Charlie Russell Nature Photography
Cardwell's Penstemon, Penstemon cardwellii

Mount St Helens Wildflowers

If you are driving through Washington you absolutely must take time to visit Mount St Helens National Volcanic Monument. The eruption that occurred here in 1980 was dramatic and catastrophic, and it completely...

Cascade aster, Eucephalus ledophyllus

Mount Rainier Snow Lake Wildflowers

Mount Rainier has many wonderful wildflower hikes, and the hike to Bench and Snow Lakes is no exception. This is at a slightly lower elevation than the Myrtle Falls hike I’ve written about, so you get a different...