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After hearing reports about the flowers blooming on St Helens, a few of my friends and I decided to head up.. The night was so clear and beautiful, it was the perfect evening

I decided to drop in on Mount Rainier this weekend, hoping to catch some light. I have been here many times, and the moutain as always eluded me. After I had taken my shots that I wanted, I stood there in silence just taking in the view. Even thought there were other people around, I felt like it was just me and the mountain. We were finally at peace.

Really liked how the architects used natural stones as facades for Mountain Village Shopping Center above Telluride, CO. Low, late afternoon sun highlighted the colors and layers of this local stone. Like the matte finish of the lighting fixtures at the corner of this building.

Strong side light from low angle, late afternoon sun highlight and create strong shadows on candy cane shaped wrought iron railing in shopping area of Mountain Village above Telluride, CO.

Trying to figure out what makes this a striking image to my eye.
Taken using sunlight reflected into a courtyard, which otherwise was shaded from the low angle, late afternoon sun, at See Forever Village, Mountain Village Shopping Center, above Telluride, CO.

Was struck by the weathering damage on this shutter along walkway of Mountain Village Shopping Center.

I am not a landscape photographer but I do shoot some on occasion..

This is the Milkyway over Mount Shuksan on Picture lake. We had started at the top of Baker, but quickly realized that the Milkyway would be almost directly over the mountain. We grabed our gear and headed to the lake. There were a few clouds surounding the mountain. We decided to wait it out, and eventually the clouds began to clear. As I stood there looking around, all I could see was the darkness of the night. It was so quite, the only thing you heard was silence. It almost gave me an erry feeling being out there. But it was also so peaceful. Sometimes we get caught up in trying to get the shot, we foreget to enjoy the moment. So, next time you are out shooting at night.. take a moment and listen to the night.

This is the majestic Mount Shuksan, in the Mount Baker area of the North Cascades. I had tried to hike this area in late May, but was unsuccessful. This time however, the roads were open. This was the first evening of a three day trip, we got to spend in this gorgeous area. There was still a fair amount of snow in the higher elevations, but will definitly go back to explore this area further.

Best known for it's amphitheater where first class concerts are held nearly every weekend, the blue Colorado sky brings out the color in the area's geological features.

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This was taken at Sparks Lake, Oregon. It was the most beautiful night I had seen in a while. There was not a cloud in the sky, and there seemed to be a million stars out. As we stood on the rocks, we noticed a campfire across the way. I thought to myself, what a beautiful night to be camping beneath the stars. Their fire seemed to make the trees glow with a brilliant orange. What an incredible night this turned out to be. We were even blessed to see the longest shooting start we had ever seeen. It was the perfect evening!!

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This was taken a few miles from my house here in Arizona of a section of the Black Mountains. It's a rugged but beautiful area.

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Grwyne Fawr Dam is in the far distance; Princes Harry and William allegedly got into trouble as teenagers for abseiling down it without proper safety equipment.

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My new view. Not too shabby.

Out of all the Mountains in the PNW, this one means the most. I have a special connection with Mount Hood. Every time I see this Mountain, I am reminded of my grandfather. During his summers, he spent many lonely days and nights watching for fires keeping it safe from harm. Also as a young man, he even climbed this mountain a few times. I never really understood his love for it. Because to me, it was just another mountain. But now after exploring and photographing it, I understand its magic, and his love for it. It will always hold a very special place in my heart.

~Memories~

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When the Ocean is calm, or the tide is low, Thor's Well can seem very tame. But in a matter of moments, it can become a very dangerous place. While there is some risk being that close to it, I love feeling the power it has, and watching the waves come crashing in.

Spring finally arrived at 11,000 feet in early August. Wild lupine has finally blossomed just below top of Berthoud Pass, Colorado, along the Continental Divide.

One of the small East River tributaries trickles past Gothic Mountain near Crested Butte, Colorado.

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The Mount Baldy Wilderness Area, best accessed by a 4x4, in early October. The pass takes you over a summit of almost 11,000 feet and offers breathtaking views of Colorado's alpine tundra.

A contribution towards the bench photos. I'm taking a little artistic liberty here....

“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” ~Stephen Hawking

This Shot was taken in Sagada, Mt. Province in the Philippines...

Fall colors surround East Beckwith Mountain from Kebler Pass, Colorado.

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Alone in a cloud,
These tall fir soldiers stand tall
Forgotten, lamenting their brothers
Seen for miles and miles,
Unfelled

This happens a lot in teh valley, it's one of my favourite things to see and I almost always don't have my camera when I see it.
This time I was prepared. :P

CMD arete and ben nevis north face

The sunset in lake cowichan. My first night there.

More of the beautiful sunset along Mount Prevost.

This beautiful sunset was just stunning and sat right off of mount prevost. truly inspiring!

I was outside watering the garden and I turned around and was astonished at the sky so I ran inside and came out and it had of course changed dramatically but I snapped a few photos that still had some little portion of the colour that made me run inside with wet feet. This was my favourite.

From the Bear Lake Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. About a 3.5 mile hike out and back.

Canon 5D MkIII, Canon 24-105 f/4 L, f/8, 1/160th, ISO 100.