Beacon Rock

[AlanLichty]

I finally got some workable flying weather in the Columbia River Gorge yesterday and was able to get some flight time and captures. This image shows Beacon Rock on the Washington side of the Columbia River as seen from the Oregon side. The foreground at the bottom may be distracting to some but leaving it in was not an oversight. This is McCord Creek that flows over Elowah Falls upstream from where this was shot and shows what a lot of things look like upstream along the creek. Lots of bare branch snags still standing and almost bare ground underneath them. At this location the Eagle Creek fire jumped the freeway and burned all the way down to the river.

Click through for a more detailed view. As a sense of scale Beacon Rock is about a mile and a half from where I shot this.

C&C always welcome.

 

[JimFox]

What a cool view Alan. Beacon Rock is huge, even from that far away. I like how it's all in shadow except the area around Beacon Rock. Did you try flying towards it? A Mile and a half is in the range of the drone?

 

[AlanLichty]

What a cool view Alan. Beacon Rock is huge, even from that far away. I like how it's all in shadow except the area around Beacon Rock. Did you try flying towards it? A Mile and a half is in the range of the drone?

Thanks Jim - I did not try flying towards it. What you don't see in this image are I-84 and the Union Pacific tracks which are just in front of me. I was on the far side of the freeway. This shot will help with some context - both this shot and the one above were shot at 390' above ground level.

I have full intentions of flying over much closer to Beacon Rock in a future visit although it should be noted that Beacon Rock is a Washington State Park and drones are prohibited without a permit. Those permits require significant lead time to obtain and are not automatically granted. Beacon Rock was not my primary subject with this trip but you are going to have to wait until Wednesday to see the real target

 

[Ben Egbert]

Neat view which I have passed by at least a dozen times but without this perspective

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Nice view Alan. The drone does open up a lot of possibilities.

 

[AlanLichty]

Neat view which I have passed by at least a dozen times but without this perspective

Thanks Ben - the interstate through the Gorge is just twisty enough to make you keep your eyes on the road in this area so it's hard to enjoy the scenery if you are driving.

Nice view Alan. The drone does open up a lot of possibilities.

Thanks Jameel - I have a long laundry list of places I have been frustrated with trying to shoot in the PNW because of the trees. That was a leading factor in my decision to buy a drone.