La Crosse Pass
In 2019, I backpacked over La Crosse Pass in Olympic National Park. It’s remote; no matter how you approach the pass, it takes two days of hiking just to get there. Because my goal is to hike every trail in the park, I needed to cross this pass off my list.
As I approached the pass from Honeymoon Meadows, the clouds were swirling on the peaks above. At the pass itself, the fog moved in and softened the outline of trees and rocks just before the rain began. I took a photo to commemorate the moment.
I painted this scene three times, trying to get the effect of the jagged rocks against the misty background. I’ll let you decide which one you prefer.
