Fern-lined stairs on the trail in Lincoln Park, West Seattle, Washington.

Overlooking Elliott Bay from Discovery Park, a 534 acre natural area park in Seattle, Washington. A good park for hiking trails and beaches in Seattle.

Snoqualmie Falls about a half hour east of Seattle, Washington. Featured in opening of the early 90s TV series "Twin Peaks".

Lincoln Park Beach in West Seattle between Fauntleroy Way S.W. and Puget Sound.

Carbon River from the Fairfax Bridge far above while driving State Route 165 to Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.

Crossed the Fairfax Bridge on State Route 165 spanning the Carbon River on my way to Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.

Mount Rainier from State Route 165 on my way to Mount Rainier National Park in early April, Washington. The park was closed due to snow.

Seattle skyline from Alki, Washington.

Lake Crescent on Hwy 101 in Olympic National Park, Washington.

Hole-in-the-wall and Split Rock on Rialto Beach, Olympic Peninsula at the Pacific Ocean, Washington.

Ruby Beach and Abbey Island on a rainy morning, Pacific Ocean, Olympic Peninsula, Washington.

Driftwood on Ruby Beach at Abbey Island, Pacific Ocean, Olympic Peninsula, Washington.

Fallen trees over the Hall of Mosses trail in the Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, Washington.

Deer in the Hoh Rain Forest while hike on the Hall of Mosses trail, Olympic National Park, Washington.

Short hike on the Hall of Mosses trail in the Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, Washington.

Short hike on the Hall of Mosses trail in the Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, Washington.

Hiking Rialto Beach to Split Rock and Hole-in-the-wall on a cloudy afternoon in April, Olympic National Park, Washington.

Hiking Rialto Beach to Split Rock and Hole-in-the-wall on a cloudy afternoon in April, Olympic National Park, Washington.

Rialto Beach on a cloudy afternoon in early April on the Olympic Peninsula at the Pacific Ocean, Washington.

Camping at Kalaloch Campground overlooking the Pacific Ocean in the Olympic National Forest, Washington.

View of the Pacific Ocean from the Kalaloch Lodge in the Olympic National Forest.