Photos by Tag: hike
Bowman Bay Trail: 2020
I was photographing images on Bowman Bay in August 2020 when I spotted color on the trail above. This is a popular trail connecting Rosario and Bowman bays on Fidalgo Island.
Taking a hike: 2022!
These hikers opted to celebrate the first weekday of the new year with a hike to Rosario Head, offering sweeping views including Bowman Bay.
West Beach hike
What better way to start the day than with a hike at West Beach on North Whidbey Island! That’s Deception Island in the distance. Deception Pass State Park.
Three sets of eyes
Any adventure with my grandchildren is a precious event. On our south Fidalgo Island hike Saturday, however, I was struck by an “upside” of our team event from a photographer’s perspective: THREE sets of eyes rather than one! With the added observation skills of my young mates, I saw a number of things that I […]
Head-down hiking
I love blue skies, but I learned long ago that in order to really enjoy the wonders of the Pacific Northwest, you must be willing to venture out on gray days too. In fact, gray days present special opportunities for the photographer, not the least of which is even light without shadows. On my Wednesday […]
Finds on a forest floor
A hike on a neighborhood trail today yielded new images for my forest “gallery.” Mushrooms, wildflowers, ferns. I heard a couple of woodpeckers, but did not see them. An owl, too. Again, unseen. Spring sun, rising temperatures are bringing beautiful changes each day.
Forest blue
Green is definitely the dominant color in any Northwest forest, but a closer look often reveals a splash of a different color. This dragonfly is part of a large population in a wetlands area of the Anacortes Community Forest Lands (AFCL).