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...
So this is a view that I wanted to make sure and find on our recent UT trip. Unfortunately though, the b bluebird skies did not help me out much. But the view at this time of day close to sunset still shows off the amazing rock formations that tower over the park from this vantage point, just...
A Brocken spectre (German: Brockengespenst), also called Brocken bow or mountain spectre, is the magnified (and apparently enormous) shadow of an observer cast upon clouds opposite of the Sun's direction. - Wikipedia
I'm somewhere in the rainbow around the shadow of the tip of the mountain.
I often ask my wife to pose in a good spot to complement all my pure landscape shots to lend a human element and sense of scale. She likes to do yoga outside, so I usually ask for a simple tree or warrior that is easy to do standing for a while as I take a few shots. These are all in Capital...
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.