This past weekend, we had a memorable adventure in one of the most beautiful places I've been, anywhere: Goat Rocks.
Our overnight backpacking trip took us through 18.4 miles of deep forests, meadows exploding with wildflowers, and vistas that allowed us to see all the way past the Pickett Range and into British Columbia. Along the way, we enjoyed handfuls of delicious wild blueberries (or were they black huckleberries?) and quite a few animal sightings: mountain goats, deer, marmots, pikas, and a bald eagle. The air was cooler than it has been in a while and I noticed that some of the leaves are just starting to change, and the knowledge that we'll likely be ducking puddles and huddling inside in two or three short months made the trip all the more special.
I brought my new "toy" camera (a lightweight Canon Rebel) to put through its paces. It allowed me the use of longer focal lengths, but I definitely wish I'd had a wide-angle for this trip.