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  • Male catkins of the Sitka alder on a summer afternoon at the very top of Snoqualmie Pass at the edge of Gold Creek Pond. These unlikely looking flowers supply the pollen that will pollenate the nearby cone-like female catkins - not with insect pollinators, but by the wind!
    Sitka Alder Catkins
  • Female catkins of the Sitka alder on a summer afternoon at the very top of Snoqualmie Pass at the edge of Gold Creek Pond. These nondescript small "cones" patiently await pollen to be carried by the wind from the nearby male catkins to ensure the next generation of Sitka alders.
    Sitka Alder Catkins
  • Male catkins of the Sitka alder on a summer afternoon at the very top of Snoqualmie Pass at the edge of Gold Creek Pond. These unlikely looking flowers supply the pollen that will pollenate the nearby cone-like female catkins - not with insect pollinators, but by the wind!
    Sitka Alder Catkins
  • Spectacular view of the trees acrtoss Gold Creek Pond at the top of Snoqualmie Pass in Washington's Cascade Mountains during a snow flurry. A full size this print is sized at 8.68 feet x 3.7 feet (2.65m x 1.13m) and was created from two images.
    Across the Alpine Lake Panorama
  • The common horsetail is found in every province of Canada and every state of the continental United States except for the states of Florida and Louisiana. Pushing this amazing range of terrain, habitat and geography, these brown fertile, spore-bearing male shoots are surrounded by the new growth of their female counterparts. Photographed at the edge of Gold Creek Pond at the top of Washington's Snoqualmie Pass.
    Common Horsetail
  • Of all of the wild violets growing in the Cascade Mountains, the stream violet is by far the most common. This huge group of violets growing on the edge of Gold Creek Pond were competing for space with another huge patch of wild mountain strawberries.
    Stream Violet
  • This group of yellow stream violets are blooming near the edge of Gold Creek Pond with common horsetails in late spring at the top of Washington's Snoqualmie Pass.
    Stream Violet
  • The marsh violet is a member of the viola family that is found all over the western United States, most of all of Canada and even throughout many parts of Eurasia. Also known as the alpine marsh violet - it is mostly found in wet habitats, such as these that were photographed near the edge of Gold Creek Pond in Washington's Snoqualmie Pass.
    Marsh Violet
  • One of my favorite trees to photograph at high elevations in the Cascade Mountains in the Pacific Northwest in the fall, the vine maple in the springtime is equally gorgeous with new leaves and flowers. This one was photographed by Gold Creek Pond high atop Washington's Snoqualmie pass on a late June afternoon.
    Vine Maple Flowers
  • New vine maples leaves in the late afternoon sunlight at the top of the Cascade Mountains in Washington's Snoqualmie Pass.
    Vine Maple Leaves
  • Sheep sorrel is a very widespread invasive member of the buckwheat family that originated from the Mediterranean region of Eurasia. Found in every state of the US and in every province of Canada, it is usually found in disturbed areas from the coastline to the sub-alpine elevations of mountain ranges across North America.
    Sheep Sorrel
  • The salmonberry is of the most common berries to be found in the PNW, and also a historically important food source for the original natives of the area. From the lowest elevations to nearly the sub-alpine meadows of the Cascade Mountains, these commonly encountered and beautifully vibrant wildflowers are found everywhere in the springtime and summer.
    Salmonberry
  • A close-up of a western trillium at the top of Snoqualmie Pass in the Cascade Mountains in Washington.
    Western Trillium
  • One of the most vivid and striking autumn trees in the Pacific Northwest is the vine maple. The image was made at the top of Snoqualmie Pass in the Cascade Mountains.
    Vine Maple in Autumn Blaze
  • New vine maples leaves in the soft afternoon sunlight at the top of the Cascade Mountains in Washington's Snoqualmie Pass.
    Vine Maple Leaves
  • Late springtime in the Cascade Mountains means new growth and a flurry of activity as winter finally recedes. This western hemlock is putting out not only new growth with new needles, bit small cones will soon follow to produce further generations of this majestic tree.
    Western Hemlock
  • Close up of the male stalks of the common horsetail. Widespread across almost all of North America, these unusual plants reproduce by spores - much like that of ferns and mosses.
    Common Horsetail
  • This unlikely member of the lily family is easily overlooked. Tiny white flowers, low growth, and most often-unnoticed as green forest carpeting, this extremely adaptable water-loving perennial can be found all over Canada, and almost all over the United States except for Texas and the Southeastern states.
    Star Solomon's Seal
  • A salmonberry blooms in early June at the top of the Cascade Mountains in Washington's Snoqualmie Pass, while at lower elevations near the Pugeet Sound the flowers are long gone and the bright orange salmonberries are being eaten by animals and people alike!
    Salmonberry
  • A group of a western trilliums at the top of Snoqualmie Pass in the Cascade Mountains in Washginton.
    Western Trillium
  • Ice is forming around the edges of Gold Creek Pond at the top of Washington's Snoqualmie Pass in the Cascade Mountains. A full size print is sized at 5.2 feet x 2.2 feet (1.58m x 0.68m) and was created from two images. The final image can be enlarged significantly with little to no distortion up to 800%.
    Gold Creek Pond with First Ice
  • After photographing this beautiful alpine lake at the top of Snoqualmie Pass from all directions on a very cloudy day, the sky opened up as I was getting ready to pack up and leave. This is truly one of the most beautiful lakes I've seen so far in the mountains. There were trout swimming in the water and a bald eagle screaming somewhere in the distance.
    Gold Creek Pond