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Olympic Peninsula contains images from the Quinault Rainforest, Kalaloch Beach, misty Ruby Beach at low tide, and Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park. The coastal rainforests were spectacular. It is said that these protected Pacific Northwest rainforests contained the greatest density of biomass of any place on earth. This prolific biomass (including a substantial portion accounted for in giant slugs) made the forests too dark for my digital camera, but the indescribable beauty, majesty of the ancient trees and the mystical qualities couldn't be caught on any film.

Sea Kayaking contains images from our amazing Orca watching expedition with the wonderful folks at Pacific Northwest Expeditions. I cannot recommend them highly enough... the trip was a perfect blend of rugged challange and pampered luxury with our guides Gillian Butler and Chelsea Keays ready to meet our every need. Johnstone Straight is world renowned as the best location in North America to see killer whales, and it lived up to its reputation. At night, as an extra gift, phosphorescent phytoplankton glimmered on the surf at our camp. My cousin Kerry, his wife Kim and daughter Katie joined us for the trip.

Mount Rainier is self explanatory. It was the height of wildflower season and lupines and indian paint brush were in full bloom. The young woman with us is my cousin Katie. The park's summer edition of its newspaper describes the nature of the volcanic mountain with a warning that it's not a matter of "if" but rather of "when". While describing possible dangers of hiking back country trails, it more or less said that 'the longer you are there the more danger you are in' which became our happy refrain for the rest of the trip.

Vancouver Island contains images from the town of Duncan and it's cultural center of the Coast Salish Indians, the north island town of Port McNeill and the beautifully 'lived-in' village of Alert Bay on Cormorant Island. Throughout the British Columbia we saw many totems of the Wild Woman of the Woods, a spirit that keeps young children safely close to home at night. Port McNeill is home to the World's Largest Burl, weighing in at something like 28 tons. Steven was imaging the room addition he could carve from that.

Vancouver, B.C. contains images of some of the artifacts at University of British Columbia's Museum of Anthropology. We regretted we didn't have a full day to spend there looking through its vast collection.   ............................................................