Mt-Rainier on

Mountains, planes, sky.

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Some photos from a recent trip to California. I usually fly the same route but this trip was at unusual hours for me resulting in new views of the same volcanoes.

rainbow horizon

As the sun set to the west the sky to the east grew increasingly more multicolored. Unfortunately the Mountain is out of focus but the sky is pretty amazing – you can even see the horizon bend it seems.

Rainier many ways.

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

We enjoyed a beautiful day in the sun shopping the Rotary Auction and paddling in Eagle Harbor. The views of the mountains in all directions were stunningly clear which reminded me (as did our recent camping trip) of some unusual photos of Mt Rainier and the neighboring ranges I took way back in November while traveling.

Camping, beach, mountain.

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000

We have been camping in my backpacking tents but as a family we had outgrown them. When REI had their summer sale and the Marmot Limestone 4 family tent went on deep discount we bought it. So with sunny skies and nothing on the agenda we decided to put it to the test at no-longer-a-State-Park Fay Bainbridge.

We day-trip to the park frequently but only camped there once before and not as a family nor at the beach. Being the good Midwestern-raised rule-followers we are we chose one of the less-than-spectacular gravel sites for our tent because that’s what the signs say to do (though it was near an enormous thicket of salmonberries of which I ate my share – if this cold, wet spring is good for anything the salmonberries have been outstanding!). After our camp was set up we saw a whole city of tents appear on the lawn closer to the beach – we learned later the common sense school of camping now applies to Fay Bainbridge and though it’s not explicitly stated you can camp on the lawn. Next time!

I'm still here.

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Today marks the one year anniversary of I’m not here! A year ago I was returning from a trip to Israel, a year later I’m returning from a trip to California.

I’ve been requesting the window seat recently to take photos out the window.

sunset, adams, helens

Mt St. Helens in the foreground and Mt Adams in the background. I love the light on the engine.

rainier

Mt Rainier peaking through the clouds in the setting sun.

Planes, clouds, mountains.

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Some time ago I read a review about Window Seat and it stuck in my head. I was on a plane this morning and decided to try my hand.

I was fortunate to get a window (I generally choose an aisle) or this would have been a bit more difficult. Of course the wing over which I sat interfered with a clear, wide shot but the wing does help with the composition. At one point, while I was getting ready to shoot, we hit some severe turbulence which made the chop shooting the eagles feel placid. The photos aren’t geocoded, bummer – it would have been cool to set the exif altitude data. The photos also required some significant post-processing to remove the over-saturated blues.

Sunset, Sound, mountains.

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000

A really cool sunset shown on Baker this evening.

baker on fire

While I was shooting some photos one of the sun deck walkers felt the same.

“Pretty cool, yeah?”

“Indeed.”

rainier

I already have hundreds of Rainier photos but I’m not tired of taking them yet.

Sun, mountains, animal.

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

So many old friends came out today, the sun, blue skies, Mt Rainier and an animal!

I made an animotion for my daughter over the weekend and it clearly re-sparked her interest in sending animals on the “big boat”. I arrived at the boat late, making only the last loading (after the cars) therefore missing the clear shot of the Cascades without the blinding sun – it didn’t matter, I was thrilled for a sunrise!

Sunset, sunrise, mountains.

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

We’ve been experiencing crisp, clear days and nights coupled with stunning sunrises and sunsets – it’s been so clear Mt Baker has been visible the last couple of days.

This evening’s sunset faded through the blues, magentas and yellows finishing with a blood red mushroom cloud – unfortunately I had only the iPhone and the photo didn’t come out so your imagination will have to suffice.

sunrise

Sunrise over the Cascades.

Morning, noon, dusk.

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The Mountain: morning, noon, dusk. Happy Thanksgiving!

mt rainier sunrise

mt rainier midday

mt rainier evening

Please no shooting.

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

For the Labor Day weekend, some friends invited us to their cabin in Packwood and we happily accepted. We drove from BI to Rainier via the Tacoma-Narrows Bridge, our first crossing of the infamous structure (it was considerably cheaper and faster to go this route – $28 for the ferry, $4 for the bridge). We arrived around midday on Saturday, ate some lunch with the kids and drove up to Sunrise.

sunrise

On the way we passed through the town of Packwood for the first time and witnessed their biannual flea market. The flea market is a loosely structured affair whereby vendors negotiate with local businesses directly to rent space to sell their wares. It had the distinct feeling of being a hillbilly convention – we loved it.