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Broad leaves blocking a narrow pathway through a trail in the Sehome Hill Arboretum

A Trip Around The Sun

Seasons on the Hill

Fall

Pictures

From the Sehome Hill observation tower; the day is cloudy and grey while overlooking the treetops of the Sehome Hill Arboretum, with downtown Bellingham splaid out beyond the trees.

Image credit: Natasha Mauerman
An October view of Bellingham from the Sehome Hill Arboretum’s observation tower.


A single tree, tall and thin and bare, stands out within the leafy yellow and green forest on Sehome Hill while reaching toward a pale blue sky.

Image credit: Natasha Mauerman
Leaves change to brilliant colors in the Fall on the Sehome Hill Arboretum.


Winter

Pictures

A snowy open space that forks into two paths, surrounded by snow-crested tree branches.

Image credit: Natasha Mauerman
Trails in the Arboretum after late February snowfall.


A dog walks on a snowy path through the Arboretum at dusk.

Image credit: James Schultz
An evening walk through the snowy Sehome Hill Arboretum with a canine friend.


Spring

Pictures

A dirt path winds through a lush green forest on a bright blue and cloudless day on the Sehome Hill Arboretum.

Image credit: Natasha Mauerman
The Arboretum’s leaves from majestic trees shine bright green in late May.


A tree grows atop a mossy sandstone hill in the Arboretum.

Image credit: James Schultz
Sandstone from the Chuckanut Formation is exposed throughout the Arboretum.


Summer

Pictures

A view looking upward from the trunk of a tall tree with the forest canopy on Sehome Hill at sunset in the background.

Image credit: James Schultz
The setting sun casts a golden light on the Sehome Hill Arboretum’s trees.