Your Outdoors Photos: January

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Thu., Jan. 1, 2015

Photos in This Album

I wouldn't have seen this great horned owl if it hadn't hooted as I walked past it. The photo was taken on Jan. 25, 2015 on the South Hill off of Palouse Highway.

Photographer: Cortney Litwin
This was taken at an altitude of 40,000 feet from a 737 over northern Arizona on January 21st. I was on my way back to Spokane from a visit to So. CA.

Photographer: Ron Berkley
A pygmy owl bags a mountain vole for lunch on Mount Spokane.

Photographer: Nora Searing
Abandoned cherry tomatoes frozen in a garden puddle. January 21, Paradise Prairie

Photographer: Sarajoy Van Boven
Moldy sunflower seeds in January on Paradise Prairie

Photographer: Sarajoy Van Boven
This morning's foggy sunrise on Paradise Prairie.

Photographer: Sarajoy Van Boven
In memory of "The Hot Dog Man". I took this picture two years ago when doing a street photography project. Chad Rattray will be missed by many.

Photographer: Kathy Piper
Tugboat on Hayden Lake Idaho, taken Jan 20th at midday.

Photographer: Keith D Boe
skiing Mt. Spokane on MLK Jr. Day (screen capture from video image Samsung Galaxy S4)

Photographer: Bob Salsbury
Shall we call it "kabogganing" near Sandpoint?

Photographer: Celeste Boatright Grace
Riverfront Park ~ Gonzaga University at the fall Sugar Rush (Choloholic Frolic) 10K run.

Photographer: Keith D Boe
Do they even notice the beauty in the sky? Shot this on Huetter Rd on the Rathdrum Prairie in Hayden at sunset on Sunday 1/18/15.

Photographer: Jamie Sedlmayer
Moments after the sunset on Sunday 1/18/15 the sky looked angry yet beautiful.

Photographer: Jamie Sedlmayer
Soon the holiday lights will be gone and we will look forward to Coeur d'Alene being lit up with holiday spirit next winter. I shot this from the Cda City Beach on 01/16/2015 about 30 mins after sunset.

Photographer: Jamie Sedlmayer
As the sun sank this evening(01/16/15) into the darkness, there was a moment that it seemed one could look right into its depths.

Photographer: Jamie Sedlmayer
Caught a little color during this evenings(1/16/15) sunset on the Rathdrum Prairie.

Photographer: Jamie Sedlmayer
Millwood sunrise

Photographer: Craig Goodwin
A Snowy Owl has taken up residence on the top of some old drilling equipment just outside of Creston, Washington. Just as some of our senior-aged "snow birds" in Spokane head to Arizona, these snow birds fly south from the Arctic. They have been spotted as far south as Lewiston, Idaho this year, but they are most commonly seen by local birders in the Davenport, WA area.

Photographer: Craig Goodwin
Post falls city beach

Photographer: Nicole .s
Mt. Spokane snowshoe trail, 12/28/14 sunset. What a beautiful way to end the year.

Photographer: Lisa Burk
January sunrise in Mt Hope, Washington.

Photographer: Sarah Dashiell
Bald Eagle Lake Coeur D Alene, Idaho January 2015

Photographer: Allen Scott
I shot this Thursday 1/08/15 just before sunset, driving through the Spokane Valley you could see the fog roll upon the cliff side making the already beautiful Arbor Crest Wine Cellars look even more lovely.

Photographer: Jamie Sedlmayer
A winter sunrise in Millwood as seen from the Argonne Bridge.

Photographer: Craig Goodwin
Taken in Airway Heights on Friday January 2, 2015

Photographer: Robyn Crystal
Lunar Halo on 1/6/15, taken Northwest of Spokane.

Photographer: Lori Pence
Beautiful shot of Riverfront Park's Pavilion Pictures of Passion Photography

Photographer: Christine Hokanson
above Lake Pend Oreille@ Trestle Creek

Photographer: Dick O'Neill
Trestle Creek @ Lake Pend Oreille

Photographer: Dick O'Neill
Kokanee spawnning in Trestle Creek near Lake Pend Orielle

Photographer: Dick O'Neill
spawning kokanee near Lake Pend Oreille at Trestle Creek

Photographer: Dick O"Neill
Gorgeous sunset amid the foggy prairie, taken on Peone Rd. January 6th.

Photographer: photop
Deep Creek,WA.

Photographer: Francine
Deep Creek ,WA.

Photographer: Francine
On December 31st, we visited Hog Canyon Lake. We hiked on the BLM trail along the west side. Very brisk day, but plenty of sunshine!

Photographer: photo op
During Sunday afternoon's snowstorm, we hiked the Bluebird Trail out at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge. It was gorgeous!

Photographer: photo op
This photo was taken on Sunday afternoon, out at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge during our area's snowstorm.

Photographer: photo op
Cda Lake sunset this evening 1/6/15, shot from between the Silver beach Marina and the towers/condos.

Photographer: Jamie Sedlmayer
View while snowshoeing at Schweitzer on 1-3-15

Photographer: Carol Bray
"Fish On" taken near Higgens Point on Lake Coeur d'Alene January 3rd. A gray, still winter afternoon presented an array of active eagles.

Photographer: Cindy Mitchell
Jason Baker climbs an ice fall in the first week of January near Yaak, Montana.

Photographer: Rich Bennett
Palouse Falls - The "ice circle" below the falls are chunks refrigerator size, making sonic booms as they dropped over the fall, echoing off the amphitheater walls. I thought of Tyler Bradt, the kayaker, taking that same route, only 4000 lbs lighter.

Photographer: Mike Beiser
Photo taken by 16 year old Jon Taylor in Wolf Lodge Bay, Lake Coeur d' Alene on December 14th 2014

Photographer: Dannette Taylor
A rooftop shoot in the heart of the city has Spokane bustling below a snowy 5pm sky.

Photographer: Dannette Taylor
A Christmas Day hike took me within approximately 20 feet of this eagle. Lake Coeur d' Alene hasn't disappointed this year. A Christmas gift, for sure.

Photographer: Dannette Taylor
Palouse Falls

Photographer: Stacey Town
The sun setting over Lookout Pass 12/26/14.

Photographer: Laura Ogden
"The Hunter " Nye Junction , outside of Pilot Rock , Oregon

Photographer: Rebecca Carnes-Burke
A wintering moose browses on trees, shrubs and other landscaping in Qualchan Hills.

Photographer: Dick Thiel
A snowshoer's view of First Night fireworks in Spokane from the top of Mount Spokane.

Photographer: Holly Weiler
The view from Prairie Sky Equestrian Center north of Airway Heights on Dec. 29, 2014 about one p.m.

Photographer: Carol Voogd
Alpenglow on Mt. Spokane during 2014's final sunset

Photographer: James Richman
Autumn along the Spokane river as it flows thru downtown Spokane.

Photographer: Philip Kuntz
The sun rises at Lake Coeur d'Alene as seen from Osprey Point

Photographer: Nick Page
Palouse Falls, the official waterfall of Washington State is a beautiful visit regardless of the time of year. During these cold weather months ice builds along the cliffs and pool creating a very beautiful and unique icy landscape.

Photographer: Nick Page
Thor's Well at Cape Perpetua state park in Oregon is truely a force to be witnessed. The Tide rises and falls from this pit in the lava flow that reaches out like fingers into the Sea

Photographer: Nick Page