Tag: Pacific Northwest

• 3-Day Olympic Peninsula Trip (May 2023)

  

  3-day trip to the Olympic Peninsula in May 2023 to photograph pacific sunsets, rainforest waterfalls and creeks.

  Murali Narayanan

  May 13, 2023

  Hoh Rainforest, La Push, Olympic National Park, Olympic Peninsula, Pacific Northwest, Quinault Rainforest, Ruby Beach, Sol Duc Falls, USA, Washington

  Abbey Island, Bunch Creek, Bunch Creek Falls, Bunch Falls, Creeks, Dusk, Fog, Forks, Hoh Rainforest, La Push, Merriman Falls, Pacific Northwest, Port Angeles, Quinalt Rainforest, Quinault Rain Forest, Quinault River, Ruby Beach, Sol Duc Falls, Streams, Sunset, Washington State, Waterfalls, Willaby Creek, Willaby Creek Falls

• Fall Colors Around Paradise (Sep 30 – Oct 1, 2022)

  

  Visit to Paradise, WA in the Mt. Rainier National Park to photograph fall foliage

  Murali Narayanan

  October 15, 2022

  Mt. Rainier National Park, Pacific Northwest, USA, Washington

  Elbe, Fall, Fall Colors, Fall Foliage, Henry Jackson Visitor Center, Hobo Inn, Inspiration Point, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Rainier National Park, Pacific Northwest, Paradise, Paradise Inn, Reflection Falls, Skyline Trail, Washington State

• Western Olympic Peninsula (Jun 2022)

  

  Two-Day trip to the Pacific Coast of Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. Highlights are Hoh Rainforest, La Push beach sunset, tide polls at Ruby Beach and waterfalls of Quinault rainforest.

  Murali Narayanan

  June 3, 2022

  Hoh Rainforest, La Push, Olympic National Park, Olympic Peninsula, Pacific Northwest, Quinault Rainforest, Ruby Beach, USA, Washington

  Anemone, Barnacles, Beach, Bunch Creek Falls, Bunch Falls, Creeks, Driftwood, Falls Creek Falls, Forks, Hoh Rainforest, La Push, Merriman Falls, Olympic National Park, Olympic Peninsula, Pacific Northwest, Quinalt Rainforest, Ruby Beach, Sea Star, Streams, Sunset, Tidepool, Washington State, Waterfalls

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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