Category: Washington

• 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

• 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

• 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