Mowich Lake
Spring Thaw, July 18
Early morning on Mowich Lake
Mowich Lake, late fall evening
Forecast for snow here tomorrow
Mowich Lake reflection
Mowich Lake Reflection
12 x 36 panorama
Grey Jay, known as a camp-robber
No wonder they are "aggresive", a group thought nothing of feeding them for photographs, so I was the bad guy asking them to NOT FEED THE WILDLIFE!!!! ...As if they didn't know
Grey Jay, know as a camp-robber
Grey Jay
Lush greenery near Spray Falls
A log bridge along the trail, near Spray Falls
Water runs over rocks and heavy moss
Spray Park trail
3rd view of the same spot
Along the trail to Spray Park
Trail to Spray Park, MRNP
Mt Rainier from Overlook
Off the main Spray Park trail, a short spur stops at this overlook
Spray Falls
Approaching Spray Park
Heading into Spray Park
Lower trail in Spray Park
Path to Spray Park
Opening in the forrest, below Spray Park
Avalanche Lilies, lower Spray Park, looking down the trail, MRNP
Spray Park
Avalanche lilies in Spray Park, Mt Rainier
Avalanch lilies
Spray Park. A bear had just climbed over the ridge.
Mt Rainier from Spray Park
Much of Spray Park was covered in snow on this early season hike
....and the cold water was refreshing!
Avalanche lilies are the fist to bloom, often poking through thin snow
Wildflowers have a short growing season, and spring up as the snow melts
Avalanche lilies, paintbrush, lupine, lousewort and bistort in bloom
The bouquet changes as the later bloomers pop-up
Nearing treeline in Spray Park
Off the main trail to Spray Park, a small pond reflects Mt Rainier
Avalanche lilies dominate the landscape as the snow melts
Broadleaf lupine, harsh paintbrush and bistort
Avalanche lilies
Moss, moss and more moss!
