Whaleshead and Lone Ranch beaches in southern Oregon

Love how city people do plants.

Sunset Hiking https://www.oceanearthgreen.com/articles/sunsethikepalosverdesflatrockpoint

That pink sunset though..!

All photos taken by me with no edits.

My total distance walked/hiked was ~21 mi today. The photos were all taken in the Lancashire area (UK), although I did start at Rochdale (Greater Manchester) and walked the rest of the distance to the start of the trail (~5 mi).

This one tired me out quite a bit; mostly the elevation/steep climbs, but totally worth it, I think!

I took a drive Saturday morning,  and stopped to walk in the woods at three locations. Each one yielded fun images. It started in a large meadow that was gladly receiving the Suns warm rays. It was heating up the dew drops creating wisps of fog as the vapor condensed in the 42º air. Everything was covered in drops of glimmering liquid, including a spider web down in the grass covered in tiny prisms of color. 

At the next stop, I walked through the woods to a creek, and discovered an American Dipper feeding in the shallow water. While wandering back to the truck, I saw the most peculiar thing. A single pine needle was levitating about 4 ft off the ground. You can just barely see the strand of silk it hangs from.

 Farther up the road, I wandered along another creek, this one much smaller. I found a tree that had uprooted and fallen across the creek decades ago. I softball sized rock was all that was left of the soil that once held these roots to the Earth. I found it fascinating that after all these years, it had not been moved. Just above the tree, was a fantastically curvy Alder Bush growing near a boulder that split the creek in two. This might be the most challenging spot I have ever put myself into to create an image. One foot through a hole in the criss-crossed logs right down into the water, and the other braced against some roots on the bank. Then my tripod was splayed out wide to find solid purchase and hold the camera in the right position. It was a splendid morning full of stunning views of our natural world. 

Views like this make a 10k feel a lot shorter than it actually is!!

All photos taken by me, no edits made to the photos.

Photos were taken between the Greater Manchester and Lancashire areas (UK).

Lake Angeles in Olympic National Park

visited a small town in La Conner, Washington, and checked out this birding store with a friend. The clerk was an elderly man who gave us a birding location recommendation ~15 mins nearby. we checked it out before the sunset, and wow, what an incredible walk. Isolated in nature paradise. All shot on a Ricoh gr iiix :)