Washington

National Parks Olympic Trees Washington

Nurse Log Photo

A "nurse log" is a tree that has fallen and, in the process of decay and rotting away, provides nutrients and a substrate for other plants, including seedling trees, to root and grow. Eventually these plants overwhelm the nurse log which rots away and is completely replaced by the new…

Phil CollaSeptember 9, 2006

Mount Rainier National Parks Washington

Photo of Paradise Falls, Mt. Rainier National Park

Last summer we visited Mt. Rainier National Park for the first time. We timed our visit to coincide with the peak flower bloom in Paradise Meadows, and we were not disappointed. The weather was spectacular, hardly a cloud in the sky, and we enjoyed hiking and driving the route around…

Phil CollaMay 3, 2006

National Parks Olympic Washington

Photo of Marymere Falls, Olympic National Park

Phil CollaNovember 9, 2005

National Parks Olympic Washington

Photo of Sol Duc Falls, Olympic National Park

Sol Duc Falls is one of the gems of Olympic National Park. Located in the Sol Duc Valley, not far from the Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort, the trail to Sol Duc Falls is an easy 1.5 mile round trip walk through old growth hemlock and douglas fir trees (some…

Phil CollaNovember 5, 2005

Washington

Seattle Skyline Photo

While in Seattle this past summer, I made a quick trip to Kerry Park on Queen Anne Hill to catch a view of the downtown Seattle City Skyline. I was hoping to get some nice Space Needle photos. When I arrived I was surprised to find 50+ photographers there, at…

Phil CollaOctober 14, 2005