Outdoor Photo of the Week: A Northwest sport

Today's Outdoor Photo of the Week is from Brian Stern.

Here's what he had to say about it:

Saw this picture and thought of you guys.

Only in the northwest will you find such a native willing to bear the February cold, to catch some ferry waves!

You can view more of Brian's work at his site briansternphotography.com

Think you've got a great outdoor photo? Want to see it hosted on Just Northwest? Send your submissions to justsouthofnorth@gmail.com.

Please include your name, a short caption about the photo (date, location, and what makes it special) and your location.

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February flowers

I snapped this photo outside my apartment when I got home from our hike today.

Certainly doesn't look like a photo from February.

Outdoor Photo of the Week: Spiked Trails

For today's Outdoor Photo of the Week I figured we'd head down to Arizona.

This photo is from Lórien over at Wayfaring Stranger.

Here's what she said about the picture:

Spiked Trails: A picture of an area near Sierra Vista, AZ where the beginning of the infamous Geocaching "Smile" is.

Think you've got a great outdoor photo? Want to see it hosted on Just Northwest? Send your submissions to justsouthofnorth@gmail.com.

Please include your name, a short caption about the photo (date, location, and what makes it special) and your location.

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Ted Evans Photography

Normally we wait till Sunday for an Outdoor Photo of the Week. But over on Just South of North we feature a Northwest Photographer of the Week. This week we featured Ted Evans of Seattle. And frankly I liked his pictures so much I just had to share them with you here on Just Northwest.

We'll still have an Outdoor Photo of the Week on Sunday. But for now, please enjoy these images from Mt. Rainer.

The last one is of Ted Evans himself, obviously, he's got a bit of snow on himself. That happens when you hike up mountains. Here's what he sent us.

My name is Ted Evans and have lived in Seattle for 4 years and cant get enough of what the area has to offer. Adventure is awaiting behind every corner out here and I feel people dont take advantage enough! I have recently been laid off which has allowed to to get out and play and really make a push on photography. I bring my camera everywhere. I put a photo site together with my girlfriend, so please check out our pictures. Most were taken last week up at Rainier.

You can check out his photography site at http://www.birchhillstudio.com/.

And click on the photos to make them larger.

Think you've got a great outdoor photo? Want to see it hosted on Just Northwest? Send your submissions to justsouthofnorth@gmail.com.

Please include your name, a short caption about the photo (date, location, and what makes it special) and your location.

Check back each Sunday for a new Outdoor Photo of the Week.

Winter vs Spring

For those of you who don't know, Punxsutawney Phil (the most famous Groundhog of all) saw his shadow yesterday.

That means that there will be six more weeks of winter.

However, the Ground Frog from Sammamish, WA didn't see his shadow. I'm not sure who to believe. A frog or a rodent. Hmmm....

One thing that I do know though is that winter has been very mild in Washington this year. So mild that it feels like spring. But in other places of the nation winter has been fierce.

Here's some pictures that my Aunt sent me. These are of North Dakota the other day:




And these are some pictures of our winter in Washington that my dad sent me today. Can you see a difference?