Lake Crescent is 624 feet deep. It's also known for its brilliant blue waters and amazing clarity (Olympic National Park) As a child I remember driving around lake Crescent's twisty road with my Mom & Dad, secretly hoping we wouldn't drive off the road into the lake. Having picnic's and camping were part of my earliest recollections. I can recall my Mom telling me to wait for an hour before I could go swimming. I spent my 20th Birthday at this same spot, diving off the dock into it's frigid waters, surfacing, whilst hollering how cold it was to my friends. The scene before me was mesmerizing as it had not changed since my childhood. The morning I shot this photo it was a quiet morning with no one around but myself. It was a time to reflect about my childhood memories, and the great times spent here . "Each year I return, it's like visiting an old friend."
Latourell Falls is unique among the best-known Columbia Gorge waterfalls, in the way that it drops straight down from an overhanging basalt cliff.
Mother Nature created these unusual rock formations and textures on the banks of McDonald River in Glacier National Park.
Spirit Falls is a scramble down a steep moss covered talus slope. It's not an easy go as there really isn't a trail or signs to follow. As I made my way down to the river I could hear the roar of the falls. It's only 33' high, but it's a monster. Two kayakers have drowned going over the falls. It's a beautifully dangerous area.
Autumn leaves embrace an old growth tree in Gifford National Forest.
~Autumn Window~ Vine Maples overlook the Lower Lewis Falls. I walked past this view several times looking for a better view of the Falls. For some reason I glanced to my left and liked the way the branches and leaves framed the waterfalls.
This is Two Medicine Lake with Mount Sinopah as a backdrop. It was a blustery October morning with a strong wind that was whipping up the lake.
Fall Creek Falls plummets sixty feet into the South Fork of the Snake River.