Cape Disappointment King Wave

A clash of waves at Cape Disappointment State Park in Ilwaco, Washington, causes a huge geyser of water to splash hundreds of feet into the air. The lighthouse on the cliffs, known at Cape Disappointment Light, stands strong in the face of another storm.

Bandon Beach Hearts in the Sand

Two rustic hearts are formed in the sands of Bandon Beach, in Bandon, Oregon.

Tipsoo Lake Sunset

Mount Rainier reflected in Tipsoo Lake, at Chinook Pass in Mount Rainier National Park.

Tipsoo Lake at Dawn

Mount Rainier reflected in the waters of Tipsoo Lake.

Palouse Farm in Earth Tones

A Palouse farm glows with earth tones in the first light of the day.

Mica Peak Sunset

Mica Peak offers an epic view of Spokane and Spokane Valley. It's ten mile, round-trip hike to get to this viewpoint, but the view makes it all worthwhile.

High Drive Trails Wildflowers

Arrowleaf Balsamroot wildflowers make for colorful spring hikes along the High Drive Bluffs on the South Hills of Spokane.

Priest Lake Mountain Panorama

Priest Lake and the Selkirk Mountatains stretch out in the distance, as seen from Blacktail Mountain at the north end of the lake.

Priest Lake Mountain View

Priest Lake and the Selkirk Mountatains stretch out in the distance, as seen from Blacktail Mountain at the north end of the lake.

Columbia Hills Spring Vista

Columbia Hills State Park in Washington provides a great view of The Dalles, Oregon, and Mt. Hood in the distance.

Palouse Farm Spring Panorama

Priest Lake Wildflowers

Priest Lake and the Selkirk Mountains stretch out into the distance, with wildflowers bursting with color in the foreground.

Above the Crowd

Palouse Velvet

A farm swims in an ocean of rolling Palouse hills in Garfield, Washington. This photo was featured by an editor from National Geographic, who commented, "It feels like a painting I would see in a museum." http://yourshotblog.nationalgeographic.com/post/175573058229/top-shot-a-landscape-of-velvet-top-shot.

Bowl and Pitcher Autumn Sunset

The Bowl and Pitcher area of the Spokane River in Riverside State Park. The swinging bridge that spans the river can be seen in the distance, along with a crescent moon in the sky at the upper left.

Steptoe Sunbeams

Sunbeams cascade down on wheat fields as seen from Steptoe Butte State Park in Washington State.

Touch of Indigo

Skagit Valley Daffodils (Mount Vernon, WA)

Daffodils burst with color to usher in spring near Mount Vernon and La Conner, Washington. Every April the Skagit Valley celebrates the bloom of daffodils and tulips with the annual Tulip Festival. During the month of April you will find a bloom map, courtesy of RoozenGaarde Flowers and Bulbs, https://www.tulips.com/bloommap.

Skagit Valley Daffodil Tractors

The tractors are fired up and ready for another day tending to the daffodils near Mount Vernon and La Conner, Washington. Every April, there is a Tulip Festival in the Skagit Valley, that includes a colorful bloom of daffodils and tulips.

Deception Pass Sunset

The sun sets behind the Deception Pass bridge in Deception Pass State Park, lighting up the trees on Deception Island. If you look close you can see cars and people on the bridge, signs of beautiful spring weather and a fast approaching weekend. A cormorant also speeds across the surface of the water.

Deception Pass Ripples

The glow of the sun gives off one last show before dark, and the ripples from a passing boat add interest to the water in the foreground. Deception Pass is part of Deception Pass State Park. (Whidbey Island, Washington State)

Deception Pass Fishing Trip

Three fisherman make there way into the marina after a day of fishing in Skagit Bay, near Whidbey Island, La Conner, Mount Vernon, and Anacortes.

University of Washington Cherry Blossoms Twilight

I arrived very early at the Quad, on the campus of the University of Washington, to photograph the iconic cherry blossoms before the crowds arrived. It was just me a couple other photographers, until around 6:30 a.m., when the first of thousands of people showed up to rejoice in a warm spring day, surrounded by puffy clouds of flowers. When I attended the UW I don't remember it being such a zoo when the three bloomed, but these days it is one of the most attended annual events in Seattle.