It seems like I may be one of the few climbers participating on this site, and likely the only NW alpinist. What follows is an insight into the hardest part of climbing many peaks of the North Cascades - the off trail approach through brushy complex terrain. Climbers in the Rockies and Sierras...
After shooting the stars for a good portion of the night, this is the wonderful sight that greeted me in the morning at Sky Pond in the RMNP in Colorado. It's a similar composition as the star shot because I liked getting the flowers and especially the Columbine into the image and plus it...
This is from Ice Lakes Basin in Colorado, I backpacked up in there with @Alisa this last summer. Over the last few years I have been shooting more of the high altitude locations in the San Juan Mountains in Colorado. I have spent time up at Blue Lakes, and decided to go explore Ice Lakes Basin...
There is an issue with Uploading Photos (attachjments). I am not sure what the problem is, and I am looking into it. You can still try to Create your Threads and Upload your Photos, but it is hanging up during the Upload.