A moody morning at Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park
Lake Crescent is 623 feet deep and has an average year-round temperature of 44 degrees Fahrenheit. Brrrr!
Rebecca Latson
- By Rebecca Latson - October 26th, 2019 10:48am
Olympic National Park
Photography In The National Parks: Your Armchair Guide To Olympic National Park, Part 3 – The Mountains
If you’ve read Part 1 and Part 2 of Rebecca Latson's Armchair Photography Guide to Olympic National Park, you'll have learned tips and techniques for photographing the beaches and forests within this almost-one-million-acre national park. Now, it’s time to see where and what to photograph of this park’s mountains from pullouts, parking areas, and short trails in Part 3.
Hurricane Ridge scenery and Obstruction Point Road, Olympic National Park
There's a large pullout along the twisting road up to Hurricane Ridge, in Olympic National Park in Washington, where one can view the park's mountain panorama as well as a part of the 8-mile dirt and gravel Obstruction Point Road.
Rebecca Latson
- By Rebecca Latson - October 9th, 2019 10:37am
The dock over Lake Crescent at Olympic National Park
The dock over Lake Crescent, at Lake Crescent Lodge, looks out upon beautiful mountain scenery in Olympic National Park.
Rebecca Latson
- By Rebecca Latson - October 9th, 2019 10:15am
Photography In The National Parks: Your Armchair Photography Guide To Olympic National Park, Part 2 – The Forests
If you read Part 1 of contributing photographer Rebecca Latson's Armchair Photography Guide to Olympic National Park, then you'll have a good idea of what you might encounter during trips to beaches within the park's boundaries. In this Part 2, Rebecca provides tips and techniques for composing and photographing the different forests of this national park.
Study Says Yellowstone National Park Backpackers Mostly Happy With Their Experience
A study into the experiences of backpackers in Yellowstone National Park came away with the conclusion that almost all had a great experience. Most said they didn't think the park's backcountry was crowded, and they had no problem with the fees they had to pay.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 1st, 2019 8:07am
Photography In The National Parks: Your Armchair Guide To Olympic National Park, Part 1 – The Beaches
If you ever want to visit a national park with a little bit of everything, including beaches, forests, mountains, streams, rivers. and waterfalls, then Olympic National Park is the place to go. Photographer Rebecca Latson provides another Armchair Photography Guide, Part 1 of which focuses on this park's beach scenery.
Sunset's afterglow at Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park
Sunrises tend to be pastel affairs along the Olympic coast, but sunsets and their afterglow are explosions of saturated color, as seen here at Ruby Beach.
Rebecca L. Latson
- By Rebecca Latson - September 6th, 2019 11:34am
Program To Relocate Mountain Goats From Olympic National Park Pauses
July operations to relocate mountain goats out of Olympic National Park succeeded in moving 76 of the animals, though another 13 either died or were killed in the process.
- By NPT Staff - July 25th, 2019 2:00am
Photography In The National Parks: The Geometry Of Nature
If you look hard enough, you'll find mathematics everywhere, even in nature. Photographer Rebecca Latson has photographed that geometry, both manmade and natural, during her national park visits and shows you how to see the obvious (and not-so-obvious) lines, angles, circles, arcs and ellipses to improve your compositions and create beautiful national park photos of your own.
- By Rebecca Latson - July 9th, 2019 2:00am
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