This stunning photograph shows a group of adventurist backpackers in the foreground trekking along a trail in the Goat Rocks Wilderness of Washington State. The trail creates a beautiful line, leading the viewer's eye straight to the snow-capped peak of Mount Rainier in the distance, jutting up into the clear blue sky.
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A Black Oyster Catcher shakes off after grooming by flying into the air a short distance then settling back down on a rock.  This oyster catcher was photographed at Lime Kiln State Park on San Juan Island in the San Juan Island group in western Washington State.
Puget Sound from Camino Island in the Seattle Washington area with mountains in the background
Puget Sound from Camino Island in the Seattle Washington area with mountains in the background
A break in the clouds allows us to see the moon on January 25.
Sunset as seen from our home on January 20.
Sunset behind the Olympic Mountains in an image taken from the library on February 15.
Sunset behind the Edmonds ferry dock on February 7.
Puget Sound from Camino Island in the Seattle Washington area with mountains in the background
Puget Sound from Camino Island in the Seattle Washington area with mountains in the background
Puget Sound from Camino Island in the Seattle Washington area with mountains in the background
See photo in original gallery.