Waiting...?

 

Look down-- Leaves, wood chips, and some little friends popping up to say hello!

 

Coldwater Lake and Minnie Peak in the late afternoon...

 

Look up! (The Science and Learning Center on Coldwater Ridge)

 

A brooding Mt. St. Helens-- named in 1792 after Alleyne FitzHerbert, 1st. Baron St. Helens of England, who never saw it.

 

Mt. Adams, bathed in sunlight! Coldwater peak on the left, Johnston Ridge on the lower right...

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Fall fishing...

 

There's no need to hurry. Take some time to see what's around you...

 

The sun lights the way and warms the journey...

 

Softly, like Debussy...

 

Turning maple leaves in and among the mossy fir trees.

 

Let's see what's around the bend...

 

Forest wonderland...

 

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There's a chill in the air down by the Toutle River...

 

Nature paints with light...

 

Just a little afternoon sun on the fallen leaves...

 

Celebrating Fall!

 

Cooler...

 

The beautiful path home...

 

Just a leaf getting an early start on Autumn...

 

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"Cheer up! Cheer up!" She says...

 

Surprise! There are still some little flowers in the forest near the wetlands!

 

I'm a tiger in the forest! Hear me roar!

 

Looking north at Minnie Peak.

 

Morning is breaking...

 

Speaking of dramatic light...

 

Dramatic light shines on Minnie Peak, and a hillside covered in fir trees near Mt. St. Helens...

 

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Sometimes it's good to just be quiet and think about things...

 

Forest light...

 

There are wonderful old barns on the wet side, too...