"There is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather." ~John Ruskin
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Brad.jpg My boss Brad at his party. He lives at the Eyrie, a beautiful home overlookng the Columbia river Gorge in White Salmon, WA6/30/2007
CatherineCreek.jpg the view from Catherine Creek across the Columbia River. We stopped here on the way to the party at Brad's house.6/30/2007
CatherineCreekPath.jpg A path at Catherine Creek.6/30/2007
Dandelion1.jpg A closeup of a Dandelion at Catherine Creek, with some nice purple flowers nearby.6/30/2007
Dandelion2.jpg An extreme closeup of the dandelion.6/30/2007
Eyrie.jpg The front of Brad's house, with the sign naming the house.6/30/2007
Gazebo1.jpg The gazebo in the back of the Eyrie. It's perched on a cliff overlooking the Columbia River.6/30/2007
Gazebo2.jpg The path from the house down to the gazebo.6/30/2007
Gazebo3.jpg You can really see how the gazebo is perched on a cliff in this shot.6/30/2007
GazeboAndBridge.jpg The top of the gazebo with the Hood River Bridge in the background.6/30/2007
GazeboAndHood.jpg And here's one with Mt. Hood in the distance, directly over the gazebo.6/30/2007
Gorge1.jpg Looking up the Columbia River Gorge towards Portland. Note the sailboat in the lower left.6/30/2007
Gorge2.jpg Another show from the Eyrie looking up the Columbia River Gorge.6/30/2007
Hood.jpg Mt. Hood as viewed from the Eyrie at the end of June, 20076/30/2007
HoodRiver.jpg The town of hood River viewed from across the Columbia river in White Salmon.6/30/2007
HoodRiverBridge.jpg The Hood River Bridge as viewed from a few miles west of it in White Salmon.6/30/2007
Orchards.jpg Some orchards on the Oregon side of the Columbia viewed from Catherine Creek6/30/2007
ProspectorsBend1.jpg I stayed in cabin called Prospectors Bend just east of Gold Bar, WA in early November, 2006. This was the view from the back deck when I arrived. This is the first in a series of similar shots.11/9/2006
ProspectorsBend11.jpg We couldn't really get enough of this view now, could we?11/9/2006
ProspectorsBend12.jpg The Skykomish River was running very high. These were taken Nov 9, 2006. Earlier in the week there had been very heavy warm rains which caused severe flooding in much of the Pacific NW, including this river. Sultan, a town a few miles west of here, had been in the national news due to the heavy flooding from this river.11/9/2006
ProspectorsBend13.jpg A nicely-framed shot of this wonderful view.11/9/2006
ProspectorsBend14.jpg Yet another photo of the same view.11/9/2006
ProspectorsBend15.jpg Here you can see some of the remaining fall foliage in the mountains, as well as their sunlit, snow-capped peaks.11/9/2006
ProspectorsBend16.jpg I always enjoy when you can see a well demarcated snow line such as you see here in the mountains.11/9/2006
ProspectorsBend2.jpg Zoomed in slightly on one of the foothills of the North Central Cascades.11/9/2006
ProspectorsBend4.jpg A great shot of the twin peaks right outside the cabin, as well as the Skykomish River raging past our deck.11/9/2006
ProspectorsBend5.jpg Another view from the deck looking more towards the East. The gravelled area is where Proctor Creek (affectionately referred to as Proctology Creek) empties into the Skykmoish River.11/9/2006
ProspectorsBend6.jpg Find Waldo! Look closely and you'll see a person on right side of the picture along the Skykomish.11/9/2006
ProspectorsBend7.jpg Notice the shadows of the clouds in the upper flanks of the mountains.11/9/2006
ProspectorsBend8.jpg A similar shot, showing the river and mountains.11/9/2006
ProspectorsBend9.jpg Notice the layer of fog forming partially up the mountains.11/9/2006
River.jpg The raging Skykomish River just below flood stage.11/9/2006
Snoqualmie1.jpg We stopped at Snoqualmie Falls on the way up to Gold Bar. The volume here was very full from the torrential rains we had received earlier in the week.11/9/2006
Snoqualmie2.jpg Another shot of Snoqualmie Falls.11/9/2006
Snoqualmie3.jpg Zoomed in closely on the falls. The white truck in the background gives you a sense of scale.11/9/2006
Sultan.jpg On the way to Gold Bar we took this picture somewhere near Sultan, looking East. Once again you can see a well-defined snowline in the mountains.11/9/2006
SultanTrain.jpg Along the road looking South out the car window.11/9/2006
StevensPass.jpg We drove over Steven's Pass to Leavenworth one evening through the snow. We got soaked putting our chains on the tires, and here you can see our attempt to dry our gloves and hat on the dashboard.11/10/2006
AdamDeck1.jpg Adam on the deck of the Prospector's Bend cabin.11/11/2006
AdamPath.jpg Adam on one of the leaf-covered paths at Wallace Falls State Park.11/11/2006
Bridge2.jpg Coming down the path to Lower Wallace Falls.11/11/2006
Bridge3.jpg Adam on the bridge at Lower Wallace Falls.11/11/2006
Bridge5.jpg Looking across the bridge at Lower Wallace Falls.11/11/2006
Bridge7.jpg Looking back across the bridge. Looking above the bridge you can see the path that lead us here.11/11/2006
Kayakers.jpg Some kayakers who drifted past our deck at the cabin one morning. Look closely on the left through the tree and you'll see the second kayak - a blue one.11/11/2006
Leaves3.jpg A flash of bright yellow along one of the trails at Wallace Falls State Park.11/11/2006
LowerWallaceFalls.jpg Lower Wallace Falls11/11/2006
Moss.jpg A closeup of a variety of moss found along the path.11/11/2006
Path.jpg Some cool curly-limbed trees along the leaf-covered path.11/11/2006
Path3.jpg The path at Wallace Falls State Park. Notice the fall leaves on the ground.11/11/2006
Path5.jpg And here's a closeup of those autumnal leaves on the path.11/11/2006
Path6.jpg An artistic shot of a tree with yellow leaves standing out amongst the evergreens.11/11/2006
SeussTree2.jpg A moss-covered tree in Wallace Falls State Park. Reminiscent of a Dr. Seuss illustration.11/11/2006
TreeRoot.jpg A cool exposed tree root in Wallace Falls State Park.11/11/2006
WFP1.jpg A beautiful fern-lined cascade at Wallace Falls State Park.11/11/2006
WFP3.jpg One of the many waterfalls at the park.11/11/2006
WFP5.jpg A nicely framed shot through the trees of one of the numerous falls.11/11/2006