Mt. Adams

[AlanLichty]

We haven't had a day clear enough to see Mt. Adams from Vancouver for most of this summer so this was nice sight to see yesterday from above one of our local parks. Taken with the 162mm lens on my M3. Mt. Adams is just under 70 miles from this park as a crow flies

C&C always welcome.

 

[Ben Egbert]

You sure have lots of real mountains around you

 

[AlanLichty]

You sure have lots of real mountains around you

Thanks Ben - I have to chuckle over the "real mountains" comment coming from someone living at the base of the Wasatch Range. I always thought of that range as more serious alpine terrain than the Cascades

 

[Ben Egbert]

Yes, one continuous ridge, like the sierras but those volcanic stand alone mountains are massive entities.

 

[AlanLichty]

Yes, one continuous ridge, like the sierras but those volcanic stand alone mountains are massive entities.

True that - right up until one of them blows it's top off. I have always wondered what Mt. St. Helens would have looked like from my house 1300' taller since I didn't move up here until 18 years after the eruption. The Wasatch Range doesn't have a habit of erupting.

 

[BlackRockArt]

We haven't had a day clear enough to see Mt. Adams from Vancouver for most of this summer so this was nice sight to see yesterday from above one of our local parks. Taken with the 162mm lens on my M3.

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C&C always welcome.

Alan, good nice clear sky.

Oliver

 

[AlanLichty]

Alan, good nice clear sky.

Oliver

Thanks Oliver - skies this clear are an exception up here.

 

[JimFox]

I agree with Ben, there is nothing like stand alone peaks. And you have some great peaks around you.

What a great view Alan!

 

[AlanLichty]

I agree with Ben, there is nothing like stand alone peaks. And you have some great peaks around you.

What a great view Alan!

Thanks Jim - the stratovolcanoes are rather imposing when you think about them in terms of elevation gain. Days clear enough for views like this can be rare. Yesterday was a 3 volcano day where I had good views of St. Helens, Mt. Adams, and Mt. Hood. I wish we could see Rainier from Vancouver but Mt. St. Helens is almost directly in between Vancouver and Mt. Rainier.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Neat. You could stitch a wide panorama with all three of the big mountains.

 

[AlanLichty]

Neat. You could stitch a wide panorama with all three of the big mountains.

Thanks Jameel - I have done that pano stretch once for a sunrise but the distance between Mt. Hood and Mt. Adams is too far to make a practical pano. A pano with Mt. Adams and St. Helens is easy and I do actually have the adjacent panel with St. Helens that I took just before this one. I might play with that.

 

[Bob Israel]

Beautiful scene, Alan! Certainly makes me want to explore this area.

 

[AlanLichty]

Beautiful scene, Alan! Certainly makes me want to explore this area.

Thanks Bob - its a beautiful playground.