Smooth sailing...

 

Falling into Fall...

 

Standing out from the crowd...

 

A very powerful cloud...

 

Softly...

 

A full-size Great Blue Heron perched in a tree-- perhaps for a better view of the mountain...

 

Many of the water plants have sunk back into the water for their winter snooze-- The Silver Lake wetland water is very calm.

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A bridge through bare trees...

 

Early morning fog...

 

An amazing sunset along the Spirit Lake Highway---Low Clouds and just a little snow at about 2600 feet. What a beautiful way to end the day...

 

Enchanted...

 

The few leaves that are still hanging look like ornaments in this part of the forest...

 

The leaves have fallen, but the evergreen ferns still catch the light as Laura walks past the friendly giants...

 

Still amazing--- Heavy winds and rain expected. It's time...

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Many of the leaves have fallen, but there's still some lovely color along the Cowlitz River...

 

Standing tall in the last light of day...

 

Also from the Elk Rock Viewpoint with the help of a long lens, 12,200 foot Mt. Adams is glowing in the late afternoon. An "atmospheric river"-- of warm tropical rain has pretty much wiped out the snow at lower elevations-- below 8 thousand feet. Lots of rain expected through the weekend.

 

Recent Fresh snow on Mt. St. Helens from the Elk Rock viewpoint near sunset. A steady onslaught of warm tropical rain for the next few days will erase most of the snow.

 

Twilight--- most of the leaves have fallen along the wetlands path...

 

And then the heron...

 

Darkness is falling over the wetlands and the bald eagle is headed home...

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Sometimes you can see a whole galaxy by looking down...

 

The last light of day at the wetlands...

 

For two or three weeks a year there are very few places as delightful to see as Lake Sacagawea, in Longview, Washington.

 

Even this goose likes the lovely Autumn leaves drifting by...

 

So much color everywhere at Lake Sacagawea Park--- Stormy, windy weather is expected take down most of the maple leaves in the county in the next few days--- You've gotta love the Fall while it's here.

 

The gulls came all the way up the river from the ocean-- They said they like the fall colors here.

 

The City of Longview's Lake Sacagawea Park-- A beautiful place to be with November's fall colors...

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Showers and sunbreaks, highlighted fall colors-- looking down on Silver Lake.

 

Another day, another sky...

 

From the exact same spot on Johnston Ridge as yesterday's picture, but looking the opposite direction at Mt. St. Helens-- in the most amazing sunset!

 

Glorious sunset light on Minnie Peak (left of center), Mt. Margaret (center), and Coldwater Peak (right) stuck in a cloud.

 

An image of Silver Lake and Walden Island. It probably looked just like this 100 years ago when the timber barons were looking for privacy.

 

Glowing in the last light of day...

 

The dock on Silver Lake...

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Peacefully calm...

 

Clouds-- the photographer's friend!

 

Showers and sunbreaks... The Pacific Northwest is in for a wet week.

 

A pause for reflection...

 

Clearing for a while, but more rain is coming...

 

There, alone in the dark, the fern and the fungus...

 

Sometimes you just want to stand there for a while and let nature take over...

 

Some very fine fungus!

 

Nature's fireworks in a corner of the wetlands...

 

Look what happens with just a little rain--- BOOM!