Sunset fades into night on the Southern Oregon Coast

Soft dawn light reflects off the towering mountains of Glacier National Park and onto the calm waters below

The tragic Eagle Creek fire caused the collapse of the overlook of beautiful Metlako Falls in Oregon. I was fortunate to experience this place in all it's beauty many times before it was lost forever

Moss blankets the trees of the Hoh Rainforest, creating a magical fairyland for photographers

A lonely leaf rests in the pools below Punchbowl Falls in the Columbia River Gorge region of Oregon. This area was ground zero for the Eagle Creek fires of 2017 and has been forever changed

Shortly before I took this image, a grey whale emerged right below my feet and scraped barnacles off its body on the sandstone cliffs. I was too stunned to take a picture of it, but I will remember it forever

The Hoh Rainforest in Washington is home to all types of greenery, including moss, ferns, and lucky clovers

Beautiful sunset light illuminates the cascades of Glacier National Park in Montana

A seasonal waterfall flows into the ocean along the rugged Oregon Coast

Mossy branches sprawl throughout the Hoh Rainforest in Washington

The oldest image in my collection. A long exposure smooths the choppy waters of Lost Lake in Oregon and creates the illusion of ice

It was shooting this image that I saw first hand how brilliant of a photographer Ryan Dyar is. I shot several different images from a few spots while Ryan stood back and patiently waited. Finally, when I was done, he walked back, plopped his camera down and fired off one frame. His composition was, in a world, brilliant

Fog wraps like tentacles through the beautiful trees of the southern Oregon coast