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A very wet and misty day set the mood for my trip to Mount Rainier. No big views of the volcano, but I quite liked the clouds and fog that were everywhere.

The redwoods generally steal the show at Mt. Tam, but these rolling hills are what caught my eye. Different layers of grassy hills make their way to the ocean for this awesome sunset.

I’m a fan of sunstars and like to incorporate them in a photo whenever I can. This time I was able to get Coit Tower reaching for the clouds and a sunstar shining down all at the same time! Success!

I took some nice fall photos in Murphys last weekend, but on the way back I got an even better surprise. A rainbow was stretching across the sky on and off most of the way home, and I was able to pull over a few times to get this!

On the long drive back home to California from Oregon I was treated to many great ocean views.  I had to pick and choose when to stop the car to take some photos.  This windblown sand beach proved to be worth the stop.

Looking up at the Chicago skyline.  Some great building here including the Trump Tower and the Wrigley Building.  A few clouds in the sky and the reflection of the sun provide just enough contrast.  I also like the way the top of the Wrigley reflection can be seen in the bottom of the Trump Tower.

The Sundial Bridge in Redding CA makes a pretty imposing subject. On this day I wasn’t able to use it to tell time, but the overcast sky made for a much better background.

This is my first photo for this series that I’m posting on the day I took it.  I hiked to Lake Margaret by Kirkwood and it was beautiful.  The water was warmer than I expected for a lake at this elevation, and it was amazing to swim in.  The sky was clear all day until this point where the clouds on the right started rolling in and rained on us a little bit by the time we got back to the car. The dead and living trees on each side of the lake framed this shot nicely.  Great day.