I went to my favorite high spot in Capitol Forest just west of Olympia hoping to get a photo of Mount Rainier at sunrise. &nbsp...

South Puget Sound

Capitol Forest, Olympia, Washington

I went to my favorite high spot in Capitol Forest just west of Olympia hoping to get a photo of Mount Rainier at sunrise.  As the sky turned reddish-orange with the rising sun, I looked to the left and saw a scene of mountains, islands, and marine waters that, for me, was the essence of south Puget Sound.  This casual glance produced one of my favorite photographs. Photo © copyright by Stephen Penland.