View from above a snow covered Nymph Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park the first Sunday in April.

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 road 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 Park.

Multnomah Falls on a rainy evening in early April, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon.

Elk grazing on Bear Lake Road in Rock Mountain National Park

I was passed by skiers and snowboarders skiing down the trail while hiking up to Dream Lake covered with snow April 1, 2017

Hint of a second rainbow in the mist of Shoshone Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho.

Girl standing on the Benson Bridge in the rain at Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon.

Icicles form where water seeps through a stone dam that no longer holds water at Don Robinson State Park.

Hiking the creeks in search of waterfalls and icicles on a cold day in March at Don Robinson State Park.