The Pacific Northwest is home to some the most spectacular natural wonders in North America. The delights of the Pacific Coast delight from north to south. Young, volcanic mountains, tower over lush rainforests to the west and high desert to the east.

Cirrus solar halo over the Green Lakes Trail, Three Sisters National Wilderness Area

Mount Shuksan reflected in Picture Lake after sunset, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington

Mountain goat in the Upper Enchantments in front of Dragontail Peak, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington

Panoramic view of Crater Lake from the Watchman, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon

The View from Tenderfoot Pass, Wallowa Mountains, Oregon

Fishing Boat on Trillium Lake before Mount Hood, Oregon

Black-tailed doe on Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park, Washington

Dragontail Peak over Colchuck Lake, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington

Adam hiking back down the Pinnacle Peak Trail, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Heliotrope Creek on Heliotrope Ridge, Mount Baker, Washington

Sunrise over Mount Shuksan from the Table Mountain Trail, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington

Dry creekbed in the Moses Coulee, along the Palisades Highway, Washington

Old shed along the Palisades Highway in the Moses Coulee, Washington

Adam by Leprechaun Lake, Enchantment Lakes, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington

McClellan Peak over Leprechaun Lake, Enchantment Lakes, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington

The Temple over Nada Lake at sunset, Snow Lakes Trail, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington

Rainbow at Franklin Falls, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington

Lake Ann, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington

Author John E Moore fishing at Lake Ann, Washington

Sunset on the North Fork of the Skykomish River at Index, Washington

Dramatic clouds over Diablo Lake, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Washington

Dragontail Peak over Aasgard Pass, Upper Enchantments, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington

Heather in the Upper Enchantments, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington

Mount Shuksan from the Yellow Aster Butte Basin, Mount Baker Wilderness, Washington

Matterhorn, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Oregon

Glacier Pass Panorama, Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Oregon

Morning light on Eagle Cap from Mirror Lake, Eagle Cap Wilderness, Oregon

Eagle Cap reflected in Sunshine Lake, Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Oregon

Pika squeaking, Ingalls Way Trail, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington

Glacial waterfall on Heliotrope Ridge, Mount Baker, Washington

Rainforest from the Lake Twentytwo Trail, Washington

Colchuck Peak, Argonaut Peak, Mount Sherpa, and Mount Stuart from the Lake Stuart Trail, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington

Sunset over Table Mountain and the Bagley Lakes basin at Artist Point, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington

Mount Baker from the Skyline Divide Trail, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington
