What a difference a month makes.
A month ago, the alpine regions of the Washington Cascades near Mt. Rainier were snow-covered. Within a month, only patches of snow remain in the high alpine non-glaciated areas.
Before the first day of Summer, this was the view of the snow-covered Yakima Peak. A blanket of snow and ice-covered Tipsoo Lake (not pictured).
Since the day I created this photograph, the snow has melted, and the alpine flowers are in bloom.
A month can make a big difference.
About Yakima Peak
Yakima Peak is a 6,226-ft summit on the eastern border of Mount Rainier National Park. It is also on the shared border of Pierce County and Yakima County in Washington state. Yakima Peak is situated northwest of Tipsoo Lake and west of Chinook Pass on the crest of the Cascade Range. – Wikipedia
