by Rich Leighton | Mar 1, 2017 | British Columbia, Landscape, NANP, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Travel, Trees
Recently I was in Canada’s westernmost province of British Columbia in the middle of winter, powering my 4×4 SUV through ice and snow, climbing higher and higher into the sky along the Illecillewaet River aiming to head over Rogers Pass so I could make my...
by Rich Leighton | Jan 21, 2016 | American Southwest, Landscape, NANP, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Texas
The Chisos Mountains are old. REALLY old for the Southern United States. These mountains were pushed up to elevations of more than 5,000 feet above sea level by a great deformation during the Cenozoic era (66 million years ago to present). Other geological uplifts...
by Rich Leighton | Feb 9, 2013 | NANP, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Travel, Washington
If you are a parent, then you know this face well – this very young elk calf is a sloppy eater! I photographed this wild herd yesterday in the Eastern Cascade Mountains near Yakima, Washington on a sunny, cold winter afternoon. Baby Elk ~ click to enlarge ~...
by Rich Leighton | Oct 25, 2012 | Landscape, NANP, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Washington
One of the most striking places in the Pacific Northwest to look for autumn colors is Snoqualmie Pass in the Cascade Mountains. Reflections on Golden Creek Pond After photographing this beautiful alpine lake at the top of Snoqualmie Pass from all directions on a very...
by Rich Leighton | Aug 6, 2012 | Featured, Landscape, NANP, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Travel, Washington
It’s not everyday I come in from a shooting venture and return so excited that I pick the shot, clean it up, and blog about it immediately. Ok – that never happens. But this time it did, and for good reason. I’ve fallen in love with Mount Rainier....
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