Evergreens that aren't

[AlanLichty]

The scene is Washington Pass along Washington Hwy 20 in North Cascades National Park and the evergreens that are bright yellow are Larch trees. They really have needles so are related to what we usually think of as evergreens but they drop their needles for the winter after the fall color show which kind of goes against the grain for being always green. This highway right at the pass is usually the last stretch of highway in Washington that gets cleared and that often is in July depending on the winter.

Washington Pass

• AlanLichty
• Aug 21, 2018

Washington Pass along WA 20.

C&C always welcome.

 

[Jim Dockery]

I love it up there in the fall, but haven't gotten back for a couple years.

I see a couple of dust spots in the sky on the left.

 

[AlanLichty]

I love it up there in the fall, but haven't gotten back for a couple years.

I see a couple of dust spots in the sky on the left.

Thanks - I do have to wonder if all of the real evergreens are still this green or if the beetles have taken their toll. This is not a recent image.

Thanks for catching the dust spots. I thought it was stuff on my screen.

 

[Ben Egbert]

I love Larch, or as we mistakenly called them in North Idaho, Tamarack. They can populate an entire hillside and with the great orange color make a splendid show.

 

[JimFox]

Very nice Alan, I like the winding road in this along with the bit of speckled fall color.

 

[Panther]

Hi Alan,

I really like the Composition as Jim said with the Curving Road, and the Lighting throughout
bringing in the Highlight on the Larches. I'd not known about them before but was introduced to
them in Banff Alberta, where they lit up the Hillside.

Very Nicely Done, Take Care,

Craig

 

[lionking]

I like this Alan, i would be tempted to introduce a bit more contrast on those edges.

 

[Dustin Gent]

This is Liberty Mtn, yes?

Very nice image! I bet this would work well for both sunrise and sunset

 

[AlanLichty]

This is Liberty Mtn, yes?

Very nice image! I bet this would work well for both sunrise and sunset

I thought that was the name of it from other images I had seen of this set of peaks but all of the maps I am looking at identify it as Early Winter Spires South. It is Washington Pass along WA 20 inside of the Park boundaries and it the divide between coastal drainage and the Columbia Basin drainage. The valley is oriented towards east - southeast so fall/spring are optimal for sunrise opportunities. This image was shot in the fall (10/1) at roughly 10:00AM.