"Sage 'n' Storm" - No, it's not Nevada; though nearly as hot and dry. Those who think of Washington as only tall green trees and lengthy rains, don't know the other half of it! Arid Lands Ecology Reserve, Hanford Reach National Monument

"Blue Ribbon Waters" - A tranquil drift through entrenched meanders on a brilliant October afternoon. Yakima River Canyon & Umptanum Ridge Water Gap National Natural Landmark

"Saddle Mountain Sunrise" - A monstrous geologic wave, sunlit, cresting high...poised to break over the desert trough of lower Crab Creek Coulee. Columbia Basin Wildlife Area

"Umptanum autumn" - An intimate world of aspen and cottonwood awaits upcanyon on a frozen November morning. Yakima River Canyon & Umptanum Ridge Water Gap National Natural Landmark

"Umptanum sunflowers" - Golden balsamroot blossoms scrape the sky atop Umptanum Ridge. Yakima Rim Skyline trail; Wenas Wildlife Area

"Cleavage" - Granitic rocks of the North Cascades come to an abrubt end in a deeping Columbia River backwater, set to reflect a (some might say rather sensuous) stand of autumn sumac. Methow River confluence near Alta Lake State Park

"Methow Palette" - Cottonwoods, conifers, and cornflower skies; fall color accentuates a wild salmon stream at the eastern fringe of the range. Methow River Valley; Wenatchee National Forest

"" - Spring wildflowers erupt from the sagebrush hills in the desert above the River of the West Frenchman Coulee, Columbia Basin Wildlife Area