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Old growth stump Raging River State Forest/Rattlesnake Mountain, North Bend, WA
A large stump, created when an old growth tree was cut down a long time ago. Behind the stump is a relatively young second growth forest.
November 14, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Here is a perfect example of why I need a much better camera. I was hiking at Saint Edward State Park in Kenmore, WA when my eye was drawn, on a cool day, to a boat pulling a waterskier. As I pulled out the phone the skier tanked and a plane was taking off just past them. Can't see any of it.
This is a photo of Lake Washington in Kenmore, WA. My intent was to show a boat towing a water skier and a plane taking off from the water just past the boat. But they are barely visible.
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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Rattlesnake Ledge, North Bend, WA
Looking down a trail between banks of trees to Rattlesnake Ledge, a rocky prominence on the west side of Rattlesnake Mountain in North Bend, WA.
November 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Silver Lake, Everett, WA.
Sunny view of the relatively small Silver Lake in Everett, WA. You can see all the way across the lake to homes and a beach on the other side. It has a nice playground and park with a disc golf course. I like to walk around the lake, a bit more than two miles.
November 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Snoqulamie Point, North Bend, WA
View from Snoqualmie Point, near North Bend, WA. There is a grassy field, a forest, and in the distance several mountains, including a few with caps of snow.
October 31, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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North Cascades, July, 2025.
A view of several majestic peaks in North Cascades National Park. The peaks rise to a point with forested slopes.
October 28, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Friendly cow at Swans Trail Farms, Snohomish, WA
A very friendly cow, whitish with some dirty splotches, in a pen on a farm in Snohomish, WA
October 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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The Club at Snoqulamie Ridge, 1st fairway
View of the par 5 first hole at the Club at Snoqulamie Ridge, taken just before the start of the final round. The green fairway is in the center of the photo and the mountains loom in the distance.
August 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Bigfoot Festival, Maple Falls (on Mount Baker Highway) WA.
August 3, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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Weeks Falls, North Bend, WA
Weeks Falls, in North Bend, WA. This is a moderate-sized waterfall with two main falls lots of rocks, surrounded by forest.
July 29, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Garfield Mountain, North Bend, WA. #mountain #middlefork
July 23, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Brackett's Landing, Edmonds Waterfront, Edmonds, WA.
July 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Hey Mikell, we are cat-sitting this weekend for Brittany's cat Daisy.
July 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Beautiful! Here is a view from Washington Pass, in the North Cascades, not real far from BC.
A view from the North Cascades - Washington Pass featuring forest and peaks on a very sunny day. The peaks are jagged and they look like they are massively difficult to summit.
July 19, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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Here is a view from Washington Pass, east of Sauk. Taken 7/16/25.
July 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Thunder Arm/Ross Lake in the North Cascades. What an amazing place on planet Earth.
Taken from North Cascades Highway above Thunder Arm and Ross Lake. Mountains and forest on two sides, what appears to be a slice of lake between the green and granite.
July 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Dictionary joke #196: I was going to look up the word 'astounding' but I was blown away by the views at Washington Pass in North Cascades National Park: #mountains
An amazing view of numerous peaks in the North Cascades, taken from the Washington Pass overlook. Immediately in front are rocks and trees; across a valley roughly 8 tall (8K elevation) peaks, with the forest part way up and massive rock, almost vertical, above the tree line.
July 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Seattle waterfront on a sunny summer day.
A view of the Seattle waterfront taken from the top of the new waterfront walkway. The view is south, looking at the water on the right, commercial freighters to the south and the ferris wheel south and center.
July 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Here is a view of the central Cascades from the Palouse-to-Cascades trail, about 40 miles east of Seattle.
#mountain
A view of forest and cloud-covered mountains, all in the range of about 5,000 feet of elevation, taken about 40 miles east of Seattle, WA.
July 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Small waterfall near Rattlesnake Lake, North Bend, WA.
#waterfall
A small waterfall, probably no more than 40 feet wide at its widest but flowing water with energy, framed by small trees and shrubs. Taken from a bridge near Rattlesnake Lake in North Bend, WA
July 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Green River, Kanaskat-Palmer State Park, Ravensdale, WA

#river #forest
Peaceful Green River, with forest on both banks and a nice rock formation on the other side of the river.
June 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Which one is Joseph Goebbels and which one is Stephen Miller?
June 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Here is a picture of Garfield Mountain in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie Nation Forest, North Bend, WA (about 34 miles or so east of Seattle)
A view of Garfield Mountain. It is mostly rocky but with plenty of forest going almost up to the summit. This is a mountaineering peak, I do not believe you can hike up there. Ledges on the side, Garfield Ledges, are very hikeable.
June 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Here is a shot of the annual Folklife Festival, Seattle Center. Always on Memorial Day weekend, it is a great tradition. Admission is free but if you make a donation you get the annual button and some of us collect those buttons.
A view of the Seattle Folklife festival with crowds of people, tents with vendors and, in the distance, the famous Seattle Space Needle.
May 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Was up in Fairhaven (south Bellingham) at the WTA table for the Ski to Sea race. Great event and turnout. Here is Harris St. looking towards the water.
A view of Harris Street in the Fairhaven district of Bellingham, WA during the Ski to Sea event. Plenty of people and lots of booths. I loved all the dogs as well.
May 26, 2025 at 4:19 AM