Autumn vengence

Mountains and marsh

People around here are still talking about a storm we had this past Tuesday. Gale force winds with plenty of rain packed a wallop. The ranger’s residence in the Dungeness Recreation Area was hit with a blast of wind that knocked about half the shingles off its roof and a tree came down on one of the campground restrooms. The park, located on the edge of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, had been closed in anticipation of the storm. People throughout Western Washington lost power. The storm moved on but colder weather has arrived in its wake.

Snowline

Snowline

After a couple of days of blustery weather the clouds cleared enough on Sunday that we were able to see that a dusting of snow had crept down to lower elevations. It’s probably down around 2,000 feet in this shot of Blue Mountain; it typically stays up higher. This shot is from yesterday. We have more rain forecast through much of the week and temperatures are staying on the chilly side.