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Two Thousand Years
Ancient Douglas-fir trees at the Grove of the Patriarchs, Mount Rainier National Park. Both are over one thousand years old, and have just barely enough remaining foliage to keep them alive. One was truncated by a storm; the other has a dead crown. -
White River Entrance Arch
On the Mather Memorial Parkway, Mount Rainier National Park -
Ancient Cedar
Western Red Cedar at the Grove of the Patriarchs. (The broad bright leaves at lower right belong to another tree that is intertwined with the cedar). -
Ancient Cedar
Western Red Cedar at the Grove of the Patriarchs. -
Root Dweller
Me, in the roots of a downed tree at the Grove of the Patriarchs, Mount Rainier National Park (photo by Ben Cade) -
Ancient Cedar
Top of ancient western red cedar. -
Every twig
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Whorls within whorls
Ring detail of an ancient fallen tree -
Ohanapecosh crossing
Suspension foot-bridge in Mount Rainier National Park -
Reach for the skies
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He who would cross the bridge of death
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such verticals
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Skookum Falls
Near Mount Rainier -
Vine & Cedars
Vine Maple (foreground), western red cedar (background), in the Grove of the Patriarchs -
Spinning wheels
Prayer wheels in motion at earthsanctuary.org -
Ohanapecosh
Ohanapecosh River, Mount Rainier National Park -
Copper creek