A scene of a placid lake with water lilies framed by pine trees. You can see the dune barrier that created the lake across the water. The sky overhead is blue with thin fog clouds. At one point, Cranberry Lake was a saltwater inlet. The retreating Cordilleran Ice Sheet created a basin about 15,000 years ago, which filled with ocean water. Over time, sand dunes built up a divide between the lake and West Beach. Some saltwater still exists in the depths of the lake. Cranberry Lake got its name from its history as a cranberry bog used by settlers. The divide between the ocean and the lake is remarkably small. Looking towards the West, you can see that thin blue line of the ocean beyond the dune barrier. The lake is a favorite swimming and kayaking spot, the water being warmer (and much calmer!) than the Pacific.

#Horizontal lines dominate this photo of Cranberry Lake, a freshwater lake separated from the Pacific by a fragile dune system.
#Photography #BlueskyArtShow #Ecology #DeceptionPassSP #WashingtonStateParks

Hiker Headlines: Golden Roll trip report giveaway; Cape Disappointment, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest closures Enter WTA’s Golden Roll trip report giveaway! And there are a few road closures in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, as well as a partial closure at Cape Disappointment State Park.

Cape Disappointment State Park is undergoing renovations, the opportunity to win a golden roll of toilet paper, road closures and more on this week's Hiker Headlines.

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Horizontal color Photograph: a wave comes rolling in from the lower right corner of the image, coming in diagonally, then arcing back to the center of the image where it explodes into a giant blast of spray where it encounters a the jutting cliff face coming in from the left side of the image (and, unseen, where it crashed into the previous swell rebounding off the taller cliff face along the left edge of the image). Just above the top of the spray, further in the distance, the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse is visible atop its cliff. The water between the wave and the cliff face is frothy white.

Big Splash, Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington, B&W

This giant splash was caused by an incoming wave hitting a wave rebounding off the cliff face.

#WashingtonState #WashingtonStateParks #artPhotography #photography #PNW #fineArtPhotography #Waves #lighthouse

Horizontal B&W Photograph: a wave comes rolling in from the lower right corner of the image, coming in diagonally, then arcing back to the center of the image where it explodes into a giant blast of spray where it encounters a the jutting cliff face coming in from the left side of the image (and, unseen, where it crashed into the previous swell rebounding off the taller cliff face along the left edge of the image). Just above the top of the spray, further in the distance, the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse is visible atop its cliff. The water between the wave and the cliff face is frothy white.

Big Splash, Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington, B&W

This giant splash was caused by an incoming wave hitting a wave rebounding off the cliff face.

#WashingtonState #WashingtonStateParks #artPhotography #photography #PNW #fineArtPhotography #Waves #CapeDisappointmentStatePark #ClassicMono

Waves crashing agains cliffs, Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington. Horizontal black-and-white photograph. A line of frothing waves races in from the right side of the frame, spray blowing off their foamy tops. On the left side of the image, just above the midline, the lead wave smash into the black rock cliffs of the shoreline.

Waves, Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington

Hoping to get out for taller waves later in the storm season.

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Horizontal color photo: The Cape Disappointment Lighthouse sits atop a rocky cliff at the edge of the ocean in Cape Disappointment State Park in Washington, State. The fog and mist soften and mute the lighthouse and the cliff in the upper right half of the image. In the foreground, more rocky cliffs extend down from the upper left of the image , with one running diagonally down and the straight across the middle of the frame. A wave breaks against this cliff, just left of center, sending watery spraying up and back.

Cape Disappointment Lighthouse, Washington

First visit to the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse. The misty rain and fog provided atmosphere even without great waves.

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Black-tailed Deer Amidst Ferns A Columbian black-tailed deer pauses to take a look at me before resuming its morning grazing along a fern-covered hillside in Cape Disappointment State Park in Washington. Horizontal color photograph: the female deer is standing amidst large green ferns. You can follow its body in from about the middle of the left side of the frame until you reach its head which is just to the right of the center of the frame, with it's eyes above the centerline of the image. The doe is brown furred, with a white path at her throat and chin, and a thin circle of white fur around he black nose. Her ears are perked up, and she's staring straight into the camera.

Black-tailed Deer Amidst Ferns

A Columbian black-tailed deer checks me out resuming grazing in Cape Disappointment State Park in WA.

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It's #scape day! This image was made along a river in the Olympic National Park when I visited last spring. What a beautiful area of our country. #photography #landscapephotography #longexposure #EastCoastKin #rivers #olympicnationalpark #olympicpeninsula #washingtonstateparks

Very rusty iron doors are falling apart at the entrance to a bunker at McKenzie Head, Cape Deception, Washington. The bunker was built into a hillside. The cement around the doorway is yellow with lichen. The doors themselves are large, heavy, with metal cross braces, and vents for fans at the top. The rust is so pervasive that the doors look as if theyd fall apart if touched. The tunnel entrance is dark and carpeted with debris and moss. The scene is derelict and sad.

"Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes they win."---Stephen King
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Cape Deception, World War II bunker doors.

The bear necessities—a couple of lifetime members of The Resistance.

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The forest moon of Endor? No. Fort Townsend State Park.

#StarWars #EmotionalSupportDroid #Astromech #Endor #FortTownsendStatePark #WashingtonStateParks

Good morning, Rebels and Resistance!

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Good morning from Fort Townsend State Park. 😃

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Here's a #scape that also fits #ForestFriday. This is from the Hall of Mosses Trail in the Hoh Rainforest in Olympic National Park. #photography #landscapephotography #EastCoastKin #olympicnationalpark #olympicpeninsula #washingtonstateparks

On #waterfallwednesday, this little gem of a #waterfalls is Madison Falls in Olympic National Park. A very nice trail leads to this beauty. #photography #landscapephotography #longexposure #EastCoastKin #olympicnationalpark #olympicpeninsula #washingtonstateparks

Washington Legislature approves hiking Discover Pass price to $45 • Washington State Standard The price for a Washington state Discover Pass would rise by $15 later this year, under a bill headed to Gov. Bob Ferguson’s desk.

Heads-up WA outdoor folks.

50% price hike in October?

#DiscoverPass #RisingCosts #WashingtonStateParks #hiking #camping #fishing #hunting #DNR

if someone were to ask me what “being rich” meant to me…
I’d say “having this place all to myself” 🥰🙏🏻

#deceptionpass #deceptionpassstatepark #washingtonstateparks #explorewa #pnw #wastate #islandhopping #whidbeyisland #explorewhidbey #natureismytemple #climatecrisis #resist

Wallace Falls State Park, Washington #WallaceFalls #WallaceRiver #WashingtonStateParks

Braved the wind and rain for some coastal time. #pnw #pugetsound #whidbeyisland #fortebeystatepark #kettlestrails #washingtonstateparks

Photograph taken at sunset of a large pale orange cloud. In the foreground are an island, the waves of the sea, and a sandy beach with driftwood.

Salish sea skyscape from last weekend's camping trip at Deception Pass. There was rain. There was sun. There was "wintery mix". It could have been much colder and wetter, so we'll file it under "Successful Trip".
#photography #pnw #washingtonstateparks #sonyalpha

Cape Disappointment Wave 4 ~ 2025 Photo a Day Project ~ Feb 5~ flic.kr/p/2qC1dJg ~ #photography
#capedisappointment #waves #Washington #washingtonstate #washingtonstateparks

Tiny licorice ferns with tiny licorice icicles
#washingtonstateparks #snowday #licoricefern #optoutside #schaferstatepark

Washington State Sno-park Closures For 2024-25 Winter Season - NewsBreak Snowmobilers may be disappointed this 2024- 2025 winter season due to 14 closures of Sno-parks in Washington state. The majority of these are located in th

Washington State Sno-park Closures For 2024-25 Winter Season
14 Motorized Sno-parks Closed
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Palouse Falls , Palouse Falls State Park, Washington St.

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When you visit Olympic National Park, make sure to include Cape Flattery in your plans. Not only are the sea stacks wonderful to see and photograph, the trail out there is also very nice. #photography #landscapephotography #olympicnationalpark #olympicpeninsula #washingtonstateparks

Follow the light. This is Crescent Lake in Olympic National Park. I stopped on my way to Sol Duc Falls to make this image. The sunrise that morning was early and amazing. #photography #landscapephotography #olympicnationalpark #olympicpeninsula #washingtonstateparks #sunrise #longexposure

A wintry dusk bathes the venerable structure of Fort Worden in its radiant hues.#wastateparks #pnw #washingtonstate #washingtonstateparks #wanderwashington #pnwonderland

2025 Discover Pass Free Days in Washington State Announced. Mark Your Calendars to Enjoy Washington State Parks
#PNW #PNWLife #WashingtonState #WashingtonStateParks #DiscoverPass #DiscoverPassFreeDays #OutdoorRecreations #PacificNorthwest
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A small water fall in Olallie State Park shows of a bit of rainbow in the mist. The area is rocky, with pine trees on each side of the river. There is a large boulder on the right side of the photo, with small plants and ferns backlit by the sun South Forks of Snoqualmie River, Olallie SP, Washington There is a small hydroelectric plant just below this set of falls, however, most of the water is diverted into a tunnel above the falls, so what you see here is just a ghost of what they could be.

Timeline cleanse--I've done too much reading this AM.
This is the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River in Washington's Olallie State Park. Additional info in Alt
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