Last fall, Karen Reczuch and I spent some fabulous days wandering through the magnificent rainforests of the Pacific west coast.

We were on a research trip so that Karen might see these towering trees and lush forests as references for the art on our upcoming book — the fourth in our West Coast Wild series. At every step, we were enthralled with the gorgeous ecosystem of coastal forests on the Pacific Ocean.

Karen is hard at work on the final art now, painting glorious pictures, I’m sure. We will fill you in on more about the book in the days ahead but, for now, here are a couple of the photos of the spectacular forest giants we encountered on our adventures.