It was early December and after a few days of rain, a dry day was predicted.  With no snow in the mountains yet, skiing wasn't happening...

During the winter months, when not skiing or hiking, I'm often found with my camera perusing the local parks and nature areas in search ...

This winter the mountain snowfall has been slow to come.  Our local ski resorts, which are usually open by mid to early December, stayed clo...

Hopefully you're not tired of all these fall color posts, because I have one more that I really want to share.  Besides the Columbia Riv...