Predawn in Hoquiam

Hoquiam, Wash. Predawn in Dog Marsh, on the Grays Harbor bay.

In the beautiful Pacific Northwest.

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The mountain was out, as they say around here. Mount Rainier, which can only be seen on occasion, when the sky is clear enough, or the sun is providing a backlight.

I've seen Rainier disappear, on a cloudless day, as the sun reaches midmorning.

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January is part of our rainy season. So there's water pooling in the marsh, providing a new feature to this landscape that I more often photograph in the warm, dry season.

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The grain silos and elevator at the Port of Grays Harbor made a nice silhouette that morning. There's a ship loading up in the shadows there.

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In the early 20th century, a wooden dock ringed the shore here, used to load timber onto ships. Only a few dock pilings remain.

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A mist hugged the copse on Rennie Island...

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...as the sun broke from the clouds.

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In the west, the moon clung to night.

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There is a pathway to the moon, though at the end, you still can't reach it.

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As the light grew, I was drawn inward to Dog Marsh, to discover...

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...the Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad swing bridge, over the Hoquiam River...

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...and a tiny peninsula, pointing out Beacon Hill in Hoquiam.

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Mount Rainier was fading (like my camera battery, which died after this pic).

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See ya next time!

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