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there is a patch of naturally occurring Shore Pine on top of Little Si - you can't be sure from this arty photo but it is indeed the Shore Pine subspecies based on the bark, despite not being on the coast

This is Polyphylla decemlineata or Ten-lined June Beetle, a striking scarab beetle found on the beach at high tide. This one was about 1 and 1/2" long, 1/2" wide, mottled dark brown with creamy white stripes and reddish legs with barbs. I had never noticed this beetle until yesterday when I saw one for the first time on a different beach.

On the Little Rock Pond Loop Trail in the White Rocks National Recreation Area

This observation is for the greenish fungus at the bottom of the photo. The host plant: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103582162

Whitebark pine is common but patchy in occurrence in this area with much variation in the distribution of age-classes (young, middle-aged, and dead and dying comprise most populations) and no (or at least not much in the way of) signs of disease (e.g., blister rust and animal predation of oozing bark). This site lies just north of Pinchot Pass in the the Lake Marjorie basin.

I think this is Angelica arguta (Sharp-tooth angelica aka Lyall's Angelica). Some were 3-4' tall. Lots in bloom along the trail after crossing the creek and climbing the switchbacks. Butterflies, beetles, flies, and other insects were very attracted to it. Some were slightly pinkish, as in the second photo.

Found a bunch of ants "hilltopping" in the North Cascades. I didn't realize until I looked at my photos later that I'd actually caught some X-rated activity. The female (queen?) has a noticeably red head and thorax.

Tiny Chlorociboria aeruginosa fungus glowing turquoise, growing on small pieces of rotten wood in the dark forest of primarily Red Alder. The larger ones were the size of a pinhead. Found in the forest during an amphibian survey for the Land Trust.

This 1" (<2 cm) critter may be Aequorea victoria (Water Jelly)? It was so much smaller than all the others I've seen, floating on top of a mass of seaweed. There aren't as many "spokes" as a mature Aequorea victoria, and it seemed flatter, though that could be because it was on top of the seaweed. The center is green. The second photo with a macro shows interesting detail of the edge.