Franklin Falls, Snoqualmie.

Marmot Mascot

by Sam Huff, Sumner, WA

Mountain larches in splendid golden color against a snowy landscape at Inspiration Lake in the Enchantment Lakes wilderness area

by Inge Johnsson, Sammamish, WA

2017 return to what is considered the quintessential Alpine Lake

Marmot a trois - Although I have been lucky to watch marmots at play before, this was the first time I've seen three of them keeping the game going. Probably siblings.

by Cathy Clark, Snohomish, WA

Marmot watching us leave camp.

by Shelley Earing, Olympia, WA

A big thank you to the Diva Marmot, who took time out of her busy schedule to let me snap this shot.

by David Basinger, Puyallup, WA

Mountain Goats on Mount Ellinor

by Robert Goldstein, Orting, WA

via Instagram www.instagram.com/p/BjLzENDnj-F/

Marmot in meadow Mt rainier

by Jim Komonce, Tacoma, WA

Fall Color along the PCT Sept 2008 Phto by David Hagen

Photos from The Enchantments. Soaking up the fall season while the larches are in their prime time. The landscape changed as the sun rose higher. Started with golden misty morning views with a finale of an unreal blue lake. It was great to see so many people enjoying a day hike or backpacking further!

2017 return to what is considered the quintessential Alpine Lake

Goats Basking in the Sun- This pair of goats enjoy the morning sun in the Enchantments.

by Dale Blair, Wenatchee, WA

Fall arrives in the Enchantments.

by Pete Kairis, Bellingham, WA

Neff Haus, Harmony, Butler County, Pennsylvania. I wonder what the people who built this 19th-century house would think of those big thick lines swinging overhead. And we can be quite sure the house was at street level when it was built. The road was probably raised to improve the steep pitch leading up a nearby slope.

2017 return to what is considered the quintessential Alpine Lake

Lake Twenty-Two trail.

The upper portion of the trail, where it starts getting more rustic, and little more difficult

Sunrise at the lookout tower

Sunrise at the lookout tower

Mountain goat doe and kid at the Upper Enchantment Lakes

by Inge Johnsson, Sammamish, WA

Easy winter scramble to Del Campo peak (not all the way)

First heavy snow on Chiwawa Ridge, October 8, 2008, Glacier Peak Wilderness

by Craig Smith, Issaquah, WA

"You know that feeling you get when you're being watched? I got that feeling as I stopped on the trail to sort something out in my pack. I turned around to see this mother and baby goat standing there looking at me, not 10 feet away. Trying to be stealthy so as not to scare them, I reached for my camera and was able to snap just a handful of shots shot before they moved away. I especially like this photo for the action in the scene. The nanny is caught mid-stride as she moves away. The kid seems confused and looks as if he is trying to decide whether to go with his mother or stay and check me out a bit longer."

by Jack Nichols, Kirkland, WA