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](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/48d12441-c11d-4b8a-a30e-c14307f45f92_rw_1920.jpg?h=e6d28e1099d9e513ecd928beefd5047c)
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](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/ba35779a-912a-4e62-aa46-9da3218df2cc_rw_1920.jpg?h=0862f8d86c6a64276f4baf45c71756d9)
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](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/0598f67d-d37d-4f0c-bb12-4459c9c19db8_rw_1920.jpg?h=0a23304590c8693a49a795f9c5054a90)
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](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/8befcf41-4a73-4930-aece-555c3f23ba8c_rw_3840.jpg?h=307a0ac0619514f09b0f38f907097dcc)
Panoramic view of Crater Lake from the Watchman, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
![The View from Tenderfoot Pass, Wallowa Mountains, Oregon](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/7c7151f5-a205-4ec3-95bd-50ca2e0efac0_rw_1920.jpg?h=75175c26233530c9c9de4ad9196e8c27)
The View from Tenderfoot Pass, Wallowa Mountains, Oregon
![Fishing Boat on Trillium Lake before Mount Hood, Oregon](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/3db5ae25-714a-42cc-a662-97350399f76d_rw_1920.jpg?h=8908fa2b5a04d797ed5538191f779c8a)
Fishing Boat on Trillium Lake before Mount Hood, Oregon
![Black-tailed doe on Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park, Washington](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/7c3888e5-7b67-4648-a593-24b98b1c0f8c_rw_1920.jpg?h=ec95a970941a5c049eccc06722ea1cbf)
Black-tailed doe on Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park, Washington
![Dragontail Peak over Colchuck Lake, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/47ed9945-76e7-4eab-ad62-8b5e54cf9b89_rw_1920.jpg?h=3e0e4ff3790bd16ccffc57d306b3e941)
Dragontail Peak over Colchuck Lake, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington
![Adam hiking back down the Pinnacle Peak Trail, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/8842d7db-cf67-4710-a376-f10f6685eb76_rw_1920.jpg?h=a4498482021e841a8e4d21fd5b490bff)
Adam hiking back down the Pinnacle Peak Trail, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
![Heliotrope Creek on Heliotrope Ridge, Mount Baker, Washington](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/f3d63b86-bc1b-4efa-a62f-97a8be3fa4bc_rw_1920.jpg?h=792afa5d66571e072a85beedb1ca803e)
Heliotrope Creek on Heliotrope Ridge, Mount Baker, Washington
![Sunrise over Mount Shuksan from the Table Mountain Trail, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/36c60565-fec2-4f3c-8fa1-3c47e10f03e5_rw_1920.jpg?h=5858112d4db2c276c8f11104422f2b48)
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](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/e7d343b8-07e3-418b-816d-759f8fed48df_rw_1920.jpg?h=587f17908c8a5a7b6da56b593ce9c7a5)
Dry creekbed in the Moses Coulee, along the Palisades Highway, Washington
![Old shed along the Palisades Highway in the Moses Coulee, Washington](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/95c74bb3-db42-4ed8-a067-fd87e79330ed_rw_1920.jpg?h=2c52ea5c361b40f275024c2f8b88962b)
Old shed along the Palisades Highway in the Moses Coulee, Washington
![Adam by Leprechaun Lake, Enchantment Lakes, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/7bae2483-afe1-479a-bf52-22b2539b987b_rw_1920.jpg?h=d2c86a294ec516ca8e7dcd069b3b9893)
Adam by Leprechaun Lake, Enchantment Lakes, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington
![McClellan Peak over Leprechaun Lake, Enchantment Lakes, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/e22f07a5-4815-49a7-9822-f14d6d773af9_rw_1920.jpg?h=e9f0279c121e574890b8557710cf9a0f)
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](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/abd004e2-18a9-4983-a4a3-137534c46d40_rw_1920.jpg?h=2bca2b9054a96e53a938ab36dafe570d)
The Temple over Nada Lake at sunset, Snow Lakes Trail, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington
![Rainbow at Franklin Falls, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/83659fc5-ca49-438a-994d-0d50a055e685_rw_1920.jpg?h=926d302509e3e91ec82e5055b28878f6)
Rainbow at Franklin Falls, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington
![Lake Ann, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/47405e70-930a-41d9-92de-96f2beeedf11_rw_1920.jpg?h=a396b16bc2db3e68ec0e7da32834e712)
Lake Ann, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington
![Author John E Moore fishing at Lake Ann, Washington](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/8d9129fb-9771-4c57-b14a-09ee1a7992ba_rw_1920.jpg?h=7d1e99647a46fdb5f19560f82ada8204)
Author John E Moore fishing at Lake Ann, Washington
![Sunset on the North Fork of the Skykomish River at Index, Washington](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/c94f40f9-3f24-4773-ad0e-f2c3be4e7448_rw_1920.jpg?h=e0a5d07ce432497c12e9ea2430864a9c)
Sunset on the North Fork of the Skykomish River at Index, Washington
![Dramatic clouds over Diablo Lake, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Washington](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/564fa243-fcc4-4570-b2f1-df0a0b980ef6_rw_1920.jpg?h=31e5809a106b1fc3490cd66deeab069a)
Dramatic clouds over Diablo Lake, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Washington
![Dragontail Peak over Aasgard Pass, Upper Enchantments, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/e3903c5c-edf1-4713-a5b4-6f1f568e5bb7_rw_1920.jpg?h=8b141ff1f0f0b5fb406532763cae42ee)
Dragontail Peak over Aasgard Pass, Upper Enchantments, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington
![Heather in the Upper Enchantments, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/33ec1ba1-12ea-463b-85f2-86fbf92e3cf2_rw_1920.jpg?h=01ebb540578f85c81e49d47370ea8c73)
Heather in the Upper Enchantments, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington
![Mount Shuksan from the Yellow Aster Butte Basin, Mount Baker Wilderness, Washington](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/9506a10c-9073-4b7d-9e67-5d96d6ec13f5_rw_1920.jpg?h=b275fe90c086e0ab848bc2660e5af4db)
Mount Shuksan from the Yellow Aster Butte Basin, Mount Baker Wilderness, Washington
![Matterhorn, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Oregon](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/476f075c-c21e-49c1-a68b-e11e19229270_rw_1920.jpg?h=74ee1354b46e57636d4e4b83eb133bd5)
Matterhorn, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Oregon
![Glacier Pass Panorama, Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Oregon](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/a50aefd5-6938-4b14-b8fa-4ab20e260b40_rw_3840.jpg?h=bac1098e4f5b11b055ec0fede954a4a9)
Glacier Pass Panorama, Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Oregon
![Morning light on Eagle Cap from Mirror Lake, Eagle Cap Wilderness, Oregon](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/6467cdb9-5c78-4a93-b5d1-9b92d673aea6_rw_1920.jpg?h=d6430992efb42eaeff8953a559f54924)
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](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/fc03c785-bd62-4bdd-ae16-d2bb5c6dac0c_rw_1920.jpg?h=3ddbd9936f441685c5f91e951d0c0a4d)
Eagle Cap reflected in Sunshine Lake, Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Oregon
![Pika squeaking, Ingalls Way Trail, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/e74979c0-5c81-4cbc-8820-e972163960ad_rw_1920.jpg?h=ade8235bad938f12fbc32c38832c1981)
Pika squeaking, Ingalls Way Trail, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington
![Glacial waterfall on Heliotrope Ridge, Mount Baker, Washington](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/7c0bf656-cb14-4d59-abe1-4145a02f61bc_rw_1920.jpg?h=9010e367ddb97df6c30f1c090ff15d04)
Glacial waterfall on Heliotrope Ridge, Mount Baker, Washington
![Rainforest from the Lake Twentytwo Trail, Washington](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/eb3bdc07-b78c-4175-82d9-e603b3bf37d7_rw_1920.jpg?h=628e2c3fd35c1a55f2ee166d0f3e4379)
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](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/51d2c82a-6e8a-4932-a4f6-855e8f7d0afa_rw_1920.jpg?h=ba6d537d17751dec3a5f2647532da222)
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](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/fdf4b246-fd53-4b4a-ad49-0fd66b573986_rw_1920.jpg?h=77f59711ad0d9f7ab735994875677cc0)
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](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/00855aa3-cbe1-466f-b23c-f98453254cbe_rw_1920.jpg?h=712f584f6f9fdfb163cfe247dbbad7c3)
Mount Baker from the Skyline Divide Trail, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington
![West Robin Lake, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8ba0501a-3dae-4bc8-83dd-8866ee87546f/f5760099-578d-4461-95d2-695825b641bf_rw_1920.jpg?h=a75fc480cefdc6bf18bd7cd36d3c8024)