Countryside

Horseback riders traverse the tide-swept beach near Wheeler, Oregon, their silhouettes painted against the moody Pacific surf.
The humble post office building in Lebam, Washington, population 54, embodies the enduring spirit of small-town America nestled within the Pacific Northwest's verdant landscape.
Morning fog drifts through the forested hills above a pasture near Pe Ell, Washington.
Oregon State Highway 218 crests a ridge near Fossil, revealing the eroded canyon country of Wheeler County beneath a stormy sky.
Wind turbines and wheat fields share the sweeping agricultural plateau of Sherman County near Moro, Oregon, at dusk.