The 2025 Scenic Calendar is here!

I have so much fun making a new calendar every year. My goal is to come up with 12 new images each year that are “calendar worthy”. It’s something I think about all year as we are out and about photographing our adventures.

I was staring at the stunning Mount Shuksan perfectly reflected in Picture Lake when I realized that the battery in my camera was nearly depleted, and I didn’t have a backup.

We had discovered this wonderful place in the spring that had the best peach iced tea. Made with fresh peaches from their orchard, it was absolutely delicious! We sampled several varieties of peaches to determine our favorite and then bought some to take home with us. I observed that they also had a large apple orchard and thought a return visit in the fall might be in order. The place; Walters Fruit Ranch in Green Bluff Washington near Spokane.

One of my favorite places to eat breakfast is at Reflection Lake in Mount Rainier National Park.

On this particular morning, I had made the trip by myself in the middle of the week hoping to see some fall color and of course – Mount Rainier.  The skies were clear blue, and it was going to be a beautiful day.

Fall is here! While I can’t say that I look forward to the gray skies that seem to come with it too often in the PNW, there are lots of things that I absolutely LOVE about fall.

I love early morning light on the mountain. That first hour or two following sunrise is my favorite. The lighting is beautiful, and really shows the mountain off in a very special way.

It was a beautiful morning. The sun was out and the mountain was glorious with fresh snow against clear bule skies. What a great day for a hike at the mountain!

We approached the lake in the early morning. It was quiet and not many were out and about yet. It was beautiful! Mount Adams was still surrounded by the morning haze, but the lake was clear and calm.

We discovered Takhlakh Lake last year and have been looking forward to returning ever since.

Sunrise season is upon us! Well at least the season when I like to watch the sunrise.

There’s this stellar view in Gig Harbor that somehow, I always forget about until I’m looking at it again. Each time I wonder to myself ‘why is it I don’t come here more often?’.