Yesterday, I visited Flaming Geyser State Park near Enumclaw. It's probably best-known for model airplane flying, river recreation, picnicking, and the "geysers" (small methane seeps; note that the "flaming geyser" is not lit anymore). The park has some nice forest and river trails as well, however, and they make for a nice short nike. They have a well-deserved reputation for mud, but I correctly surmised that, after our dry February, the mud wouldn't be too much of a problem.
First, an Indian plum (Oemleria cerasiformis) just starting to open, with some frost crystals visible on the buds and leaves. Elsewhere in the park, a few Indian plum plants had already started to bloom. I'm getting excited for spring! F/6.3.
Next, a scene from the end of the river trail, where the walls of the Green River gorge are most impressive. A red alder is in the foreground. I like the look of the gorge walls here, although this image would probably work better at a print size than on, say, Instagram. There also isn't as much color contrast as I'd like. F/18.
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