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Mirror Lake, A Peaceful Place
This is a shot of Eagle Cap and Mirror Lake when things started to calm down. The lake smoothed out like glass withing 10 minutes of the sun getting off it and man did it ever reflect!
Taken on September 12, 2009.
Nikon D90
Dolica CPL(polarizer) and UV filters
Exposure: 1/125 sec.
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO: 400
18mm
My dad, a couple of friends and I decided to go up to Mirror Lake for a hiking trip. I had just gotten my new Nikon D90 the day before. I was ready to give it a spin! My dad and I left on Friday, September 11 to go up to the trail head and camp. Our friends had to come up on Saturday morning due to prior commitment. My dad and I got up to the trail head at sunset, took a couple of pictures, ate then went to set up the tent. That is when we realized the we had forgotten the tent poles. We drove back out to La Grande and called our friends. The would bring the poles for us the next morning. I have to admit, sleeping in the hotel was nice. The next morning, we got up and drove to the trail head again. Our friend were close behind, so we were on the trail in no time. Let me tell you, that was the longest 7 miles ever. By the end, we all plopped down by the lake and didn't want to move. My friend and I scouted out a great campsite then hauled our gear over. I remember saying to my dad, “We hiked 7 miles for this!?” I really regretted that after about an hour when everything calmed down and the lake became a sheet of glass. It was really amazing. I snapped about 400 photos by nightfall. Then came yet another thing that blew me away. The stars. There was so many... More than I had ever seen before. That was a good night. The next morning, we slogged the 7 miles out. It was really long downhill too. All in all, it was the best hiking/camping trip I have ever taken in my life. I would highly recommend going to Mirror Lake, Eagle Cap Wilderness. It is a hike I can't wait to do again, only next time I want to spend a few days there and maybe climb Eagle Cap itself...
Mirror Lake, A Peaceful Place
This is a shot of Eagle Cap and Mirror Lake when things started to calm down. The lake smoothed out like glass withing 10 minutes of the sun getting off it and man did it ever reflect!
Taken on September 12, 2009.
Nikon D90
Dolica CPL(polarizer) and UV filters
Exposure: 1/125 sec.
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO: 400
18mm
My dad, a couple of friends and I decided to go up to Mirror Lake for a hiking trip. I had just gotten my new Nikon D90 the day before. I was ready to give it a spin! My dad and I left on Friday, September 11 to go up to the trail head and camp. Our friends had to come up on Saturday morning due to prior commitment. My dad and I got up to the trail head at sunset, took a couple of pictures, ate then went to set up the tent. That is when we realized the we had forgotten the tent poles. We drove back out to La Grande and called our friends. The would bring the poles for us the next morning. I have to admit, sleeping in the hotel was nice. The next morning, we got up and drove to the trail head again. Our friend were close behind, so we were on the trail in no time. Let me tell you, that was the longest 7 miles ever. By the end, we all plopped down by the lake and didn't want to move. My friend and I scouted out a great campsite then hauled our gear over. I remember saying to my dad, “We hiked 7 miles for this!?” I really regretted that after about an hour when everything calmed down and the lake became a sheet of glass. It was really amazing. I snapped about 400 photos by nightfall. Then came yet another thing that blew me away. The stars. There was so many... More than I had ever seen before. That was a good night. The next morning, we slogged the 7 miles out. It was really long downhill too. All in all, it was the best hiking/camping trip I have ever taken in my life. I would highly recommend going to Mirror Lake, Eagle Cap Wilderness. It is a hike I can't wait to do again, only next time I want to spend a few days there and maybe climb Eagle Cap itself...