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carlprothman.bsky.social
Summer View of Mount Rainier from Chinook Pass
I love this view from Chinook Pass. The rugged peaks in front give Mount Rainier depth and scale, making it feel larger and more dominant.

#pnw #landscapephotography
A layered mountain landscape viewed from Chinook Pass, Washington. In the foreground, rugged rocky peaks and ridgelines with sparse vegetation rise unevenly, creating a jagged silhouette. Beyond them, dense evergreen forest fills the midground, darker in tone and texture. Mount Rainier stands in the background, its broad, glacier-covered summit bright and smooth against a clear blue sky, sharply separated from the rough terrain below. The composition emphasizes contrast between the broken foreground and the massive, unified mountain, and the overall scene feels grounded, powerful, and quietly commanding.
January 16, 2026 at 11:49 AM
danielfuller.bsky.social
deafening silence

#forest #winter #nature #photography #oregon #pnw
January 16, 2026 at 4:37 AM
danielfuller.bsky.social
moody misty moment

#portland #oregon #nature #forest #winter #pnw #photography
January 16, 2026 at 4:36 AM
columbiainsight.bsky.social
Climate change is killing this PNW tree. In Europe they want to plant it.
Western redcedars are declining at home, but they’re climate change winners in Central Europe.
Starting in 2017 western redcedar trees in OR and WA started dying off in record numbers.
columbiainsight.org/climate-chan...
West world: Western redcedars from the Pacific Northwest are thriving at this experimental forest in the Czech Republic. Photo: Pavel Horák. https://columbiainsight.org/climate-change-is-killing-this-pnw-tree-in-europe-they-want-to-plant-it/
January 15, 2026 at 9:09 PM
theoutsiderphotos.bsky.social
#Alaska has so much #majestic and #rugged #beauty. Have you been? Let's share stories!

#theOutsiderPhotos #Wild #LandscapePhotography #Mountains #Trees #PNW #WildAlaska #TravelAlaska #Anchorage #TurnagainArm #AlaskaLandscape #Resist #Nature #NatureLover #NatureLovers
Image shows a range of mountains in the background with a lush, green coniferous forest in the foreground. A low cloud sits between the trees and the mountain, giving the appearance that the mountains are rising from a cloud. More scattered clouds dot the otherwise clear sky above the mountains. The scene is rugged, majestic, and breathtakingly beautiful.
January 15, 2026 at 5:04 PM
hikingbotanist.bsky.social
What do you do when there’s no snow in the mountains? Head to the coast range and look at cool fungi.
#fungisky #pnw #oregoncoast
Clusters of brightly colored Orange jelly spot (Dacrymyces chrysospermus) growing on moss covered log. Clusters of brightly colored Orange jelly spot (Dacrymyces chrysospermus) growing on moss covered log. White, fuzzy columns of the Jellied bird’s nest (Nidula candida) growing out of small branches on the forest floor. Fingers holding the Jellied bird’s nest (Nidula candida). The top is flipped up like a lid showing a cluster of egg shaped fruiting bodies inside.
January 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM
carlprothman.bsky.social
Winter Light and Low Clouds
Caught the last light on this ridge as low clouds moved through the trees. It only lasted a few minutes, but it was worth stopping for.

What draws your eye first here, the warm light on the ridge or the low clouds moving through the trees below?

#pnw
A steep, rocky mountain ridge rises sharply against a pale evening sky, its upper faces illuminated by warm golden light near sunset. Snow clings to shaded ledges, cracks, and gullies across the rock, while nearby ridgelines remain partially snow-covered. In the foreground, dark evergreen trees form a dense silhouette, their pointed tops framing the base of the mountain. A layer of low clouds drifts horizontally through the mid-slope and treeline, softening the transition between forest and rock and partially obscuring the lower terrain. The contrast between warm light on the stone and cool shadows below emphasizes the depth and scale of the landscape. The scene feels quiet, fleeting, and contemplative.
January 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
mardawntin.bsky.social
Bug on a slug!

#naturephotography
#nature #forest #pnw
#slug #bananaslug
#blueskyphotography
Close up of a banana slug, with a little bug resting on the antennae. So close, the background is just blurry.
January 15, 2026 at 3:46 AM
chessercat.bsky.social
the forest service started managing forests for fire prevention following a huge fire over a century ago, when John Muir was still alive, there's an American Experience about it, it's beyond specious!

the PNW has been hurt far more by boise cascade and over-development than by environmentalists JFC
Chapter 1 | The Big Burn
YouTube video by American Experience | PBS
www.youtube.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:03 AM
mentorminute.bsky.social
Mountain bikers often miss the forest—they’re too focused on hitting features.

youtu.be/PzieJOcjkLs

#MTB #PNW
Mountain bikers often miss the forest—they’re too focused on hitting features. #mtb @gmbnshorts
YouTube video by Mentor Minutes
youtu.be
January 14, 2026 at 11:15 PM
ottosimm.bsky.social
Looks great! Forest photography is very challenging- there’s never enough light and contrast can be extreme. It’s not my typical subject matter, but the PNW is very compelling. This one was shot with my Super Graphic on 4x5 TMX and dev’d in Ichor 1:100, 13:00, semi-stand. More wind than I wanted.
January 14, 2026 at 10:47 PM
atinysilverfrog.bsky.social
Today's simmer pot is pnw forest witch; blackberry, cherry, oak, cedar, fir, mugwort, cinquefoil, hawthorne, juniper, chamomile, patchouli, & a dab of liquid smoke.

#simmerpot #witchsky #pagansky
A simmer pot of blackberry, cherry, oak, cedar, mugwort, cinquefoil, hawthorne, juniper, chamomile, patchouli, & a dab of liquid smoke
January 14, 2026 at 5:43 PM
mardawntin.bsky.social
Otter Wednesday! This one kept resurfacing, we watched fir a while. Adorable!

#waterwednesday #otters
#lake #forest #pnw
#naturephotography
#photographersofuesky
January 14, 2026 at 4:16 PM
andreapeterson.bsky.social
Snoqualmie Falls, June 2025

#WaterfallWednesday #Waterfalls #Scape #Trees #TwinPeaks #Photography #Nature #Water #PNW #Forest
Snoqualimie Falls, a large waterfall falling 270 feet and splashing up, with mist rising all the way to the top of the image. There are cliffs and trees to the side of the river and waterfall, and a cloudy sky above.
January 14, 2026 at 2:14 PM
mitchseaver.bsky.social
Lake Quinault Lodge

#PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #PhotographersOfBluesky #landscape #photography #landscapephotography #scape #ClassicMono #monochrome #architecture #PNW #PacificNorthwest #OlympicPeninsula #Washington #WallsOnWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #travel
Built in 1926, Lake Quinault Lodge is a historic hotel on the southeast shore of Lake Quinault in the Olympic National Forest
January 14, 2026 at 9:34 AM
pointc.bsky.social
Trying out some super high contrast black and white photoshop work with some random old hiking photos. I quite like it. May have to print and frame a few like these.

#pnw #waterfall #mountrainier #washingtonstate
Small waterfall surrounded by forest. Tall waterfall with long exposure to smooth the water. Mount Rainier with evergreens and rock formations in the foreground.
January 13, 2026 at 11:25 PM
pixelsandalchemy.bsky.social
A Glimpse of #Blue #Sky ftom the #Forest
#JanuArty #Photography #PNW
January 13, 2026 at 10:09 PM
runatroy.bsky.social
It's unseasonably warm for our winter, even living in a temperate rain forest -- Our local meteorologists have been saying for the last 2 to 3 weeks that the cold snap will be 2 to 3 weeks out. The Mister said he maybe wished too hard for a mild winter.

#OnTheCovenstead #WeatherWitch #PNW
joeyonly.bsky.social Joey Only - Cariboo Weather Dude @joeyonly.bsky.social · 2d
We know that things are gonna dry out for a bit in BC while the thaw continues in much of western Canada. Models are showing some wild disagreements today about what comes after that, there's a signal for colder air once again but so far that hasn't materialized much all winter here.
Long Range Confusion - Why NO ONE Actually Knows What's Next!!
YouTube video by Joey Only - Cariboo Weather Dude
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January 13, 2026 at 7:43 PM
pixelsandalchemy.bsky.social
#Mushrooms & Douglas-Fir in the #Forest for #TwoFerTuesday
#PNW #Fungi #Photography
January 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM
danielfuller.bsky.social
In the bleak midwinter

#winter #photography #oregon #pnw #westcoast #oregonphotography #pnwphtography #nature #naturephotography #forest
January 13, 2026 at 5:14 PM
hardlyable.bsky.social
It’s another misty, mossy, mushroom Monday here. My favorite. Hope your part of the world is just how you like it. #MushroomMonday #MossyMonday #optoutside #photography #getoutside #pnw
Mushrooms growing from the base of a moss-covered log. Another mossy log is to the left, fern fronds to the right, and dead leaves on the forest floor in the foreground.
January 12, 2026 at 4:06 PM
pixelsandalchemy.bsky.social
#MossMonday
I think we need to add #MOSS Monday into the Art Challenges Mix. Here are some very heavily moss covered branches from the #Forest. #PNW #WhippleCreek #RidgefieldWA #Photography
January 12, 2026 at 2:59 PM
cykrus.bsky.social
Since I would be listening to it in a pnw rain forest while it's raining, I'm looking forward to that haha
January 11, 2026 at 11:44 PM
alice-i-cecile.bsky.social
Steadily getting better, and managed a little hike this last weekend! Elk Falls was beautiful, and the company was even better <3
Alice and Rose (two young-ish, white women) smiling together outdoors. There's a waterfall behind us, but you can't see it! Elk Falls tumbles over rocks, framed by vegetation of the PNW. Rose peeks out over a long, metal suspension bridge with tall fences on the sides. She is surrounded by cliffs with moss and coniferous trees. A moss-covered stump with impressive gnarly roots in a mostly-coniferous PNW forest.
January 11, 2026 at 8:38 PM
pixelsandalchemy.bsky.social
A very tall #BigLeaf #Maple #Tree for #Stunday
This gorgeous, #moss covered, old growth maple must be at least 100 ft tall. (You can see a 2story home in the background and the tree is about five times as tall). It grows on the opposite side of the pond at the edge of the forest. #PNW #Photography
January 11, 2026 at 8:03 PM