Category: Pacific Northwest

• Northern Olympic Peninsula

  

  Two-day (May 16-17, 2022) trip to the Northen Olympic Peninsula in Washington State to experience and photograph Sol Duc Falls, Madison Creek Falls, Ludlow Falls and Point Wilson Lighthouse.

  Murali Narayanan

  May 20, 2022

  Olympic National Park, Olympic Peninsula, USA, Washington

  Focus Stacking, Fort Worden State Park, Lighthouse, Ludlow Falls, Madison Creek Falls, Pacific Northwest, Point Wilson Lighthouse, Port Townsend, Sol Doc Falls, Washington State, Waterfalls

• Fall colors in Mt. Rainier National Park

  

  Late September to late October is a great time to experience fall colors in the Mt. Rainier National Park. Vine Maple, high elevation huckleberry bushes, and Larch are the primary sources of fall colors. Two areas I like to visit and photograph in the fall are the area around Paradise and along Natches Peak Loop…

  Murali Narayanan

  October 3, 2021

  Mt. Rainier National Park, USA, Washington

  Cascade Mountains, Edith Creek, Fall, Fall Foliage, Mt. Rainier, Myrtle Falls, Pacific Northwest, Paradise, Skyline Trail, Tahoma, Tipsoo Lake, Washington State

• Quinault Rainforest

  

  It was a cloudy day on Thursday and Mythili and I decided to drive to the Quinault rainforest and check out our favorite waterfalls. I find mid to late April to be a very good time to visit as the waterflow of the creeks is quite good. It is not as popular or crowded as…

  Murali Narayanan

  May 1, 2021

  Olympic National Park, Washington

  Falls Creek Falls, Merriman Creek, Merriman Falls, Pacific Northwest, Quinault, Quinault Rain Forest, Washington State, Waterfalls, Willaby Creek, Willaby Creek Falls

• My Top 25 Spots in the Palouse

  

  The Palouse is the most serene and pastoral of the seven wonders of Washington State. It is a region in south eastern Washington characterized by gentle rolling hills covered with wheat fields. The hills were formed over tens of thousands of years from wind blown dust and silt, called “loess”, from dry regions to the south west.…

  Murali Narayanan

  June 28, 2020

  Pacific Northwest, The Palouse, USA, Washington

  Antique Cars, Barns, Canola, Colfax, Farm, Farmland, Latah, Lone Tree, Lonely Tree, Oakesdale, Palouse, Pullman, Red Barn, Rolling Hills, St. John, Steptoe, Steptoe Butte, Wheat

• 2019 Late Spring in The Palouse

  

  The Palouse is a distinct geographic region covering about 4000 sq miles encompassing parts of north central Idaho, southeastern Washington, and, by some definitions, parts of northeast Oregon. It is characterized by gentle rolling hills covered with winter wheat and lentil fields. Ancient glaciers were responsible for the creation of this landscape. During the last several ice ages, glaciers advancing south from Canada ground…

  Murali Narayanan

  July 1, 2019

  Pacific Northwest, The Palouse, Washington

  Abandoned, Barns, Colfax, Eastern Washington, Farmhouse, Farmland, Grain Elevator, Granary, Idaho, Lonely Tree, Palouse, Pullman, Rolling Hills, Steptoe, Steptoe Butte, Washington State, Wheat, Windmills, Winter Wheat

• Waterfalls & Streams of the Quinault Rain Forest

  

  The Quinault Rain Forest, a temperate rain forest, is part of the Olympic National Park and the Olympic National Forest in the state of Washington. The forest receives an average of 12 feet of rain per year. There are 4 small but beautiful waterfalls along the creeks flowing from the Olympic mountain snow melts. Between mid…

  Murali Narayanan

  April 19, 2019

  Olympic National Park, Washington

  Bunch Creek Falls, Cascade Falls, Creeks, Falls Creek Falls, Gatton Creek Falls, Merriman Falls, National Parks, Pacific Northwest, Quinault, Quinault Rain Forest, Rain Forest, Streams, Washington State, Waterfalls, Willaby Creek Falls

• Alaska (Aug 21-Aug 28, 2016)

  

  Highlights From August 21 thru 28 of 2016, 2 of my cousins, Ganesh and Ramu, and I spent a week in Alaska driving between Seward in the South and the Denali National Park in North and covered about 1200 miles. Day 1 (Aug 21) – Anchorage to Alyeska We landed at the Ted Stevens International…

  Murali Narayanan

  July 28, 2018

  Alaska, Anchorage, Denali National Park, Seward, Talkeetna, Whittier

  Caribou, Cruise, Exit Glacier, Fjords, Flightseeing, Glaciers, McHugh Creek Falls, Moose Pass, Mount Denali, Nikon, Nikon D7100, Nikon D800, Prince William Sound, Reindeer, Tern Lake, Turnagain Arm, Waterfalls

• Solar Eclipse Trip (Aug 20-25, 2017)

  

  August 20, 2017 (Day 1) Larry, Mythili and I rented a Ford Expedition and loaded the tent, camera equipment, sleeping bags, and food and started the drive to the town of Madras in Oregon considered to be one of the best spots to experience the solar eclipse. As all the hotels within 50 miles of…

  Murali Narayanan

  August 27, 2017

  Bandon Beach, Cannon Beach, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, Oregon Coast, USA

  Anemone, Barnacle, Coos Bay, Florence, Haceta Lighthouse, Haystack Rock, Lighthouses, Newport, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Ocean, Sea Stacks, Seaside, Seastar, Solar Eclipse, Tidepool, Vidae Falls, Waterfalls, Yaquina Head Lighthouse

• Mt. Baker & Mt. Shuksan (Oct 2012)

  

  Highlights Although the area is renowned for winter activities such as skiing and snowshoeing, I consider early to mid October to be one of the best times to visit the Mt. Baker Ski area which is about 135 miles (3 hrs by car) north of Seattle, WA. The fall colors are at their peak and…

  Murali Narayanan

  May 13, 2017

  Mt. Baker Wilderness Area, Northern Cascades, Pacific Northwest, USA, Washington

  Artist Point, Fall Foliage, Highwood Lake, Mt. Baker, Mt. Shuksan, Picture Lake, Reflections

• Oregon Coast & Crater Lake (Jun 2014)

  

  Highlights In June 2014, I took a 4-day trip to the Oregon Coast and Crater Lake National Park and stopped at the Silver Falls State Park on the way back home. I covered about 1200 miles as shown in the trip map below. The Oregon Coast is a region of the U.S. state of Oregon…

  Murali Narayanan

  May 13, 2017

  Bandon Beach, Cannon Beach, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, Oregon Coast, Pacific Northwest, Silver Falls State Park, USA

  Cape Meares Lighthouse, Cascade Range, Crater Lake, Lighthouse, Mt. McLaughlin, Newport, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Ocean, Salt Creek Falls, South Falls, Yaquina Head Lighthouse

• Columbia River Gorge, OR in the Fall of 2016

  

  Highlights Last October, 4 of us did a 2-day trip to the Columbia River Gorge area to experience the fall colors around the popular waterfalls along the Oregon side of the river. Here is a sampling of images along with location information, and photography tips. We left Redmond, WA at 8am and after a brief…

  Murali Narayanan

  May 6, 2017

  Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, USA

  Bridal Veil Falls, Chanticleer Point, Elowah Falls, Horsetail Falls, Latourell Falls, Multnomah Falls, Shepperd’s Dell Falls, Troutdale, Vista House, Wahkeena Creek, Waterfalls

• Mt. Hood & Silver Falls State Park, Oregon

  

  Highlights Last weekend (April 20-23, 2017), my friend Larry and I took a weekend tour around Mt. Hood and the Silver Falls State Park in Oregon. Here is a sampling of images and tips from the trip. You can view the high resolution images @ Flickr. We did about 750 miles of driving. Below is…

  Murali Narayanan

  April 29, 2017

  Hood River, Mt. Adams, Mt. Hood, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Silver Falls State Park, USA, Washington

  Landscape photography, Long exposure photography, Lower South Falls, Middle North Falls, Nikon, Nikon D7100, Nikon D800, North Falls, South Falls, Upper North Falls, Waterfalls