Some gardens manage to make their own way in the world.
Yakima River Canyon near Ellensburg, WA
Mount St. Helens at sunset, late June.
Mt. St. Helens within the glow of a quarter moon and beneath a starry sky...
Mountain Bluebird, Central Washington
Tahoma from Pahto, looking north.
Apple Tree: a shaman standing sentry beside a road that goes nowhere. "You are already there,' it says. '...and you already have everything you need. Make fruit. Be happy. Give generously."
Mount Rainier National Park
The Sleeping Elephant: Dawn in the Deschutes River Canyon
Mt. Baker, Mt. Shuksan, Ptarmigan Ridge
Salton Sea, CA
Looking south toward LaGrande, OR from Growiser Grande Ronde Overlook. More wildflowers than you can imagine.
Mountain Lady's-slippers and smallflower miterworts in whispered conversation.