Fall colours over the North Fork of Nooksack River. The river is lined with bigleaf maple (acer macrophyllum) which can grow to 48 metres (160 ft) tall. The Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington State, USA
We stayed a night at the Wates-Gibson Hut on Outpost Lake while hiking the Tonquin Valley. Given the torrential rain we had all night it was nice to be able to walk out in the morning without packing up our tents in the mud. The clouds parted a little at sunrise; just enough to let a few rays of sun through and give us some hope that it would not rain continuously for the remaining three days of the hike. This shot was taken of Blackhorn Peak (3000m or 9843ft ).
The last of the alpenglow on Mount Shuksan (2,783 m or 9,131 ft) about 40 minutes after sunset. The name Shuksan is derived from the Lummi word šéqsən, which is thought to mean "high peak". Traditionally however the mountain was most likely called shéqsan ("high foot") or ch’ésqen ("golden eagle") in the Nooksack language. The highest point on the massif is a three sided peak known as the Summit Pyramid. Looking across The Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest to the North Cascades National Park, Washington State, USA
