Sunrise near Rattle Snake Creek in Central Washington

Sunrise seen from a basalt flow in the mountains above Rattle Snake Creek in Central Washington between Mt Rainier and the city of Yakima

Sunrise along the Vantage Highway in Central Washington

Sunrise over the Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park in Central Washington

Connecting Ellensburg and Vantage Washington and just a few minutes away from the buzzing traffic of Interstate 90 lies the Vantage Highway.  Home to the Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park and the Wild Horse Wind & Solar Facility.  After shooting the 36 Hour straight Spokane WA to Sandpoint Idaho relay race I decided to spend a couple extra days on the east side of the Cascade Mountains in Central and Eastern Washington.  As I made my way west back to Bellingham I was treated to this wonderful late summer sunrise and rainbow along the Vantage Highway.

Sunrise at the Wild Horse Wind Farm along the Vantage Highway in Central Washington

A rainbow and scrub land at sunrise along the Vantage Highway in Central Washington

Rusty tin can in the scrub lands along the Vantage Highway in Central Washington

Meteor and stars at Sunrise in The North Cascade Mountains

At the Heather Meadows visitor center a meteor streak seen just before sunrise in the North Cascade Mountains of northwest Washington.