Category: Mountain

Scenes from Skagit Valley, WA, USA

by Earthwatcher, posted in Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, landscape, landscape images, landscape photos, Mountain, nature, Nature Photography, Sauk River, Skagit Valley, Washington
Snow-covered mountain peaks rise above layered blue foothills, a calm river flowing across the foreground and both leafless and evergreen forest lining the valley under a hazy sky.
Cascade Peaks from the Sauk Valley;
Concrete-Sauk Valley, Road, Skagit Valley, Washington, USA; DEC 2025

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Morning mist drifts over a calm river bordered by driftwood and leafless trees beneath a forested mountain slope. Sunlight filters through the haze, subtly illuminating sections of the trees while other areas remain in cool shadow. The sky in the upper left corner is bright blue with white clouds.
Early Morning on the Sauk River;
Concrete-Sauk Valley, Road, Skagit Valley, Washington, USA; DEC 2025

Note the log piles alongside the river. Washington had an atmospheric river event that caused much flooding. The logs are debris piles caused by the flooding.

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Bighorn Sheep

by Earthwatcher, posted in Badlands National Park, Bighorn Sheep, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, Mountain, nature, Nature Photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Three female and one juvenile Bighorn Sheep grazing against a backdrop eroded hills and valley.
Bighorn Sheep
Badlands National Park, SD; JUL 2021

One of the interesting sites at Badlands National Park were the Bighorn sheep. It was especially fun to watch because they had babies.

Bighorn sheep are not native to Badlands National Park. Twenty-two were introduced in 1964 from the Pike’s Peak area in Colorado. The population is now estimated to be over 250. There are no natural predators to the Bighorn at Badlands National Park.

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Three female and 2 juvenile bighorn sheep traversing a rugged trail.
Bighorn Sheep on the Trail
Badlands National Park, SD; JUL 2021
Ram (Male) Bighorn Sheep descending a cliff side.
Bighorn Sheep Ram
Badlands National Park, SD; JUL 2021
Two female and 3 juvenile Bighorn Sheep resting on a grassy hillside.
Bighorn Sheep
Badlands National Park, SD; JUL 2021
Juvenile Bighorn Sheep nursing from mother.
Bighorn Sheep Nursing
Badlands National Park, SD; JUL 2021
Two female and one juvenile Bighorn Sheep resting on rocky hillside.
Bighorn Sheep
Badlands National Park, SD; JUL 2021
Closeup view of the ears from a group of juvenile bighorn sheep grazing alongside each other.
Bighorn Sheep
Badlands National Park, SD; JUL 2021

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Sierra Nevada Mountains in the Early Morning

by Earthwatcher, posted in Alabama Hills, California, Earthwatcher, Eastern Sierra, Fujifilm Cameras, landscape, landscape images, landscape photos, Mountain, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Seirra Nevada, sunrise, Uncategorized
Sierra Nevada Mountains at Daybreak; Big Pine, Death Valley Road, Big Pine, CA; APR 2021

I’m sharing a few more pictures from our trip to the Eastern Sierra last April. Four of the images were taken at the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, CA. (Alabama Hills National Scenic Area | Bureau of Land Management (blm.gov), @TheAlabamaHillsNationalScenicArea). The other is from Big Pine Death Valley Road.

I hope to go back to the Alabama Hills this fall because there are so many wonderful small vignettes to capture, and I am curious to see it at sunset as well as when some monsoons rains are falling over the Sierra as the backdrop.

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Early morning image of the Sierra Nevada mountains from the Alabama Hills
First Light on the Sierra; Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, CA; APR 2021
Image of a bolder field from the back of Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills
Mobius Arch from the Backside; Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, CA; APR 2021
Image of Mt Whitney at sunrise from the Alabama Hills
Sunrise on Mt Whitney; Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, CA; APR 2021
Image of a shade tree along a path in a desert area of the Alabama Hills
Lone Tree along a Desert Path; Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, CA; APR 2021

If anyone would like a copy of almost any picture in my library, for educational or research use, please contact me and I will happily share a digital copy with you.

Please visit my website, www.earthwatcher.us to see my collection of landscapes and wildlife.

These and other images are available to purchase by contacting larry.klink@earthwatcher.us.