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A wonderful morning watching day break on Mt. Rainier mirrored in one of the Reflection lakes.
Always brings me pleasure to step right back in to the frame remembering the joy I was feeling watching this grand show on this fine morning. Particularly during these long winter months.
Enjoy a Super Sunday and wonderful week ahead!
Hard to beat a bird's eye view.
This photo was taken about 6.5 minutes before the shot I posted of St. Helens. The light was changing fast and I was hoping St. Helens would be all pink, too, but by the time the plane was in a good position for me to get the shot, the sun had gone down quite a bit in just those 6 1/2 minutes.
I'm sure many of you know what mountain this is. If not, you can read the following:
"Mount Rainier, also known as Tahoma, is a large active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest in the United States. The mountain is located in Mount Rainier National Park about 59 miles south-southeast of Seattle.
Due to its high probability of an eruption in the near future, Mount Rainier is considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world, and it is on the Decade Volcano list.
With a summit elevation of 14,417 ft (4,394 m), it is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Washington and the Cascade Range, the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States, and the tallest in the Cascade Volcanic Arc.
The large amount of glacial ice means that Mount Rainier could produce massive lahars that could threaten the entire Puyallup River valley. According to the United States Geological Survey, "about 80,000 people and their homes are at risk in Mount Rainier's lahar-hazard zones."
Between 1950 and 2018, 439,460 people climbed Mount Rainier. Approximately 84 people died in mountaineering accidents on Mount Rainier from 1947 to 2018. (Wikipedia)
Hmmm, a sleeping beauty?
Seen from Sunrise area of the Park at sunrise. Easy to see why this part of the park was named Sunrise, as first light on Rainier glows nicely at dawn.
"The broad top of Mount Rainier contains three named summits. The highest is called the Columbia Crest. The second highest summit is Point Success, 14,158 ft (4,315 m), at the southern edge of the summit plateau, atop the ridge known as Success Cleaver. It has a topographic prominence of about 138 ft (42 m), so it is not considered a separate peak. The lowest of the three summits is Liberty Cap, 14,112 ft (4,301 m), at the northwestern edge, which overlooks Liberty Ridge, the Sunset Amphitheater, and the dramatic Willis Wall. Liberty Cap has a prominence of 492 ft (150 m), and so would qualify as a separate peak under most strictly prominence-based rules. A prominence cutoff of 400 ft (122 m) is commonly used in Washington state.
High on the eastern flank of Mount Rainier is a peak known as Little Tahoma Peak, 11,138 ft (3,395 m), an eroded remnant of the earlier, much higher, Mount Rainier. It has a prominence of 858 ft (262 m), and it is almost never climbed in direct conjunction with Columbia Crest, so it is usually considered a separate peak. If considered separately from Mt. Rainier, Little Tahoma Peak would be the third highest mountain peak in Washington." Wiki
An amazing massif from any angle.
Enjoy a wonderful Sunday and week ahead!
This hoary marmot trio really liked each other, snuggling close and tight. Was rather endearing watching them.
"The word "hoary" refers to the silver-gray fur on their shoulders and upper back; the remainder of the upper parts have drab- or reddish-brown fur.
The marmots hibernate seven to eight months a year in burrows they excavate in the soil, often among or under boulders. Each colony typically maintains a single hibernaculum and a number of smaller burrows, used for sleeping and refuge from predators. Each colony digs an average of five such burrows a year, and a mature colony may have over a hundred. Sleeping burrows and hibernacula are larger and more complex, with multiple entrances, deep chambers lined with plant material, and stretching to a depth of about 3.5 metres (11 ft). A colony may have up to 9 regular sleeping burrows, in addition to the larger hibernaculum." Wikipedia
Enjoy a wonderful weekend,
Rainier Reflected? Little Tahoma Peak is the dark peak to the right of Mt. Rainier.
I shot this one around 11 PM as the full moon lit up the mountain. The photo looked very clear in my viewfinder. When I got home I needed to work the software to get the image to show up at all. Next time I will make sure I am shooting RAW when shooting night photos. Finding an easy way to focus in the dark is still difficult. Turning all the way to infinity does not work. Perhaps I need a wide angle lens with a single focal length?
It was a challenge to find the right spot in the dark. I admit to getting 'a little bit turned around' and could not find the stairs back to the car.
Comments, criticism and suggestions welcomed here.
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First pictures from our Summer 2021 two-week trip from California to Mt. Ranier, Washington, July 2021
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From our Summer 2021 two-week trip from California to Mt. Ranier, Washington, July 2021
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From our Summer 2021 two-week trip from California to Mt. Rainier, Washington, July 2021. The evolving album is available here
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From our Summer 2021 two-week trip from California to Mt. Rainier, Washington, July 2021. The evolving album is available here
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From our Summer 2021 two-week trip from California to Mt. Ranier, Washington, July 2021
The only meteor I caught on an image in about 7 hours. There were lots of meteors in the sky, just not where I was aiming.
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From our Summer 2021 two-week trip from California to Mt. Rainier, Washington, July 2021. The evolving album is available here
I've been going through some old photos and re-editing them. This is much better than the original photo I took. I took this from the ferry we were on. I was in awe of this beautiful mountain.
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From our Summer 2021 two-week trip from California to Mt. Rainier, Washington, July 2021. The evolving album is available here
Sunrise over Mt. Rainier from Bear Camp in the Mount Margaret Backcountry. No slider overload here, the sky really was this color. The red sky heralded a wondrous downpour that came on as we hiked out and followed us down the road to Randle.
My Rainier, with a crown of clouds.
Il y a 4 ans.... le temps passe vite !
4 years ago , time flies !
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First pictures from our Summer 2021 two-week trip from California to Mt. Ranier, Washington, July 2021
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From our Summer 2021 two-week trip from California to Mt. Ranier, Washington, July 2021. What is truly striking about this image is the amount of snow that has already melted, all caused by the heat spells that struck the Northwest in May and June.
A popular view of Mount Rainier at Reflection lake with wildflowers on a calm morning.
Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, Usa.
Taken with canon 5dsr and 16-35 mm f4 is. Two images merged together for a sharper depth of field
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For years I’ve wanted to capture the Aurora over Mt. Rainier, with a reflection while surrounded by snow. There’s a narrow window every year where this would even be possible. Factor in constant fall cloudiness and that window drops to just a few days per year.
An amazing amount of luck came together for this shot; a very rare completely clear fall night, a late arriving CME, a powerful CME, fresh snow, and just a sliver of water left to provide a small reflection. This may truly be a once in a lifetime shot.
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From our Summer 2021 two-week trip from California to Mt. Rainier, Washington, July 2021. The evolving album is available here
Wow! Highest Position Explore #3 March 9, 2012 Thank You!
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Well I finally got a Lenticular Cloud near Mt Rainier! Actually, this cloud was forming to the east of the mountain, but since I am on the west side shooting east, the cloud looks to be forming right above the mountain! I saw this driving from my house in Issaquah. I left around 4:00pm to get to the mountain. "Plenty of Time, " I thought. Heck no, traffic was a nightmare! It normally takes me about two hours to get to Mt Rainier from where I live, and where I had to stop, I was still an hour away!
Oh well, I needed to make the best of the spot I found. The location is actually "Dogwood Park," just north of the town of Eatonville. The park is located just off the side of the road next to this fantastic pasture and this spot totally worked for me! I wish I could have arrived about ten minutes sooner, as the mountain was really lighting up!
I returned to this location around midnight, as I had proceeded to Mt Rainier only to be turned around by a Park Ranger. They do not allow people inside the park due to potential avalanche danger. Well then, change of plans. I decided to set up shop above a little creek outside of the Longmire Lodge and shoot a time lapse video of the moon rise!
So After a while, I then returned to "Dogwood Park" and this great vantage point! I shot a cool time lapse of the swirling clouds and rotating stars by moonlight! I also captured the feeding habits of the horses in the pasture! I will post those later. I want you to be able to enjoy this!
This is a combination of three exposures (-2,0,+2) merged and tonemapped in Photomatix. I tightened the crop in Photoshop as well as ran through Topaz Adjust to bring back some detail. Highlight adjustments, noise reduction and slight added vignette added in Lightroom.
Thank you for your views, comments, and faves. I really appreciate them. I am starting to slow down a bit so that I can spend a little more time immersed inside your photostreams!
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First pictures from our Summer 2021 two-week trip from California to Mt. Ranier, Washington, July 2021
The morning crossing from the Port Townsend-Coupeville route with clear sky in the distance but dark clouds overhead reflects that darkness in the Salish Sea.
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From our Summer 2021 two-week trip from California to Mt. Ranier, Washington, July 2021. The evolving album is available here
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From our Summer 2021 two-week trip from California to Mt. Rainier, Washington, July 2021. The evolving album is available here