An almost perfectly camouflaged great blue heron wading in the shallows of Clopper Lake on an autumn afternoon.

A great blue heron wading in the shallows of Clopper Lake.

A great blue heron wading in the shallows of Clopper Lake.

Reds and yellows and oranges and greens on the shores of Clopper Lake.

Mallard ducks floating on a reflecting cove of Clopper Lake.

Mallards perching on a fallen tree on Clopper Lake on an autumn afternoon.

Mallards and Canada geese in a quiet cove of Clopper Lake. Note the size differential between the ducks and the geese.

Fall colors on Clopper Lake.

Fall colors on Clopper Lake.

Shoreline of Clopper Lake on an autumn afternoon.

A majestic tree on the shores of Clopper Lake.

Clopper Lake as seen through autumn colors.

Autumn colors on Clopper Lake.

Autumn colors on Clopper Lake.

Sun glint and fall colors on Clopper Lake.

Autumn colors on Clopper Lake.

Turtle on a log on the shores of Clopper Lake.

The rustic boat house at Clopper Lake on an autumn afternoon.

A quiet cove on Clopper Lake on an autumn afternoon.

A quiet cove on Clopper Lake on an autumn afternoon.

A field of golden grass and fall colors on an autumn afternoon.

Canada geese leading the good life on Clopper Lake.

Bright red leaves, puffy cumulus, and blue sky on an autumn afternoon.

Orange and yellows so bright they almost hurt to look at on an autumn afternoon.

Turning leaves.

Turning leaves.

Wow! Now those are bright red leaves!

A fall afternoon on Clopper Lake.

Fall flowers that haven't heard winter is on its way.

Early morning lake fog.

Valley fog in the coast ranges.

Radiation fog or valley fog.

Early morning radiation fog.

Early morning radiation fog.

Early morning radiation fog.

Fog bank or "tongue"

Early morning radiation fog.

Early morning radiation fog.

Fog and rain make for a dreary day.

Valley fog and pollution.

Morning smog.

Morning smog - Photo #1 of sequence.

Smog clearing in the early afternoon - Photo #2 of sequence.

After a cold front cleared the air - Photo #3 of sequence.

A NOAA Ship SURVEYOR sunset. On board the NOAA Ship SURVEYOR on the way north.

A NOAA Ship SURVEYOR sunset - Photo #1 of sequence. On board the NOAA Ship SURVEYOR on the way north.

A NOAA Ship SURVEYOR sunset - Photo #2 of sequence. On board the NOAA Ship SURVEYOR on the way north.

A NOAA Ship SURVEYOR sunset - Photo #3 of sequence. On board the NOAA Ship SURVEYOR on the way north.

A NOAA Ship SURVEYOR sunset - Photo #4 of sequence. On board the NOAA Ship SURVEYOR on the way north.

A NOAA Ship SURVEYOR sunset - Photo #5 of sequence. On board the NOAA Ship SURVEYOR on the way north.