Mountain View from Hurricane Ridge
The sunrise turns the clouds above the Olympic Mountains pastel pink and blue in this view from Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park, Washington.

The Brothers, Olympic Mountains
A colorful fall sunset lights up the skies over the Olympic Mountains. The Brothers are visible on the right side.

Fiery Sunset Over the Olympic Mountains
A late summer sunset creates a fiery light show over the Olympic Mountains.

Full Moon Over Olympics
The full moon sets over the Olympic Mountains on a foggy summer morning.

Solar Rays Over the Olympics
The sun's last light casts long rays over the Olympic Mountains.

Sunset Over the Olympics, Puget Sound
The sun sets in a saddle in the Olympic mountain range in this view of Puget Sound captured from Richmond Beach, Shoreline.

Mount Angeles
Mount Angeles is obscured by thick clouds and fog. This sunset scene was captured from the summit of a rocky peak along the Hurricane Hill trail in Olympic National Park, Washington.

Cedar Cavern
The only living part of this 2,000-year-old cedar tree is a vein that's two feet in diameter. The tree, located in Washington's Olympic National Park, however, is so huge another tree grows out of its top. Decay left the cavern you see here.

Fall Color: Stream, Hoh Rain Forest
Fall color is visible in the leaves that have fallen next to this stream in the Hoh Rain Forest in the Olympic National Park, Washington.

Clear Stream, Hoh Rain Forest
Fine grains of sand cleanse the streams of the Hoh Rain Forest in Washington's Olympic National Park.

Black-Tailed Deer and Wildflowers
A black-tailed deer, also known as a mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), munches on blooming wildflowers on Hurricane Hill in Olympic National Park, Washington.

Black-Tailed Deer, Climbing
A black-tailed deer, also known as a mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), tries to climb up a steep, eroding hillside near Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park.

Great Blue Heron, Silhouette
A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) sits at the top of a snag in the Hoh Rain Forest in Washington's Olympic National Park. The heron appears in silhouette in the early morning light.

Avalanche Lilies
Avalanche lilies (Erythronium montanum) bloom on Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park, Washington. Avalanche lilies are typically one of the first mountain wildflowers to bloom, blooming about one to two weeks after snowmelt.

Fanleaf Cinquefoil
Fanleaf Cinquefoil (Potentilla flabellifolia) bloom on Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park, Washington. The flower, which has five petals, gets part of its common name from the French word for the number five, which is "cinq."

Oregon Stonecrop
Oregon Stonecrop (Sedum oreganum) blooms on a steep, rocky slope on Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park, Washington.

Four Trees, Hoh Rain Forest
Four trees stand in a row in the Hoh Rain Forest, located in Olympic National Park, Washington.

Fall Color: Graves Creek Forest
Vine maples located in the temperate rain forest near Graves Creek, Olympic National Park, turn gold in early fall. A decaying nurse log in the forest supports numerous trees and other plants.

Sol Duc Falls
The late-afternoon sun creates a faint rainbow that traces the contour of Sol Duc Falls. Sol Duc Falls is located in Olympic National Park, Washington, on the north side of a lush rain forest.

Fletcher Creek Falls
Fletcher Creek Falls, located near the Quinault Rain Forest on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, empties into Quinault Lake.

Fletcher Creek Falls - Alternate View
Fletcher Creek Falls, framed by trees, is located near the Quinault Rain Forest on Washington's Olympic Peninsula.

Falls, Quinault Rain Forest
A small falls near the Quinault Rain Forest in Olympic National Park carries water from Bunch Lake to Quinault Lake.

Marymere Falls
Marymere Falls, which is more than 90 feet tall, is located on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, south of Lake Crescent.

Olympic Mountains, Aerial View
While none of the Olympic mountains is taller than 8,000 feet, they force the moist ocean air up, forming clouds and resulting in a lush rain forest. This is an aerial view of the glaciers on Mount Olympus and of several other peaks.

Mount Olympus, Aerial View
Mount Olympus, at just under 8,000 feet, is the tallest of the Olympic mountains. This aerial view was captured from approximately 20,000 feet.

Rocky Peak
Rocky Peak in Washington's Olympic National Park is a silhouette at sunrise. Round Mountain, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the town of Sequim are below the clouds at the right side of the image.

Mount Constance, Olympic Mountains
Mount Constance, at 7,743 feet, is one of the tallest peaks in the Olympic Mountains. In fact, it's only a little over 200 feet shorter than the tallest peak. Mount Constance towers over Hood Canal in this view from near Seaback, Washington.

Foggy Hilltop
Thick fog obscures all but the tops of these trees, located on the top of Lost Cabin Mountain in Olympic National Park, Washington.

Sea Snail Tracks, Shi Shi Beach, Olympic National Park
A tiny sea snail, barely visible under the sand near the lower left corner of this image, seems to be lost, leaving rambling tracks all over the sand on Shi Shi Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington.

Sand Patterns, Shi Shi Beach, Olympic National Park
The receding waters of low tide leave behind dramatic, artistic patterns in the sand of Shi Shi Beach, located in Olympic National Park on the Washington coast.

Sand 'Feathers', Shi Shi Beach, Olympic National Park
As the Pacific Ocean pulls away from Shi Shi Beach at low tide, the receding waters leave behind patterns in the sand that somewhat resemble feathers.

Sea Lettuce, Tide Pool, Olympic National Park
Sea lettuce (Ulva fenestrata) and other colorful sea plants sway in the waters of a large tide pool located off Shi Shi Beach in Washington's Olympic National Park.

Arch, Point of Arches, Olympic National Park
The setting sun colors the sky around one of the many arches located at the Point of Arches off Shi Shi Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington.

Point of Arches, Olympic National Park
Shi Shi Beach, often named as one of the most beautiful beaches in Washington state, provides a stunning view of the Point of Arches, a chain of Pacific Ocean arches in Olympic National Park.