The earth is amazing to me. Whether you believe in evolution, godly creation, or Native American creation stories,
it is still almost inconcievable that the planet that shelters and sustains us should be so varied, complex, and able
to support the many organisms and habitats that we see today. Add to that the history and geology of earth and it seems
fantastical that this planet exists at all. Unless, of course, that we are not that unusual, and that possibly many other
life-sustaining planets exist in the galaxy and in the universe that we don't yet know about. The latest statistical
projections predict that for every star we see in the night sky - and the ones we can't see - each one is orbited by at
least one or two planets. Imagine the new landscapes that have yet to be painted by humans - at least humans from earth.

Coulee Marsh Trail

 

After the Deluge

Creek in the Scablands

 

Waterfall at Ancient Lake

 

 

Light at the Pass

 

Fording Pilchuck Creek

 

Bear Crossing the Meadow

 

 

 

Trail to Ancient Lake

 

Crossing the Flats

Sun Dappled Meadow

 

 

Crest of the Dune

 

Trail Through the Dunes

Creek's Rising

 

Storm's Rolling In

Ghost Forest

Nightfall in Blue Valley

 

Wending River

Trees Around a Pothole Lake

 

 

Confluence

Trees in the Dunes

 

Earth, Sky, and Water

 

 

The Road to Red Top Mountain

 

Island Passage

Summer Dunes

 

 

Meanders of the Entiat River

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Follow the Red Path

The Night Owl

 

 

Eddies on the Nooksack River

Larches Around a Tarn