I’ve been trying to take some time off after my defense, but somehow I seem busier than ever. Last week I was hoping to get out for a bigger trip, but only had a little bit of time here and there, so headed to some places nearby Seattle. Mount Pilchuck is a classic, but I hadn’t been up it since high school. With only a few hours until sunset, I drove up the Mountain Loop and was rewarded with a really nice sunset with some dramatic light. Later that week I went for an hour or two to Wallace Falls, a familiar spot, but every time I visit I am reminded how pleasant it is in the forest.
Evening light below the summit
Mount Pilchuck casts a shadow down the Stillaguamish Valley
The Pilchuck Lookout and the setting sun (yes I have since cleaned my filter)
A bit of rainbow to the south
Dramatic light and rain squalls on Whitehorse and Three Fingers.
Dusk over Possession Sound, Puget Sound, and the Olympics
The Twin Sisters and Mount Baker to the north
A detail of the top of Middle Wallace Falls
The bottom of Middle Wallace Falls
Looking downstream at Deception Falls, a bit further along Route 2 past Skykomish.