North Cascades Photography

North Cascades Photography

Forbidden and Boston Peaks from Hidden Lake Peak, North CascadesNorth Cascades sunrise from Hidden Lakes Peak #54196  Purchase

What a great summer season for photography! Despite canceling my last trip in July to British Columbia, due to wildfires, I’ve been very busy adding lots of new images to my files. While waiting for the wildfire season to moderate I’ve returned to several of my favorite locations in the North Cascades. Since this is the height of summer in the mountains I selected some sub-alpine locations. Good displays of wildflowers and rugged vistas were my goal. These locations are mainly in North Cascades National Park, and the Mount Baker Wilderness.

Late July and August is the driest time of the year in the Northwest. It also has the most predictable weather. Sometimes though this means the weather can be a little too good, with empty blue skies. Great for outdoor activities, but not the greatest for photography. Fortunately my timing was spot on and in a few days I was treated to some fantastic lights shows in the mornings and evenings.

Mount Baker Skyline Divide North CascadesMount Baker from Skyline Divide #54244  Purchase

For now I’ll just post some image highlights from the first few locations since I still have tons of editing and processing to do. I also have another summer trip planned to a very exciting new location. That one will put the brakes on any further posts for a few weeks. Stay tuned, and don’t forget that prints and commercial licensing are available for all of these photos!

Pink Heather North Cascades WashingtonPink Heather North Cascades Sunset #542154  Purchase

Mount Shuksan from Skyline DivideMount Shuksan from Skyline Divide #54238  Purchase

North Cascades backcountry campBackcountry Camp on Hidden Lake Peak #54229  Purchase

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