September Sunset, Mt Washington, Courtenay, Vancouver Island, Canada
“I often return to my favorite places, this time to the west side of Mount Washington ski resort. It was my first time looking for an evening landscape there in late September. As I reached a high-level viewing point on this logging road, I was surprised to see low-lying marine fog covering all of the […]
Stillness Among Hemlocks, Oregon Coast, California, USA
I stood in this forest for a long time before making the photograph. Nothing dramatic was happening. No sunlight broke through the trees. No weather moved in. The forest simply existed in its own quiet rhythm, layered with moss, moisture, and stillness. What drew me in was the feeling of entering a place that seemed […]
Milroy Autumn, Pennsylvania, USA
Dense forests blanket the mountains of central Pennsylvania, where I live. Some of these forests have a rabbit warren of dirt roads. If you have a good map, you can drive many miles of these roads to soak in the beauty of the woods. One of my favorite experiences is to meander along the roads […]
A Splash Of Color, Silver Falls State Park, Marion County, Oregon, USA
Silver Falls State Park, in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in Oregon, is famous for its many waterfalls in the heart of a temperate rainforest. But the forest surrounding the waterfalls, primarily comprised of Douglas fir and various species of maples, has its own charms. On this trip, I came across these vine maples […]
A Road Less Travelled, Comox Valley, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
The Comox Valley is surrounded by beautiful mountains. Also, many logging roads will take you to some wonderful landscapes that can be found when exploring. On this day, I was driving and exploring roads to the west of our Mt. Washington ski resort. As I reached the top of this mountain and rounded a curve […]
A Douglas Fir Forest, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Vila Real, Portugal
The Douglas-fir or Oregon-pine (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco) is an evergreen conifer native to western North America. Trees can reach 20–100 metres high and 2–3 metres in diameter, and form dense forests where light penetrates with difficulty. As the trees grow taller, they lose their lower branches, and the green foliage starts dozens of metres […]
Temperate Rainforest, Cordova, Alaska, USA
Chugach National Forest is the second-largest forest in the United States. At 6.9 million acres (27,958 km2), it covers parts of Prince William Sound, the Copper River Delta, and the Kenai Peninsula in Southcentral Alaska. While much of the terrain it encompasses is mountainous with many tidewater glaciers, the forest is the northernmost temperate rainforest […]
Bluebell Sea, Joliet, Illinois, USA
Beautiful sea of bluebells in the wetland where there are natural springs of water.
Ancient Forest, Bucaco Arboretum, Mealhada, Aveiro, Portugal
Some months ago, while wandering through Serra do Buçaco (Portugal), I came across an ancient forest dominated by large-leaved mock privets several meters tall, certainly many decades old. It was a clear day and the sun was shining. The light entered the forest and created a mosaic of lights and shadows that marvelled me. The […]
Golden Hour, Fremont, California, USA
“There is a beautiful lake not far from where I lived in Fremont. Quarry Lake is a large, man-made catchment area with a large body of water and a forest on its shores. This is a great place for hiking, boating, and fishing activities. Many families camp out here for an enjoyable picnic in the […]