A black and white photograph of Mt Rainier as viewed from Highway 410 (Chinook Pass Highway), Washington.
Part of my Pacific Northwest black and white landscape photography series.
A black and white photograph of Mt Rainier as viewed from Highway 410 (Chinook Pass Highway), Washington.
Part of my Pacific Northwest black and white landscape photography series.
A black and white landscape photograph of the alpine meadows along the Naches Peak Loop trail near Chinook Pass, Washington.
After completing a 2.5 mile hike to lower Crystal Lake in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington (with approximately the last 1/2 mile through deep snow), there was soon a heavy cloud cover over the surrounding peaks.
A black and white photograph of the rising sun shining on Little Tahoma as viewed from Sunrise, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.
A black and white landscape photograph of the views from the Virginius Mine Road near Ouray, Colorado.
A black and white landscape photograph of Antler Peak as viewed from the alpine meadows in the Sunrise area of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.
Earlier in the afternoon, the skies were clear and the light was harsh, not ideal conditions for landscape photography. Just as the warm evening light started to cast a glow on the surrounding countryside around the Johnston Ridge Observatory, thick, dense clouds began rolling in.