Light snow on the Olympic Mountain foothills in Washington State. Bundle up and go for a walk! #optoutside #nature #Quilcene #WashingtonState #hugenature
Wildfire smoke in the Buckhorns, caused by lightning over a week ago. 290 acres are involved currently. #wildfire #WildOlympics #PNW #Quilcene #hugenature
Quilcene Bay looking South. #hugenature #Quilcene #clouds #nature #clouds
Feather-like cloud taken August 22 2025 in #Quilcene #clouds #feathers #lookup #optoutside #hugenature #smalljoys
Low tide in the oyster estuary. August 2025. #Quilcene #lowtide #hugeNature #saltwater #Tarboo #Washington
So much to see in this sunset photo, sailboats, a ferry, seagulls, and a mountain range.
A ferry ride at sunset is a very romantic endeavor and a cheap date! #Seattle #ferrylife #sunsets #hugenature #SalishSea
Big body of water, sailboat barely visible, huge mountain range and the sun setting behind the mountains.
The Olympic Mountains as seen from the ferry from #Seattle to #BainbridgeIsland in Washington State. #SalishSea #ferrylife #sunsets #hugenature
Freshly mown fields in #Quilcene Washington. I love the clouds. I love the lack of wildfire smoke too. #hugenature #PNW #farming #optoutside #rurallife
mudflats near Rock Point Oyster, cloudy and cool with evergreen trees on the peninsulas and perhaps Seabeck in the distance. Lots of non-summer clouds, weather in the 50s.
Low tide on Tarboo Bay, July 26---yes it's fleece weather in July. #PNW #wawx #hugenature #saltwatertherapy #optoutside
Sunset, toward the Olympic Mountains, taken last night, I was in a fleece coat as it was chilly. #PNW #hugenature #Kingston #SalishSea #ferrylife
A summer day on the Fjord called Hood Canal in Washington State. This road is called Linger Longer.
Blue sky, green evergreens and flora, blue water perfect for a swim or paddle. #Quilcene #hugenature #optoutside #saltwatertherapy #summer #swimming
Thick greenery with evergreen trees in the background --very green and lush. Taken 9 July 2025 in Washington State, USA
I was being cautious about bears and cougars that love to make themselves known this time of year. The green was so lovely on a cloudy day, but one must be cautious too. #hugenature #forestbathing #Tarboo #bears #cougars #wildlife
The #Edmonds ferry at Sunset 3 June 2025. #ferrylife #hugenature #sunset #saltwater #SalishSea #ferry
Mr Rainier taken from the Kingston ferry dock in Washington. If you squint, you can see the top of the Space Needle looking quite small from this distance. #mountains #hugenature #Kingston #ferrylife #Seattle
Barber Point, Oahu, Hawaii, USA. It is not swimming weather but portrays the power of the sea. #hawaii #waves #hugenature #saltwatertherapy #optoutside
I wish I were a painter; I am but a skywatcher and a photographer. I love these expressive clouds. Taken 20 May 2025 in #Seattle #Clouds #hugenature #MotherNature #lookup #drama
Puffy clouds over a land mass, and big dark water, the Salish Sea looking South. The photo mostly shows clouds and a blue sky behind it. Washington State, heading to Edmonds on the ferry. Saltwater therapy!
Blue skies over the Salish Sea on 19 May 2025. It was very localized weather, big winds in some places, rain in others, these puffy clouds near Edmonds. #ferrylife #clouds #hugenature #SalishSea
Be sure to look through your camera, it is very hard to see with the naked eye. Sometimes, you have to be patient, but boy is it worthwhile. #hugenature #lookup #nightsky #auroraborialis
"Nguyen was making his way through the Washington Bulger List, a checklist of 100 peaks in the North Cascades, Riethmiller said. Nguyen had made it through 99 of them. Forbidden Peak was the last one on his list." #hugenature #climbers #NorthCascades #tragedy
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The lone survivor of a horrid climbing accident. I was reading this article and thinking, wow, what survivor's guilt he will have and....wait, he found a PAY PHONE? #climbing #hugenature #tragedy #payphones #miracle #northcascades #washington
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Pacific Madrona tree with evergreens behind it. I have always loved its papery bark and soft underlayer. They all have their own personalities. #trees #PNW #nature #optoutside #hugenature
Stormy Mother's Day on Tarboo Bay facing South. #clouds #hugenature #nature #saltwatertherapy #optoutside
Active clouds passing along the foothills of the Olympic Mountains in Washington State near the Olympic National Park. May 2025
I've looked at clouds from both sides now.
-Joni Mitchell
#clouds #hugenature #weather #Spring
Tidal basin at low tide with gloomy clouds and quite a pattern in the floor of the bay. Looks stormy and brooding. view of the foothills of the Olympic Mountains 20 April 2025 Washington State USA
Storm brewing at low tide, quite a nice pattern to observe as the tidal changes reminds us that Nature rules. #clouds #nature #tides #photography #hugenature
A gull atop some ferry pilings, with the Olympic Mountain range behind it. Taken in Edmonds 17 April 2025, Washington State, USA. Big Blue skies take up half the photo, so rare in April in this part of the wortld. Rain is coming!
Blue blue skies! Here is a gull with its back to the view of the snow capped Olympic Mountains. I guess the view of the ferry might bring some food! #ferrylife #birds #seaside #mountains #optoutsiide #hugenature.
Rearview mirror on the car deck of the Edmonds/Kingston ferry. I love to play with the reflections and the blue blue water.
#ferrylife #hugenature #photography #waterislife #salishsea #rust
Mount Rainier shining with the Salish Sea in front of it with sunshine glowing off each wave. People in Seattle always remark "the mountain is out" like it's a relative come to visit, and perhaps she is! Washington State taken 17 April 2025
Mount Rainier from the Edmonds/Kingston ferry. #hugenature #mountains #themountainisout #ferrylife
Clouds over Edmonds, Washington @ricksteves hometown, taken from the ferry. I like the layers of spring clouds. #clouds #saltwater #Edmonds #hugenature #ferrylife
Blue skies at dusk. #westcoastkin #hugenature #optoutside