Between the Squalls

[AlanLichty]

My favorite viewpoint of the Columbia River Gorge is from a small pullout on the Washington side of the river named Cape Horn and fall is the season when this spot turns on it's charm. I have tried many different times of day and seasons of the year but so far there is no match for the beauty of a stormy day with good cloud cover. Sunrise is directly in your face turning everything else in the scene black and you are facing the wrong way for sunsets. Yesterday had what I consider the best conditions to shoot this scene.

The farm in the middle of the scene almost always looks like some mows the grass but this is one of several legacy farms in the Gorge that long predate the place being seen as a destination for its beauty.

Cape Horn

• AlanLichty
• Oct 22, 2019
• 2

A view of the Columbia River Gorge from Cape Horn along WA14.

C&C always welcome.

 

[Ben Egbert]

I absolutely love this one Alan. As one who has sped through the gorge to get home more than taking a day or so to see it, I can relate to the grandeur but do not have nearly enough images.

Note that the light cloud on the right side just about mirrors the river. The green field surrounded by evergreens and in color deciduous trees and the cloud detail above makes this one worth looking at for a long time.

 

[Beth]

haha, i mistook it for a golf course. but i love the dark, cloudy sky. i think you found the best conditions to shoot the scene.

 

[Anatoly]

Very natural looking sky and nice landscape. Respect!

 

[JimFox]

Wow Alan! I don't think I have seen this view before. Almost everyone shoots it from the Oregon side (me included), so this is fantastic to see! The fall colors being sprinkled in is so cool too.

 

[AlanLichty]

Wow Alan! I don't think I have seen this view before. Almost everyone shoots it from the Oregon side (me included), so this is fantastic to see! The fall colors being sprinkled in is so cool too.

This spot is almost directly across the river from Bridal Veil Falls. It's just over 20 miles from my house as a crow flies and I have been shooting from there for the last 20 years now.

 

[Jim Dockery]

Sweet shot. I like how the line of light/dark in the clouds leads along into the river's valley, mirroring the flow. Of course the fall colors really add to the scene.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Beautiful image, Alan. Great mood from the atmospherics.