All photographs copyright David Whitten
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Autumn, Sparks Lake and South Sister, Cascade Lakes near Bend, Oregon
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Early snow at Trillium Lake, Mt. Hood, Oregon
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Frost Leaves
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Osprey, Crane Prairie Lake, Cascade Lakes, Oregon.
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Mt. Shuksan, North Cascades National Park, Washington.
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Osprey, Crane Prairie Lake, Cascade Lakes, Oregon.
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Eagle and Osprey, Sparks Lake and South Sister, Cascade Lakes, Oregon.
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Eagle and Osprey, Sparks Lake and South Sister, Cascade Lakes, Oregon.
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Sunrise, Crane Prairie Lake, Cascade Lakes, Oregon.
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Heron, Morning fog, Crane Prairie Lake, Cascade Lakes, Oregon.
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Sunrise, Crane Prairie Lake, Cascade Lakes, Oregon.
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Osprey, Crane Prairie Lake.
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This is a photograph from several years ago, done at Mt. Bachelor. Just dug it out of the archives now (august 2014) The foggy quality of this shot made me unsure if it would work. Revisiting it now, I'd love to print this about 6 feet long and put it in a nice frame. It's a keeper in my book. Snow Covered Douglas Fir Forest, Cascade Mountains, Oregon.
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Heron, Crane Prairie Lake.
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Heron, Crane Prairie Lake.
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Osprey with fish, Crane Prairie Lake.
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The Pacific Crest Trail passes through the pumice plains of Tipsoo Meadow and along Sawtooth Ridge in the Mt. Thielsen Wilderness, Mt. Thielsen in the background. View is from the summit of Tipsoo Peak, Cascade Mountains, Oregon
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Washington Lily is a large and exceptionally fragrant lily that grows on the crest of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and also in Northern California. This specimen was on a ridge top at approximately 6,000 ft. near Diamond Peak, Oregon. Lilium washingtonianum is also known as the Washington lily, Shasta lily, or Mt. Hood lily. It is named after Martha Washington and not the state of Washington; in fact, as the northern range of the plant is near Mount Hood in Oregon, it does not naturally occur in the state of Washington.
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Waldo Lake, Diamond Peak, Cascade Mountains, Oregon
Waldo Lake is one of the largest natural lakes in Oregon (9.8 square miles with a maximum depth of 427 feet). Waldo is one of the purest lakes in the world. It has no permanent inlet to bring nutrients into the lake for plant growth. Like Crater Lake, Waldo Lake is ultraoligotrophic (having extremely clear water with very little organic material).The lack of plant life contributes to its purity. You can see to depths of 120 feet on a calm day.
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Old growth Western Red Cedar and Douglas Fir in Oregon. These big trees are around 500-700 years old.
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Marsh and Meadow at Hosmer Lake. South Sister in the background, Cascade Mountains, Oregon
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Eagle, South Sister, Cascade Mountains, Oregon
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Sunset, Sparks Lake and Broken Top Mountain, Cascade Mountains near Bend, Oregon
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Beargrass, Diamond Peak, Cascade Mountains, Oregon. Early July the Beargrass blooms high in the Cascades. Xerophyllum tenax is known by a few common names, including bear grass, squaw grass, soap grass, quip-quip, and Indian basket grass.
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Waldo Lake and Diamond Peak, Cascade Mountains, Oregon - I photographed several evenings at Waldo Lake in early July, 2014. I was amazed by how few people were around. There are several campgrounds right on the lake but only a few people camping. Parking for hundreds of cars at the boat ramp and only five cars. Where's Waldo, indeed.
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Diamond Peak, Cascade Mountains, Oregon.
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Diamond Peak, Cascade Mountains, Oregon.
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Sunset, Mt. Bachelor, Cascade Mountains, Oregon.
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Geese, Mt. Bachelor, Cascade Mountains, Oregon.
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Winter Elfinwood Forest, Cascade Mountains, Oregon.
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Between Christmas and New Years day, 2013, I spent a few evenings photographing at Davis Lake. It's fascinating to sit out there for a few hours and quietly watch as flocks of geese and ducks come and go. We had quite a cold snap and the lake froze almost completely over. I brought ice skates and it was fun skating along the lake for a while, the ice was fairly smooth and continued for miles. But I soon discovered it was better to just sit down and watch.
This is two separate photographs, a diptych, and I like to frame them together in one frame with two separate windows as this example implies. It can be a very dramatic frame and presentation.
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Crane, Sunrise in the Cascade Mountains.
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Crater Lake Sunset, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon.
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Sunset at Oxbow Bend, Snake River and Mt. Moran, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
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Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
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Waterfalls and trails in the Columbia Gorge, Oregon.
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Waterfalls and trails in the Columbia Gorge, Oregon.
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Waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, McCord Creek Falls.
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Oneonta Creek, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.
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Waterfalls and trails in the Columbia Gorge, Oregon.
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Skinny Skis and three pins. Ski Camp, Maybird Gulch, Lone Peak Wilderness, Wasatch Mountains, Utah
This is an older photo, from the early 1990s in fact. Camped in this spot and climbed up higher on the ridge early in the morning for photographs of the Pfeifferhorn and the ridgeline.
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Trapper Creek at Odell Lake, Willamette Pass, Oregon
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Skiing in and camping in the spring, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
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September 13, 2013 - On a crisp morning after the first snow storms of the year in early September. Sparkling reflection in Sparks Lake of South Sister and Broken Top Mountain. Sparks Lake is located about 25 miles west of Bend off the Cascade Lakes Highway.
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The Three Sisters and Broken Top Mountain from Mt. Bachelor, Oregon
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Fall Colors among the Douglas Fir, Willamette Pass, Oregon
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Fall Colors among the Douglas Fir, Willamette Pass, Oregon
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October 13, 2013 - Mt. Bachelor from Sparks Lake and Satan Creek. Hell Creek flows into Devil's Lake nearby.
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Punch Bowl Falls, Eagle Creek, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon
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Mt. Hood from the south side, Oregon
The ski runs of Mt. Hood Meadows are visible on the lower reaches of Mt. Hood.
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Diamond Peak, from the Northwest side, Cascade Mountains, Oregon
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Sparks Lake, South Sister, near Bend, Oregon
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Wildflowers and Crater Creek, Broken Top Mountain, Cascade Mountains, Bend, Oregon
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Crater Lake Sunrise, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
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Looking into the crater on Broken Top Mountain, Cascade Mountains, Oregon
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Crater Lake and Wizard Island, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
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This is mid-August, view of Mt. Bachelor from Broken Top
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Sunset, Crater Lake and Wizard Island, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
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Sunset Gold over Crater Lake and Wizard Island, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
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Twilight colors over Crater Lake and Wizard Island, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
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Crater Lake and Wizard Island, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
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Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
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Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
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Sun Notch trail, Applegate Peak and Garfield Peak, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
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Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
At 1,943 feet deep, Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States.
Crater Lake is a caldera and is the main feature of Crater Lake National Park and is famous for its deep blue color and water clarity.
The lake partly fills a nearly 2,148-foot deep caldera that was formed around 7,700 years ago by the collapse of the volcano Mount Mazama.
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