Head-on detail of a cedar stump near the Grove of the Patriarchs in Mt. Rainier National Park.

Giant cedars accessed via a boardwalk in the Grove of the Patriarchs at Mt. Rainier National Park.

This giant hemlock tree shows its wrinkles from old age in tht Grove of the Patriarchs.

The trunk of a huge cedar tree has a boardwalk built around it to protect the roots from soil compaction from human foot traffic at the Grove of the Patriarchs.

Vine Maple leaves are backlit by sunlight at the base of one of the huge cedar trees in the Grove of the Patriarchs at Mt. Rainier National Park.

The fall colors of Vine Maple leaves are are reflected in the Ohanapecosh River on the path to the Grove of the Patriarchs at Mt. Rainier National Park.