Gorge Creek Falls sits in the Ross Lake National Recreation Area of North Cascades National Park. The main vantage point of these falls are a metal bridge that sways and shudders when traffic goes over it – and it doesn’t have the sort of surface you could put a tripod on. I have found this spot to not be very hospitable to photography, though the views are excellent. I had a bit better luck earlier this year while trying a vertical “panorama”.
The first photo here is of the Gorge Dam just outside of Newhalem, Wa.
Tags: fall color, gorge creek falls, gorge dam, gorge lake, hwy 20, newhalem, north cascades national park, ross lake national recreation area, skagit river
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In May I took the long route from the Vancouver area to Kelowna, via North Cascades National Park and Hwy 20. This is Washington Pass (elevation 5477 feet / 1669 m) which is just east of the park boundary.
The mountain peaks/ridges from left to right are: Hinkhouse Peak, Delancy Ridge (end of valley), Vasiliki Ridge, Kangaroo Ridge, Wallaby Peak, Unnamed Ridge, Early Winter Spire North and South (party of Liberty Bell Mountain).
25 exposures stitched, Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM @ 17mm
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A few shots from my backyard when I was still testing out the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L IS USM. I love the colors the oak leaves turn in the fall and I will have to pay closer attention later this year when they turn again. The squirrel is actually a fairly invasive species around Southwestern British Columbia – the melanistic variety of the Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). They out compete the smaller, native Douglas Squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) and have been spreading since their release in Stanley Park. Finally, a much less sinister animal – the Golden-Crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla).
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The Nisqually Glacier on the southern face of Mt. Rainier. While the terminus of the Nisqually Glacier has actually been retreating in recent years, it has been thickening significantly.
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Mt. Shuksan and a still frozen Picture Lake. Almost exactly a year ago I in much the same location but the ice was off the lake already and there was little snow around. This year there is still much snow, the trail around Picture Lake is not accessible, and I bet I will have to wait until at least late July before getting up to Artist Point.
9 exposures stitched, Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM @ 28mm
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On Hwy 20 just outside the town of Twisp in Washington State.
7 exposures stitched, Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM @ 17mm
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I enjoy making panoramas. I am often in a place where a single photo, even at a wide angle, cannot convey the scope of the scenery around me. A panorama cannot often do justice to it either, but it does come a bit closer.
I’ve started doing vertical “panoramas”, sometimes called just verticals I guess. Spotting places in which to try this successfully is not as easy as a panorama, but this shot of Gorge Creek Falls in North Cascades National Park was an easy one.
11 exposures stitched, Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM @ 33mm
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