Half the Park is After Dark – National Park Service Posters by Jane Engelsiepen
Posters by Dr. Tyler Nordgren Artist, astronomer and night sky ambassador, Dr. Tyler Nordgren has worked with the U.S. National Parks Service since 1995 to promote astronomy education, and to raise awareness that the natural nocturnal sky is an important component of the grandeur of our national...
May 10
Dark Skies by Andy Porter by Andy Porter
Nighttime Imaging Anytime I have seen images of the night time sky I have always been awed. Viewing the cosmos, seeing the huge number of stars, the strip of the Milky Way stretching across the sky these evoke such a strong feeling… So, I decided this year to try my hand at capturing a few...
Apr 03
The Hike from Skagit Valley by Andy Porter
The hike from Skagit Valley, over Cascade Pass and down to the remote village of Stehekin on the shores of Lake Chelan is one of the classic hiking routes in Washington State. Driving up the North Cascades Highway to Marblemount and up along the Cascade River my heart always revs up with...
Mar 05
Ansel Adams by Jane Engelsiepen
“I believe the approach of the artist and the approach of the environmentalist are fairly close in that both are, to a rather impressive degree, concerned with the ‘affirmation of life’.”  ~ Ansel Adams Ansel Easton Adams (1902-1984) was a revered, visionary nature photographer...
Feb 19
Bali’s Serenity: People and the Water by Guest
By Courtney Quirin, photos by Caroline Braker Bali’s Serenity: People and the Water celebrates the interdependence between Balinese subsistence communities and the landscape. While traveling through Bali in 2011, photographer Caroline Braker captured intimate moments of people’s peaceful...
Feb 01
The Palm House: Photography by Amelia Stein by Janis Blackschleger
The Palm House photographs by Amelia Stein were taken in the Great Palm House in the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin, Dublin, prior to the complete restoration of this magnificent glass house, built in 1884. It took Amelia two years to complete this series – allowing time to record seasonal...
Jan 10
Sahale Glacier Camp Beckons – Andy Porter by Andy Porter
Washington state’s North Cascades National Park, Sahale Glacier Camp beckons…it’s magnificent scenery, stunning views and colorful wildflowers await you. The trail begins twenty-four miles east of Marblemount at the end of the Cascade River Road. The first leg of the hike ascends...
Dec 10
Celebrating Big Cats by Guest
The Art of Grace Fowler Around the world, the populations of many iconic big cat species have precipitously declined in the last fifty years. Sixteen of the 36 wild cat species are considered vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered by the IUCN. There are multiple factors causing this...
Nov 19