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.
Archive for June, 2010
Jun
27
2010
Mt. Shuksan Sunset
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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Jun
23
2010
Twisp, Washington Panorama
Jun
21
2010
Gorge Creek Falls – North Cascades National Park
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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EDIT: I also have a version of this taken with some Fall colours in the surrounding Maple trees
Jun
18
2010
Ohanapecosh River at Grove of the Patriarchs
Jun
17
2010
Mount Rainier Forming a Lenticular Cloud
Lenticular Cloud (Altocumulus lenticularis) over Mt. Rainier in Stevens Canyon.
Little Tahoma Peak from Stevens Canyon.
Jun
15
2010
Looking Up (Again)
Looking up in the Grove of the Patriarchs in Mt. Rainier National Park.
Jun
13
2010
Grove of the Patriarchs Trail
The trail from the parking lot to the Grove of the Patriarchs in Mt. Rainier National Park.
Jun
11
2010
Grove of the Patriarchs
Being from the West coast of Canada, the “old growth” forest at the Grove of the Patriarchs in Mt. Rainier National Park did not really impress me a lot. Still, it was a nice walk to the grove. I think that this area might have been a bit more stunning before the flooding rearranged the area – a sandy forest floor was not really what I was expecting.
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