
  • A friendly wild bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) visits Koombana Bay, off of Koombana Beach at the town of Bunbury, Western Australia.
    04AUS-10682_Bottlenose-dolphin_Bunbu...jpg
  • A large spider lurks in a web near Perth in Western Australia. Spiders have eight legs and are not insects. Spiders (order Araneae, class Arachnida) are air-breathing arthropods that have chelicerae, grasping mouthparts with fangs that inject venom. Unlike spiders, insects have six legs and a pair of antennae.
    04AUS-10668_spider.jpg
  • Caterpillars feast on green leaves in Western Australia. Stirling Range National Park was declared in 1913 and is now an ecological island in a sea of farmland. 1500 species of flora are packed within the park, more than in the entire British Isles. 123 orchid species grow here. 87 plant species found in the Stirling Range occur nowhere else on earth.
    04AUS-11152_caterpillars.jpg
  • Ascend the public Diamond Tree, a 51-meter tall Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor) mounted with a fire lookout. Drive 10 km south of Manjimup on the South Western Highway, in Western Australia. Growing up to 90 meters, Karri trees stand amongst the tallest species on earth.
    04AUS-10692_Diamond-Tree-Fire-Lookou...jpg
  • Attractive purple flowers in garden. Whidbey Island, Langley, WA, USA.
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  • Attractive purple flowers in garden. Whidbey Island, Langley, WA, USA.
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  • A hiker walks through 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.
    1606GOA-062.jpg
  • 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.
    1310ARB-090-95pan_fall-leaf-colors.jpg
  • Japanese maples turn red and 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. The image was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
    1310ARB-088_fall-leaf-colors.jpg
  • Yellow autumn leaves glow 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.
    1310ARB-021_fall-leaf-colors.jpg
  • Japanese maple tree leaves glow red in autumn over path steps 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.  The panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    1310ARB-014-15pan_fall-leaf-colors.jpg
  • A stairway ascends through forest, ferns, maple leaves, fall foliage. Washington Park Arboretum, a joint project of the University of Washington, the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation, and the nonprofit Arboretum Foundation.
    0911ARB-06.jpg
  • A Halau Wa'a, or Hawaiian canoe house, has been reconstructed on historic foundations in Waimea Valley, a cultural nature park with botanical gardens, at 59-864 Kamehameha Highway, Haleiwa, on the North Shore of island of Oahu, Hawaii, USA. Formerly known as "Waimea Valley Audubon Center," since 2008 the garden has been managed by Hi'ipaka LLC, a non-profit company created by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Hawaii is the northernmost island group in Polynesia. Before it was made a state of the USA in 1959, Hawaii was previously an 1810 kingdom, 1893 protectorate, 1894 republic, and 1898 territory.
    1701HAW-0407.jpg
  • 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.
    1606GOA-058.jpg
  • A hiker fakes lifting a huge diameter fallen tree. Goat Lake trail 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.
    1606GOA-002.jpg
  • Admiralty Head Lighthouse was built in 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, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
    1505WHI-220_Admiralty-Head-Lighthous...jpg
  • Admiralty Head Lighthouse was built in 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, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
    1505WHI-219_Admiralty-Head-Lighthous...jpg
  • Carved wood canoe of Pacific Northwest Native American design. Island County Historical Museum is at the foot of the 1905 Coupeville Wharf, in one of Washington's oldest towns -- Coupeville, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
    1505WHI-186.jpg
  • Japanese maple tree leaves glow red in autumn over path steps 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.
    1310ARB-177_fall-leaf-colors.jpg
  • Maple tree leaves glow over a green pond 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. The panorama was stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
    1310ARB-129-133pan_fall-leaf-colors.jpg
  • Koi / nishikigoi / common carp / Cyprinus carpio. The Seattle Japanese Garden was completed in 1960 within UW's Washington Park Arboretum. Address: 1075 Lake Washington Blvd E, Seattle, Washington 98112, USA.
    1310ARB-069_koi-carp.jpg
  • Japanese maple tree leaves glow red in autumn over path steps 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.
    1310ARB-012_fall-leaf-colors.jpg
  • Japanese maple tree leaves glow red in autumn over path steps 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.
    1310ARB-011_fall-leaf-colors.jpg
  • A stairway ascends through forest, ferns, maple leaves, fall foliage. Washington Park Arboretum, a joint project of the University of Washington, the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation, and the nonprofit Arboretum Foundation.
    0911ARB-04.jpg
  • Japanese maple tree leaves glow yellow and red in fall. Washington Park Arboretum, a joint project of the University of Washington, the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation, and the nonprofit Arboretum Foundation.
    0911ARB-03.jpg
  • Japanese maple tree leaves glow yellow and red in fall. Washington Park Arboretum, a joint project of the University of Washington, the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation, and the nonprofit Arboretum Foundation.
    0911ARB-02.jpg
  • False Lily-of-the-Valley (Maianthemum, in the Lily Family) grows with heart shaped leaves. Hike the Bluff Trail in Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
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  • Driftwood branches appear to pinch a rock, on a wavy pattern of tidal sand. 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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  • Maple tree leaves glow over a green pond 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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  • Children explore autumn leaf colors in the Japanese Maple tree area 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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  • Doc Maynard's Public House, a restored 1890s saloon, 610 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, is featured on .Bill Speidel's Underground Tour beneath Pioneer Square-Skid Road Historic District, in the southwest corner of Downtown Seattle, Washington, USA.
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  • Hike Norway Pass to see a forest of timber downed by volcanic blast in Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument, Skamania County, Washington, USA. Spirit Lake is covered with floating logs from a forest blasted and avalanched by the May 18, 1980 eruption, the most deadly and destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States. The debris avalanche, the largest in recorded history, shrank the mountain from 9677 feet (2950 m) elevation to 8364 feet (2550 m), leaving a mile-wide horseshoe-shaped crater.  Fifty-seven people were killed. 250 homes, 47 bridges, 15 miles of railways, and 185 miles of highway were destroyed. The active stratovolcano of Mount Saint Helens is one of 160 active volcanoes that comprise the Pacific Ring of Fire.  Mount St. Helens, part of the Cascade Range, takes its English name from the British diplomat Lord St Helens, who was a friend of George Vancouver, an explorer who surveyed the area in the late 18th century. Published on the cover of the 2015-16 phone directory for Clark County, WA, area code 360, printed by Ziplocal.com.
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  • A great blue heron (in the Ardeidae family of birds) on a boat spears a fish along the Cheshiahud Lake Union Loop in Seattle, Washington, USA.
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  • Tidal currents swirl through the strait in Deception Pass State Park, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. State Route 20 crosses a scenic bridge 180 feet above 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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  • North Beach and Macs Cove in Deception Pass State Park, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. This is the most-visited State Park in Washington. Deception Pass connects Skagit Bay (part of Puget Sound) with the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which are all part of the Salish Sea.
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  • Hike through a lush forest of Madrona (Arbutus menziesii) and other evergreen trees on the Goose Rock Perimeter Trail, in scenic Deception Pass State Park, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. Deception Pass is a strait of water separating Whidbey Island from Fidalgo Island, and 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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  • Surrounded by the salty waters of Deception Pass, this remote house on Ben Ure Island can only be reached via boat. Aside from several private properties such as this, most of Ben Ure Island is within Deception Pass State Park, in Washington, USA. Elsewhere on the island, you can rent a quiet State Park cabin. Photographed from the park's scenic Goose Rock Perimeter Trail on Whidbey Island. In the late 1880s, Ben Ure and his partner Lawrence "Pirate" Kelly ran a profitable but illegal business smuggling Chinese immigrants for local labor. Local stories say he would hide the immigrants wrapped in burlap bags which could be tossed overboard if US Customs agents were encountered. Tidal currents would carry the immigrants' bodies northwest to San Juan Island to what became known as Dead Man's Bay -- now called Deadman Bay, bordering Lime Kiln Point State Park. Deception Pass is a strait of water separating Whidbey Island from Fidalgo Island, and 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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  • See North Beach and Macs Cove on Whidbey Island in Deception Pass State Park, and look across the strait to Fidalgo Island (right), in Washington, USA. This is the most-visited State Park in Washington. The strait of Deception Pass connects Skagit Bay (part of Puget Sound) with the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which are all part of the Salish Sea. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • Chair Peak (6238 feet) rises above Snow Lake (elevation 4400 feet) in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Trail #1013, in the Cascade Range of Washington, USA. 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. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • Chair Peak (6238 feet) rises above Snow Lake (elevation 4400 feet) in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Trail #1013, in the Cascade Range of Washington, USA. 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. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • Chair Peak (6238 feet) rises above Snow Lake (elevation 4400 feet) in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Trail #1013, in the Cascade Range of Washington, USA. 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. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • Hike to Snow Lake (elevation 4400 feet) in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, along Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Trail #1013, in the Cascade Range of Washington, USA. 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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  • Snow Lake (elevation 4400 feet), in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Trail #1013, in the Cascade Range of Washington, USA. 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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  • Gem Lake, in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, is a hike of 10 miles round trip with 2800 feet cumulative gain along Snow Lake Trail #1013 in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, in the Cascade Range of Washington, USA. 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. This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
    1409SNO-074-79pan_Gem-Lake_WA.jpg
  • Gem Lake, in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, is a hike of 10 miles round trip with 2800 feet cumulative gain along Snow Lake Trail #1013 in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, in the Cascade Range of Washington, USA. 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. This panorama was stitched from 7 overlapping photos.
    1409SNO-058-64pan_Gem-Lake_WA.jpg
  • Gem Lake, in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, is a hike of 10 miles round trip with 2800 feet cumulative gain along Snow Lake Trail #1013 in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, in the Cascade Range of Washington, USA. 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. This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
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  • Lupin (or lupine) flowers bloom along the Pacific Crest Trail on the east flank of Naches Peak, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Lupinus is a genus in the pea family (also called the legume, bean, or pulse family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae). The Naches Peak Loop Trail is a 5 mile loop starting near Chinook Pass on Highway 410 between Enumclaw and Yakima. This image was stitched from two overlapping images to increase depth of focus.
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  • In Mount Rainier National Park, the Naches Peak Loop Trail is a 5 mile loop starting near Chinook Pass on Highway 410 between Enumclaw and Yakima, Washington, USA. This pond is along the Pacific Crest Trail portion of the loop on the east flank of Naches Peak.
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  • Lupin (or lupine) flowers bloom along the Pacific Crest Trail on the east flank of Naches Peak, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Lupinus is a genus in the pea family (also called the legume, bean, or pulse family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae). Hike the 5-mile Naches Peak Loop Trail starting near Chinook Pass on Highway 410 between Enumclaw and Yakima.
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  • Blue ridges of the Central Cascades extend eastwards from a hike in Boulder River Wilderness on Goat Flats Trail #641 from Tupso Pass trailhead to Tin Can Gap. Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, Washington, USA. Panorama stitched from 4 images.
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