Uploads from LivingWilderness.com, tagged mountain, with geodata

Mount Shuksan, North Cascades National Park, Washington

nobody@flickr.com (LivingWilderness.com) — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 07:38:39 -0700

The sun rises over Mount Shuksan, a 9,127-foot (2,782-meter) peak located in North Cascades National Park, Washington. Shuksan is derived from a Skagit Indian word meaning "rocky and precipitous." The mountain is reflected in a tarn near Artist Point.

The conditions for photography were absolutely stunning near Mount Baker Saturday! The fog, the light -- just amazing. I'll post more images on Facebook soon.

Over Greenland, 1:45 a.m.

nobody@flickr.com (LivingWilderness.com) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:38:14 -0700

LivingWilderness.com posted a photo:

Like every photographer, I try to get a window seat when I fly. This is one of my favorite images from my recent flight to Iceland. It was captured at about 36,000 feet over eastern Greenland -- at 1:45 in the morning.

The northern face of these mountains is lit by the sun, something that happens only in the middle of the night in the Greenland summer. Because of the extreme northern latitude, sunlight spills over the top of the Earth to illuminate these peaks at night.

This image was actually the result of a fair amount of planning. I specifically picked my seat on the flight to get this shot. Last year, I wrote a blog post offering some of my favorite tips for getting great images from commercial flights. You can find it here: livingwilderness.blogspot.com/2009/11/up-click-and-away.html

I'm still processing images from the trip. If you'd like to know when they're finished, I invite you to be a fan of my new "Living Wilderness" page on Facebook.

Mount Si in Fog, North Bend, Washington

nobody@flickr.com (LivingWilderness.com) — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:18:48 -0800

LivingWilderness.com posted a photo:

Fog lifts from the Snoqualmie Valley, somewhat mimicking the shape of Mount Si, a prominent 4,167 ft (1,270 m) peak located in North Bend, Washington.

I'm not sure why I don't photograph this mountain more. Maybe it's because it's relatively close to home and I think I need to travel farther to capture true wilderness. Maybe it's because every time I've climbed it, it seems as if I've shared the trail with half the residents of Seattle.

Anyway, today the sunrise I envisioned up at Snoqualmie Pass didn't quite work out. On my way home, I discovered the fog lifting in the Snoqualmie Valley and thought it made an incredible subject.

Thick Fog, Crater Lake, Oregon

nobody@flickr.com (LivingWilderness.com) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:30:30 -0700

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Thick fog seems to originate from the volcanic cone of Wizard Island, located in Crater Lake, Oregon.

Crater Lake, the deepest fresh water lake in North America, is located in a caldera at the top of what was once Mount Mazama. A massive eruption around 5,700 B.C. caused the mountain to collapse.

While the Wizard Island cone is long dormant, there is some hydrothermal activity at the bottom of Crater Lake, suggesting the mountain is still active.

Fall Color Reflected, Adirondacks

nobody@flickr.com (LivingWilderness.com) — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:29:32 -0700

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A forested hillside, showing all of the stages of fall color, is reflected in the mirror-like waters of Franklin Falls Pond in the Adirondacks, New York.

Mount Shuksan, Mountain Ash

nobody@flickr.com (LivingWilderness.com) — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:11:42 -0700

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Mount Shuksan, located in Washington's North Cascades, reflects in the nearly perfectly still waters of Highwood Lake, bordered by the vibrant red berries of American mountain ash.

Kalalau Valley, Hawaii

nobody@flickr.com (LivingWilderness.com) — Wed, 23 May 2007 08:03:57 -0700

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Thick fog begins to form in the Kalalau Valley on Kauai. The island of Kauai is the home to the wettest spot on Earth.

Lenticular Cloud, Mount Rainier

nobody@flickr.com (LivingWilderness.com) — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:50:02 -0700

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A mammoth lenticular cloud hovers near Mount Rainier in this view from Bonney Lake, Washington. Lenticular clouds form when tall mountains get in the way of strong winds, and are relatively common over Rainier. This cloud, however, was unusually large.

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Full Moon Over Nooksack Ridge, North Cascades, Washington

nobody@flickr.com (LivingWilderness.com) — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:48:28 -0800

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The full moon rises over Nooksack Ridge in Washington's North Cascades just after sunset. The mountain glows because of alpenglow, a natural phenomenon that lights mountains with almost white light about a half hour after sunset. The almost violet sky comes from the Earth's shadow cast onto particles high in the atmosphere.

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Fall Color, Adirondacks, New York

nobody@flickr.com (LivingWilderness.com) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 08:58:57 -0700

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A hillside in the northern Adirondacks of New York is ablaze with all the various shades of fall colors.

Sierra Nevada Window

nobody@flickr.com (LivingWilderness.com) — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:59:47 -0800

LivingWilderness.com posted a photo:

Several peaks in the Sierra Nevada mountain range are framed by a window in a pile of boulders near Lone Pine, California. Among the peaks in this natural window are Lone Pine Peak, the prominent peak in the left half of the frame, and Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the continental United States, at the far right.

Mount Whitney Through Arch, Alabama Hills, California

nobody@flickr.com (LivingWilderness.com) — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:59:47 -0800

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A dramatic spring sunrise lights up the sky above Mount Whitney, viewed through an arch in the Alabama Hills of California. At 14,494 feet, Mount Whitney is the tallest peak in the "lower 48" United States.