TravelMorgan Stone GretherOctober 05, 2021travel, Mount Rainier, Paradise Washington, Washington, pacific northwest, hiking, trees, autumn, myrtle, mountains, waterfalls, Tacoma-Rainier Tour 2021, Tacoma, Elaine Schimek

Trails Above Paradise

With a blast of autumnal colors…

TravelMorgan Stone GretherOctober 05, 2021travel, Mount Rainier, Paradise Washington, Washington, pacific northwest, hiking, trees, autumn, myrtle, mountains, waterfalls, Tacoma-Rainier Tour 2021, Tacoma, Elaine Schimek

TravelMorgan Stone GretherOctober 04, 2021Narada Falls, waterfalls, pacific northwest, Mount Rainier, mountains, trees, travel, Washington, national park, Elaine Schimek, Tacoma, Tacoma-Rainier Tour 2021

Narada Falls

One of — if not the very —best waterfalls in Mount Rainier National Park…

TravelMorgan Stone GretherOctober 04, 2021Narada Falls, waterfalls, pacific northwest, Mount Rainier, mountains, trees, travel, Washington, national park, Elaine Schimek, Tacoma, Tacoma-Rainier Tour 2021

TravelMorgan Stone GretherOctober 04, 2021travel, waterfalls, Washington, pacific northwest, Mount Rainier, Tacoma, Tacoma-Rainier Tour 2021, national park, Christine Falls, slug, Elaine Schimek

Christine Falls

Is there anything more beautiful than a mountain waterfall?

TravelMorgan Stone GretherOctober 04, 2021travel, waterfalls, Washington, pacific northwest, Mount Rainier, Tacoma, Tacoma-Rainier Tour 2021, national park, Christine Falls, slug, Elaine Schimek

TravelMorgan Stone GretherAugust 16, 2019oregon, pacific northwest, Hood River, crown point, waterfalls, horsetail falls, latourell falls, flower, Elaine Schimek, travel, Draper Girls Country Farm, Parkdale

A Drive to the Columbia Gorge and Hood River, Oregon

A foggy morning gave way to a sunny afternoon as Elaine and I took a drive from Portland up the Columbia Gorge to Hood River for lunch…

TravelMorgan Stone GretherAugust 16, 2019oregon, pacific northwest, Hood River, crown point, waterfalls, horsetail falls, latourell falls, flower, Elaine Schimek, travel, Draper Girls Country Farm, Parkdale

A Drive to the Columbia Gorge and Hood River, Oregon

TravelMorgan Stone GretherJuly 21, 2019Mount Rainier, Washington, pacific northwest, travel, Tacoma, waterfalls, forest, trees, mountains, lake, river, Narada Falls, hiking, Elaine Schimek

Mt. Rainier National Park, June 2019

Visiting Narada Falls, Longmire, Paradise, Alder Lake, and more…

TravelMorgan Stone GretherJuly 21, 2019Mount Rainier, Washington, pacific northwest, travel, Tacoma, waterfalls, forest, trees, mountains, lake, river, Narada Falls, hiking, Elaine Schimek

TravelMorgan Stone GretherAugust 10, 2018silver falls, waterfalls, oregon, Oregon parks project, pacific northwest, trees, travel

Silver Falls State Park, Oregon

Waterfalls everywhere at one of the great gems of Oregon…

TravelMorgan Stone GretherAugust 10, 2018silver falls, waterfalls, oregon, Oregon parks project, pacific northwest, trees, travel

TravelMorgan Stone GretherApril 22, 2018Maryhill Museum of Art, Washington, pacific northwest, Stonehenge Monument, latourell falls, waterfalls, columbia river gorge, columbia river, fashion, travel

Maryhill Museum of Art, April 2018

In the lonely high desert plains east of The Dalles, isolated on a ridge above the Columbia River, sits the Maryhill Museum of Art, with a delightful, eclectic collection…

TravelMorgan Stone GretherApril 22, 2018Maryhill Museum of Art, Washington, pacific northwest, Stonehenge Monument, latourell falls, waterfalls, columbia river gorge, columbia river, fashion, travel

TravelMorgan Stone GretherJanuary 22, 2018oregon, silver falls, pacific northwest, autumn, hiking, waterfalls, Oregon parks project, trees, river, travel, Silverton

Silver Falls State Park, Oregon (set 2 of 2)

Twice in October 2017, I visited fabulous Silver Falls State Park, just south of Silverton, Oregon. Here is the second set of two. (See the first.) I was amazed how much the tree colors had changed in just a few weeks. Ah, autumn!

TravelMorgan Stone GretherJanuary 22, 2018oregon, silver falls, pacific northwest, autumn, hiking, waterfalls, Oregon parks project, trees, river, travel, Silverton

Silver Falls State Park, Oregon (set 2 of 2)

TravelMorgan Stone GretherJanuary 21, 2018silver falls, Oregon parks project, pacific northwest, waterfalls, trees, deer, river, Silverton, oregon, travel

Silver Falls State Park, Oregon (Set 1 of 2)

This park is a land of giant trees, lush fern forest floors, streams, creeks, and massive waterfalls (three of which you get to hike behind)...

TravelMorgan Stone GretherJanuary 21, 2018silver falls, Oregon parks project, pacific northwest, waterfalls, trees, deer, river, Silverton, oregon, travel

Silver Falls State Park, Oregon (Set 1 of 2)

TravelMorgan Stone GretherDecember 03, 2017Falls Creek, Washington, waterfalls, travel, pacific northwest, trees, moss

Falls Creek Falls

One of the prettiest waterfalls in a region full of great waterfalls…

TravelMorgan Stone GretherDecember 03, 2017Falls Creek, Washington, waterfalls, travel, pacific northwest, trees, moss

TravelMorgan Stone GretherJune 30, 2017Tacoma, Mount Rainier, Washington, pacific northwest, waterfalls, mountains, trees, Reflection Lake, Narada Falls, travel

Mt Rainier, Washington

In June 2017 I briefly visited gorgeous Tahoma, aka Mount Rainier, on a day of adventuring with Travel Tacoma.

TravelMorgan Stone GretherJune 30, 2017Tacoma, Mount Rainier, Washington, pacific northwest, waterfalls, mountains, trees, Reflection Lake, Narada Falls, travel

TravelMorgan Stone GretherFebruary 07, 2017Opal Pool Falls, Opal Creek, Jawbone Flats, ghost town, hiking, waterfalls, oregon, pacific northwest, trees, mountains, cars, travel

Opal Creek and Jawbone Flats, Oregon

In January 2015 I explored Opal Creek and the quasi-ghost town of Jawbone Flats (population 5) in the central Cascade Mountains in Oregon. The area is thick with gorgeous fir trees, and the water in the creeks and rivers is crystal clear. It's so clear in fact that when it pools, it looks insanely, surreally blue...

TravelMorgan Stone GretherFebruary 07, 2017Opal Pool Falls, Opal Creek, Jawbone Flats, ghost town, hiking, waterfalls, oregon, pacific northwest, trees, mountains, cars, travel

TravelMorgan Stone GretherJanuary 13, 2017Elowah Falls, waterfalls, trees, oregon, columbia river gorge, hiking, pacific northwest, travel

Elowah Falls, Oregon

In December 2014 my friend Merry and I hiked up to Elowah Falls in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge. As we walked up all was bitingly cold rain, and then the entire falls area for a hundred-yard radius was black ice. So crazy slippery...

TravelMorgan Stone GretherJanuary 13, 2017Elowah Falls, waterfalls, trees, oregon, columbia river gorge, hiking, pacific northwest, travel

TravelMorgan Stone GretherDecember 31, 2016waterfalls, silver falls, oregon, pacific northwest, travel, Silverton

North and Upper North Falls, Silver Falls State Park, Oregon

At the end of 2016, I took a quick trip to North and Upper North Falls in Oregon's Silver Falls State Park. In a state filled with incredible waterfalls, these two are among my very favorite. The park is near the fun little town of Silverton; if you find yourself in the area, please check out these falls, and the rest of Silver Falls State Park...

TravelMorgan Stone GretherDecember 31, 2016waterfalls, silver falls, oregon, pacific northwest, travel, Silverton

North and Upper North Falls, Silver Falls State Park, Oregon

PortraitMorgan Stone GretherDecember 22, 2016Dalton pointKyotocat, model, portrait, columbia river, columbia river gorge, trees, moss, horsetail falls, Dalton Point, waterfalls, ice

Kyotocat in the Columbia Gorge

In December 2016 lovely human Kyotocat and I had fun shooting together in the icy Columbia River Gorge. We were as cold as popsicles, but it was worth it...

PortraitMorgan Stone GretherDecember 22, 2016Dalton pointKyotocat, model, portrait, columbia river, columbia river gorge, trees, moss, horsetail falls, Dalton Point, waterfalls, ice

TravelMorgan Stone GretherDecember 20, 2016Wahclella Falls, waterfalls, oregon, pacific northwest, trees, mountains, hiking, travel

Wahclella Falls

In December 2014 I went up the Wahclella Falls trail, one of the best little hikes in the Columbia River Gorge. To get there, you...

TravelMorgan Stone GretherDecember 20, 2016Wahclella Falls, waterfalls, oregon, pacific northwest, trees, mountains, hiking, travel

TravelMorgan Stone GretherSeptember 11, 2016columbia river, columbia river gorge, pacific northwest, oregon, cascade locks, thunder island, vista house, portland women's forum, crown point, multnomah falls, latourell falls, wahkeena falls, horsetail falls, waterfalls, tiana kai, trees, travel

Columbia River Gorge, Sept 2016

In September I took Tiana Kai around the Columbia River Gorge to see lots of spectacular sights, including the Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint, the Vista House at Crown Point, Multnomah Falls, Latourell Falls, Wahkeena Falls, Horsetail Falls (and Upper Horsetail Falls), and Thunder Island at Cascade Locks. An excellent way to spend the day...

TravelMorgan Stone GretherSeptember 11, 2016columbia river, columbia river gorge, pacific northwest, oregon, cascade locks, thunder island, vista house, portland women's forum, crown point, multnomah falls, latourell falls, wahkeena falls, horsetail falls, waterfalls, tiana kai, trees, travel

TravelMorgan Stone GretherSeptember 10, 2016Coyote Wall, hiking, Washington, pacific northwest, columbia river gorge, columbia river, flower, spring, waterfalls, Hood River, Velvet 56, travel

Coyote Wall, Washington, April 2016

Last April I went hiking with Meghan Sinnott and four-legged friends, Maddy and Journey, up Coyote Wall at the eastern end of the Columbia River Gorge in Washington. The outing offered a great chance to try out my newly purchased Velvet 56 lens from Portland's own Lens Baby; the lens can do some really fun "velvety" bokah tricks (particularly along the frame edges) and looks nice whether you're shooting landscapes, portraits, or macros...

TravelMorgan Stone GretherSeptember 10, 2016Coyote Wall, hiking, Washington, pacific northwest, columbia river gorge, columbia river, flower, spring, waterfalls, Hood River, Velvet 56, travel

TravelMorgan Stone GretherAugust 14, 2016Narada Falls, Washington, Tacoma-Rainier Tour 2016, Mount Rainier, waterfalls, travel

Rainier Day 1: Narada Falls

Up the road from Longmire and the Trail of Shadows is spectacular Narada waterfalls on the Paradise River. There are two sections of the falls, with the larger just under 170 feet long. Impressive! You can pull right off the highway to see it. Additionally you can hike down a short trail to the Inspiration Point viewing area near the base for a better view; it's a little steep but well worth it.

TravelMorgan Stone GretherAugust 14, 2016Narada Falls, Washington, Tacoma-Rainier Tour 2016, Mount Rainier, waterfalls, travel

TravelMorgan Stone GretherFebruary 06, 2016Scotts Mills, oregon, pacific northwest, silver falls, waterfalls, travel

Around Scotts Mills, Oregon

In November 2014 I traveled with my friend Natalia Toral around Scotts Mills and Silver Falls, Oregon. We ventured above and below the snow line as well.

TravelMorgan Stone GretherFebruary 06, 2016Scotts Mills, oregon, pacific northwest, silver falls, waterfalls, travel

TravelMorgan Stone GretherOctober 14, 2015Bird Lake, Yakama Nation, Crooked Creek, Washington, waterfalls, hiking, travel

Bird Lake / Crooked Creek Trail Hike, Yakama Nation, Washington

Camped out at Bird Lake in the Yakama Nation this summer. Here are some images from hiking the Crooked Creek Trail. Wonderful hike with wildflowers, waterfalls, and mountain views. Unfortunately it was decimated by forest fires a few weeks after we left.