Two weeks before this shot it snowed two feet at our house. The weather warmed up from the 30's to the 50's and we experienced flooding. Apollo and I had spent hours taking pictures of the snow and the flooding. We were both tired.

Two of the local farming communities, Judith and I often travel through, are Duval and Carnation. Both towns, and their surrounding fields, were fully saturated.

This was shot on the Enumclaw Plateau at 1:30 p.m. A rain storm was rolling in from the south. On a clear day the shot would include Mr. Rainier, not today.

Two weeks before this shot it snowed two feet at our house. Judith and I live across the road from Walker Lake.

Apollo and I had been hiking all morning in the high country. We sat down, in tall grass next to a small stream, to rest and eat. This young buck nonchalantly walked to within ten feet of us to drink. It was the best photo of the day.

Coal Creek runs through the Grass Mountain Range, which has very rich coal deposits. When the sun strikes the wet rocks just right, they often take on an iridescent glow. When combined with colorful fall foliage, the banks of the creek often look magical.

Every year these two show up on Walker Lake; just passing through. We can hear them coming long before they arrive. They spend a noisy week visiting each lake residence, and then off they go.

This is often the view in the early mornings when Apollo and I set out for a walk. There's no sound of cars, or other city distractions. The clouds move across the mountains obscuring, and then revealing, the terrain the two of us are happily traveling.