Our good friend Ian is back up here in Washington visiting us again.  For some reason he thought it would be fun to go camping in the snow. Bless his little Floridian heart… We compromised and drove up to Hurricane Ridge to visit the snow in its natural habitat.

Sunny but with clouds rolling around
Mountain framed by clouds. My favorite photo of the trip.
Valley
Path into the trees
Tall trees
Through the clouds

Dense fog down below
Snowshoeing

Hidden sun
trees in the sun and clouds
Through the trees
Glowing gold
Contrast

Ski trails
Fluffy little bird!
It looks like Christmas
In the shadows
Full sun
Twin peaks
Fog over the water
Beam of sunlight
Silhouette

This visit was pretty early in the snow season.  There was really only a few feet of snow at the top of the parking lot.  I would like to go back later in the year when the snow is taller than the lodge and see how different it is…and take more photos!