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Oh For Better Light!
When I saw that I could photograph this marmot against the brown background, I prayed that the heavy winds would bring cloud cover to soften the afternoon light, but alas it was not to be. I’d get some occasional clouds … Continue reading
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Thank You Little One, Thank You
Back in the fall I spent the afternoon watching the large colony of marmots at the end of the Summerland Trail in Mount Rainier National Park, but it wasn’t until the tail end of my day that I spotted this … Continue reading
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Remind Me Why I’m Not Hibernating Yet?
The higher elevations in the Sunrise area of Mount Rainier got a light dusting of snow on the morning of my last day there but it melted when the sun rose. After hiking a bit on the Sourdough Ridge Trail … Continue reading
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Summerland
A hoary marmot at the end of Mount Rainier’s Summerland Trail eeks out the last bit of warmth from this sunlit rock before the mountains blocked the sun and threw its perch into shadow.
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A Washington Welcome
I’ve mentioned before how happy the elk in Yellowstone are to see me each fall, and how I was going to disappoint them this year by not going. The animals of Washington gave me a fantastic welcome, however, and this … Continue reading