Smith Rock Sunset
The sun sets between remnant volcanic prominences, with several younger, dormant Cascade stratovolcanoes also visible in the distance, at Smith Rock State Park, near Terrebonne, Oregon.
While photo road tripping through parts of Washington and Oregon this past spring, Sky Matthews and I decided one day to head south from the Mt. Hood area to check out Bend and its surrounds, including this awesome State Park. We had stopped by Smith Rock earlier in the day to get the lay of the land, and then headed into nearby Bend and Redmond to check out a couple of microbreweries and to find a place to grab a bite to eat while watching the Stanley Cup finals hockey game being played early that evening back east.
Smith Rock is renowned in the rock climbing community--not a sport I have any capability for doing, but much respect for those who do--and we ended up watching part of the hockey game with some rock climbers we met who had just finished a multi-pitch ascent at Smith Rock and who had some cool climbing adventure stories. Needless to say, as we chatted and watched the hockey game head into overtime, we almost neglected to realize that some very nice clouds had moved over the area and sunset was nearly at hand.
We jumped in the car and rushed back to the park not a moment too soon. Just a couple of minutes after we hurried to set up our tripods, the sun started its vibrant show. Definitely glad we didn't miss this one!
Thanks for visiting.
Smith Rock Sunset
The sun sets between remnant volcanic prominences, with several younger, dormant Cascade stratovolcanoes also visible in the distance, at Smith Rock State Park, near Terrebonne, Oregon.
While photo road tripping through parts of Washington and Oregon this past spring, Sky Matthews and I decided one day to head south from the Mt. Hood area to check out Bend and its surrounds, including this awesome State Park. We had stopped by Smith Rock earlier in the day to get the lay of the land, and then headed into nearby Bend and Redmond to check out a couple of microbreweries and to find a place to grab a bite to eat while watching the Stanley Cup finals hockey game being played early that evening back east.
Smith Rock is renowned in the rock climbing community--not a sport I have any capability for doing, but much respect for those who do--and we ended up watching part of the hockey game with some rock climbers we met who had just finished a multi-pitch ascent at Smith Rock and who had some cool climbing adventure stories. Needless to say, as we chatted and watched the hockey game head into overtime, we almost neglected to realize that some very nice clouds had moved over the area and sunset was nearly at hand.
We jumped in the car and rushed back to the park not a moment too soon. Just a couple of minutes after we hurried to set up our tripods, the sun started its vibrant show. Definitely glad we didn't miss this one!
Thanks for visiting.