The Ghosts of New MexicoMounds abound in the ancient lake beds of New Mexico and pick up an eerie blue glow after sunset

Luckily my friend Steve Turner offered a quick fix solution

I had to adopt an "amorous" pose on a rock to get this entire fern in the frame

Hopefully I chose correctly on this dramatic autumn morning in Colorado

First light begins to emerge over my beautiful home city of Portland

so I'm very grateful for the opportunity

But I did manage to get a few frames before the last of the color faded

The last days of ice along this lake in Mt

A waterfall pours over a rocky ledge in the lush Columbia River Gorge area of Oregon during autumn rains

A dense fog rolls through the trees of Washington state

regrowth in the Toutle River Valley has returned with vibrant greens

It took about an hour to be able to feel my feet again

I'm never happy to be delayed