The rolling hills of the Palouse, viewed from Steptoe Butte State Park in Washington State #

The Spokane River flows through Riverfront Park in downtown Spokane, Washington. #

A winter night atop Mount Spokane #

Wheat fields stand in Peone Prairie, in Spokane County. #

A female moose grazes at Turnbull Wildlife Refuge near Cheney, Washington. #

Palouse Falls and Palouse River Canyon, near Washtucna #

A dust devil swirls above a field in eastern Washington. #

Fall colors along the Okanogan River at Shellrock Point in Omak, Washington #

Elk gather to feed at the Oak Creek Wildlife Area Feeding Station in Naches, Washington. #

Fresh snow along the South Fork Snoqualmie River in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest #

Sand blows across a road near dunes outside Pasco, Washington. #

The landscape near Fields Point Landing on Lake Chelan, with a view looking north to Red Butte and other peaks of the South Methow Mountains #

A lichen-covered wooden fence stands in the woods near Winthrop, Washington. #

A westbound train cruises by Rowland Lake on a large arcing fill just east of Bingen, Washington, in the Columbia River Gorge. #

A single apple remains hanging in an orchard after all the leaves have fallen from the trees in Yakima, Washington. #

A vineyard near Wapato, with a chapel atop one of its hills #

Small alpine plants bloom in the foreground with the massive Mount St. Helens volcano in the background. #

Water flows from the Diablo Dam on the Skagit River in Whatcom County. #

A stream runs between lakes in the Enchantments, in Washington's Alpine Lakes Wilderness. #

A Washington State ferry moves through Elliott Bay, with the Olympic Mountains in the background. #

The Seattle city skyline, viewed from Elliott Bay #

Morning breaks over mountains above the Elwha Valley in Olympic National Park. #

Waves roll in at high tide near La Push, Washington. #

A trail winds through the Hoh Rain Forest in Olympic National Park. #

An Alaska state ferry makes its way past islands in Puget Sound, headed toward southeast Alaska and beyond, leaving from Bellingham, Washington. #

Tulip fields, photographed from the air above the Skagit Valley in western Washington #

A stormy day on San Juan Island, Washington, near Lime Kiln Lighthouse #

Whatcom Falls Park, a 240-acre park in Bellingham, Washington #

Beacon Rock State Park, located in the Columbia River Gorge #

A disused dock on the Columbia River in Cathlamet, Washington #

Sunlight and shadow play on the Columbia River Gorge on a partly cloudy day. #

The sun sets over Kalaloch Beach in Olympic National Park. #