My Everyday Photos

Is better than any day spent at the computer.

My life revolves too much around a computer, that’s for sure. Any opportunity I have, I try to get away from it and yesterday was a good day for it. The weather was sunny and pretty warm for September. The fall colors are well underway. The girls and I went to Harts Pass where we enjoyed a good hike in the fresh air and changing colors of the sub-alpine larch trees and small, ground-hugging plants of the high country. We were watched over by numerous migrating raptors. We also walked through the silver forest that burned in 2003. Few of the snags have fallen to the ground and there are even few new trees to take their places. Most of the growth is in grasses and forbs and small willows.

It was a good day.

There was a group of friendly pack horses and mules

We hiked here

Anemone seed heads linger from early summer

Prairie Falcon

Stunning colors

I’m almost certain this is a Red-tailed Hawk

Sky found a wildlife camera and may have made some selfies!

See the attractant on the tree in the middle?

These little brushes should capture hair from the target animal. Not a labrador, that’s for sure.

A short ways to the ridge

Nice looking dog

Awwww! Snow!

Look! I found a stick!

American Pipit

There was a flock of these American Pipits foraging on the snow

This tiny succulent plant was growing right at the edge of the snow field

Looking towards the Methow Valley

Looking north up the Pasayten river valley towards Canada

Looking west, Snowfield Mountain on the left and Mount Baker 2nd from the right

The Pacific Crest Trail

Buckwheat

Colors in the silver forest