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February 18, 2010 – Mt. Rainier from Crystal Mountain
Posted by Dave in - Best of Dave's POTD -, Mountains, Picture of the Day, Washington State, Winter/Snow on February 18, 2010
Mt. Rainier from Crystal Mountain
Thursday, February 18, 2010
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Hey everyone! We’re back! And, hopefully, stable for awhile now, with no more last-minute swapping of web hosting services required. (Once again, I’ll take a moment to remind you that Lunarpages sucks, Lunarpages is awful, they’re a joke of an organization, take your cashmoney elsewhere.)
You’re looking at Mt. Rainier, a huge volcano that could explode at any moment, which will inevitably wipe Tacoma off the face of the Earth. But it probably won’t any time soon, so you shouldn’t let the threat of looming death deter you from, for example, visiting the Point Defiance Zoo (which I’ve heard is lovely). This is the standard shot, taken from the standard spot, just off the top of the Rainier Express (Rex) lift at Crystal Mountain. Pictures can never do it justice, unfortunately, there’s no substitute for just heading on up there and seeing it for yourself. Pictures make things so small, but it’s really quite spectacular when you see it looming there in front of you, it really is impossibly huge. This view is in itself worth the price of admission on a clear day.
So I’m not sure how closely any of you actually read these posts, as opposed to just checking out the pictures, but the answer is yes, this picture was indeed taken just this past Monday, when I decided to head up skiing instead of posting an image here. So selfish, I know. But it was a gorgeous day, I got several shots that are picture-of-the-day-worthy, so you’ll no doubt be seeing them soon-ish. Probably the day after I force you to sit through another Shannon Creek or Shi Shi Beach shot. Won’t that be fun!
Notes: Canon EOS Rebel T1i, Tamron 17-50 mm f/2.8 lens. 1/400s, f/10.0, ISO 100. Focal length: 21mm.
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July 20, 2009 – Mt. Rainier National Park
Posted by Dave in Mountains, Picture of the Day, Washington State, Winter/Snow on July 20, 2009
Mt. Rainier from Chinook Pass
Monday, July 20, 2009.
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This was taken last summer, when Julie and I took advantage of a sunny Saturday to go on a drive around the state. This was at the end of June, so I was surprised that there was still that much snow up there. (The original plan was to have a picnic next to the little alpine pond that would otherwise be right at the bottom of the frame.) We had driven east over White Pass (Highway 12) out to Yakima, then back west over Chinook Pass, which takes you through Mt. Rainier National Park. The ideas for 1) a drive and 2) a picnic in the high country came about because of the ridiculously HOT weather. (It topped out at 102 near White Pass – unheard of for western Washington!!). This way, we would be nice and cool in the air conditioned car, and when we DID get out, we’d be so high up that it’d be a lot cooler.
I was just going through these pictures last night (for the photojournal), so I figured I’d go ahead and post one, even though they didn’t turn out quite like I had hoped. But, this one serves as a decent example of how the haze introduced by looking towards the sun can have a nice (instead of detrimental) effect on a picture. If the haze wasn’t there, you wouldn’t be able to see the edges between the dark trees in front, and the ridgeline in the mid-distance. Plus I felt that the increasing haziness did a good job of providing the depth between each of the three main layers. I’ll be honest, I don’t really like how on the right edge of the frame, I cut off the peak on an up-slope. For me, it makes it feel incomplete, like part of the story is missing. As in, if it was cut off on a downslope, it’d be like “Okay, there’s the peak, that’s what I’m looking at”. As it is, it’s like “Okay, there’s one peak, I wonder what’s just to the right there…” A very nitpicky feeling, but that’s the way I am with my pictures. (And when I tell people to “figure out exactly what it is you like and don’t like about the picture so you can keep that in mind next time”, that’s exactly the kind of thing I’m talking about. And, now I’ve got everyone thinking negatively about this picture and focused on its weakest point. Lovely. What a crappy picture. 
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Notes: Canon EOS Rebel XT, Tamron 28-300 mm lens. 1/800s, f/7.1, ISO 200. Focal length: 100mm.
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May 29, 2009 – Mt. Rainier from Crystal Mountain
Posted by Dave in Mountains, Picture of the Day, Washington State, Winter/Snow on May 29, 2009
Mt. Rainier from Crystal Mountain Ski Resort
Friday, May 29, 2009.
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Okay, I’m going to go ahead and get this one out of the way. Yes, you’ve seen it before, both on my profile page and on my artist page. I’ve been trying to toss out new ones that you guys haven’t seen yet, but I’ve got to use these ones up too. I’m telling you now: one day next week I’m going to use the Mt. Shuksan picture too.
This is a picture of Mt. Rainier, taken from right near the top of the Rainier Express chair at Crystal Mountain. For those of you who either don’t live in Washington or don’t ski, Crystal Mountain is *the* place to ski out here. It’s a fantastic mountain, albeit with ridiculously shitty service. Yes, it’s true, everyone who works for the mountain seems to go well out of their way to be an asshole, but they only do it because they can, because it’s far and away the best place to ski in the state.
Mt. Rainier is (obviously) the centerpiece of Mt. Rainier National Park, and Crystal Mountain is just outside the park boundary. It’s 14,410 feet tall (the only reason I know that is because I know that Pikes Peak is 14,110 feet tall, and I know that Rainier is exactly 300 feet taller), and it’s just a big ole’ volcano. Other noteworthy volcanoes in the same chain include Mt. St. Helens (yes, that one), Mt. Baker, Mt. Hood, Mt. Shasta, etc, etc, etc.
The cloud in the upper left hand corner may or may not be a “lenticular” cloud. I’ve heard that term a lot, and I think that’s what it means, but I’ll be honest: I really have no idea. Those clouds are caused by air being forced over the mountain, and usually indicate that there is moisture moving in to the area. Meaning, it’s sunny today, but it’ll be raining (or snowing, depending on your elevation) tomorrow.
That’s all I’ve got today. Have a great weekend!
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Make sure you scroll down and to the left, to see Rainier itself.
Notes: Canon PowerShot S500. (Point and Shoot) 1/1000s, f/7.1.
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