Spicy icy chutes under the summit of Mount Hood, Oregon. In this weird climate, there were a few open I'd never seen before that I was able to explore. Beautiful conditions yesterday but incredibly hazardous icefall! #mountaineering

A spicy icy summit of Mount Hood, Oregon this morning with a beautiful sunrise on the way down! So far, the snow cover on Hood this year had been shockingly sparse, looking in January as I'd expect it to look in late May. This has an effect in significantly increasing icefall, one of the major causes of injury on the mountain. Always remember to wear a helmet! #mountaineering

One more #squid to round out squidmas? Yes, please. It's amazing to be able to see the full body plan within! This little Doryteuthis opalescens was no more than finger length and enamoured of my strobes. From last week in Hood Canal. #scuba #underwaterphotography

Something a little different for a #weloveslug new year? This Tritonia festiva photographed with my new #nauticam smc3 diopter. I love supermacro but feel like it's a fight with my Sony 90mm lens, which has a limited minimum aperture. I'll just need to be more careful with a shallower depth of focus. This fella photographed a few days ago in Hood Canal. #underwaterphotography #scuba

Last #squid photo of the year! This enormous Doryteuthis opalescens (relative to the ones I usually see, anyway) was hiding out beneath some anemone in the dark depths of Hood Canal a few nights ago. #scuba #underwaterphotography

Taking a break from squid and refocussing on core #weloveslug. I think this is a Diaulula odonoghuei #nudibranch, found lounging on some vegetation around my shallow deco stop. Hood Canal, Washington state. #scuba #underwaterphotography

More #squid times! These little Doryteuthis opalescens are usually just a finger in length, but can also grow to 30cm or so. Once I see one zip around (or their tell-tale ink puffs), I'll just hang out in place with lights shining, hoping they such around. Photographed at midwater in Hood Canal a few days ago. #scuba #underwaterphotography

It was a merry squidmas in the cold, dark depths of Hood Canal! Despite poor visibility from rain runoff, I was able to play with my new #backscatter HF-1 strobes with an abundance of Doryteuthis opalescens squid. These little fellas had a grand old time with the focus lights, and took some serious backfinning to get in frame. #scuba #underwaterphotography

Merry octomas from Herbert, our local great pacific #octopus! This is from this morning under Herbert's sunken sailboat in Hood Canal. (He didn't want to come out and play, though I waited patiently.) #scuba #underwatervideo