mt. rainier

After the incredible sunset Wednesday I kept the drone handy hoping for more. Pretty nice view from above my house this morning. View East - South (Gallery Image) South (Gallery Image) East

Almost missed this sunset down in the basemen at my computer. My wife called me up to see it, I ran down to get the drone, rushed out and got it up to grab this. Skyline L-R: Cascades, Mt. Rainier, Sky Scrapers of Seattle, Olympics, Puget Sound. Lake Stevens below.

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I was sitting at my computer yesterday morning when I looked out the window and saw the sky turning gold. Grabbed the drone and hustled to the back-yard to look around and this is what I found a few hundred feet up. Note Mt. Rainier in the distance. Click through for larger gallery image.

A steep scrappy spur trail leads off of the Snow Lake route to this view. Not much room to move around, especially in this social distancing time, but there was only one other hiker when I arrived and she was packing up to go so I had it to myself for a while last summer. Another shot that got...

I got this on a solo trip into ski the north side of Mt. Adams a few years ago. I camped here, up at tree line, and got some good shots, but the mosquitoes were terrible and I only had a bivy sack without netting, so suffered through a hot afternoon. I've now learned my lesson and carry a nice...

I just posted an earlier version of this in Landscape, but figured I should spread the love to this neglected forum. Taken with my Mavic Pro 2 this pano was made from 8 frames (two rows of four) each frame made from a burst of 5 that are stacked and median blended to deal with noise. This one is...

Another drone view from above my house, note Mt. Rainier behind. I'd moved this folder off my lap-top into an external drive to make room for more pictures and forgot about it until yesterday. On another note I just sold my first drone shot to a neighbor down at the lake who saw one I posted on...

The only glacier free route to the summit.

Another singular tree, although hard to tell if it's more than one.

My partner Eric and I explored some steep chutes off the Muir Snowfield last week. We were dismayed to find the lower part melted out into a steep waterfall that forced us to climb up and over to another gully that went to the Nisqually Glacier. We had this part of the mountain to ourselves and...

A fall scene along the Wonderland trail in Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington.

Due to grey rainy weather I haven't been flying my drone much lately. Sunrise on the 30th was spectacular and there was no wind so I got it out. Mt. Rainier on the left, Olympics on the right. This pano was made with 8 frames, each made with 5 shots in burst mode that are stacked and median...

Looks small from 88 miles away, but still THE MOUNTAIN. Drone Pano from above my house.

Lake Stevens, Mt. Rainier behind

The clouds cooperated to reveal the mountain.

Taken from the Sourdough Ridge trail.

I worked as an assistant climbing ranger and lived at Sunrise back in the summer of 72. I have many wonderful memories of walking The Silver Forest trail after the crowds left. My wife and I lucked out having the trail to ourselves last week on a beautiful summer evening.

Looking west from the road to Reflection Lake, Mt. Rainier NP

Mt. Rainier above Paradise.