Rock and light dominate the high-peaks of the American Southwest. Arizona 2011.

Stone Town's younger inhabitants enjoy jumping from the city's seawall to cool off in the Indian ocean at dusk. Tanzania, 2013.

A typical evening for a local bar at the foot of the Pare Mountains. Tanzania 2013.

With trail names like Frying Pan, the canyons of the American Southwest offer shade at the right time of the day. Utah, 2013.

Seattle 2014.

A campfire and a guitar in the Puget Sound. Washington 2015.

After the campfire has long gone out and the guitar has rested. Washington 2015.

Some days Mt Rainer prefers to hide away. Washington 2015.

Seattle waking up to Mt Rainer. Seattle 2016.

Mt. Rainer peaking through the clouds for only a few minutes at sunset. Mt Rainer National Park, 2016.

Markets can be big and organized or tacked together just off the road. They can be permanent and open regularly, or travel and only come to town every once in awhile. The very well stocked Moshi central market is one of the former. Tanzania 2012.

Some villages are only accessible by 4x4. With a group that means standing in the bed of a pickup truck. Guatemala 2017.

These Cherry Blossom trees have drawn crowds to the U. of Washington campus for a long time. This long exposure gives a hint of the many visitors this abundance of natural beauty brings to the university campus each year. USA, 2017

A flower at the pass. Washington 2017.

Mt Rainer Sunrise

Late summer and Mt Rainer is still sporting a white blanket. Washington 2017.

Salish Sea #1

Sea otter and seal pups pass along this jagged coast on a wet pacific northwest evening.