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A Stop in Washington State

We took a quick day trip to revisit Mount Rainier and Mount Saint Helens.

Helens had a cloud cover so the sleeping volcano was not fully visible. It was a nice day with lots of sun, some clouds lingered in areas, adding drama to the sky. We climbed the staircase to view Spirit Lake and the surrounding mountain ranges.

At Mount Rainier, it was crowded as usual. And of course the Instagram culture made the visitors hold up lines to some viewing spots. This was not the only place we have seen smartphone users hold up locations. It’s a shame that some people feel like they need to dress up and make others wait to take in the scenic view whilst they take many pictures of themselves to post on social media for likes. This behavior should be done when one is alone, and then you should have the courtesy of moving out of the way when others arrive to the viewpoint, if you are not yet done.

Do leave the “glam portraits” in a studio setting. Do candid memory pictures on trails. There is no need to take more than 3 selfies at the viewpoint. Maybe buy Kodak disposable cameras for your next outing and put your phone away so there is only 24 usages, instead of endless ones. And be surprised when viewing the prints as you are reliving the memories of the trip later. Like we did before smartphones. Your trips and pictures should be about happy memories and not for social media likes.

Before leaving for our road trip, I learned about a Lensbaby photo contest and took one of these lenses with me. Since we lived near Mount Rainier National Park for a few years and visited the park several times, I decided to use the artistic lens here. The lens adds a soft focus and blur to the image. Depending on the settings the blur and light effect can be extreme or minimal. I prefer a minimal amount of the blur so that there is still structure to the image.

Here are a few pictures that I took with the Lensbaby Velvet at Christine Falls, Narada Falls and at the Myrtle Falls bridge.

Thanks for stopping by and looking at my pictures. I hope that you have enjoyed them. I know that I love creating them.

Kimberly J Tilley

Ante el circo, de la laguna de la Cascada de Neila.

https://eu.zonerama.com/bobfisherphoto/Photo/9070464/660302001

#fotografía #photography #paisaje #landscape #bosque #forest #laguna #lagoon #montañas #mountains #geología #geology #SistemaIbérico #Neila #Burgos

Since a couple of people have asked how that lake looks in winter: It does/did indeed freeze over, at least partially and used to for at least a few weeks, but it's been less reliably so over the past few years (e.g. winter 2022/23 was the first time in living memory, when the lake was not completely frozen)... Like the Himalayas, the Alps (and other mountain regions) are also warming at above average rates...

I took the picture below just after sunset on a day in mid Feb 2022, when the lake did have very nice ice cover...

Also here, the neighboring (connected) lake at Christmas day 2024:
https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/113714676984394790

#LandscapePhotography #Alps #Mountains #Lake #Winter

Not a beach day at Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Maine. From April 1981. Sand Beach and the Beehive viewed from atop Great Head.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #nature #Maine #nationalpark #ocean #seacoast #springtime #mountains

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August 27, 1983, 43 years ago today: A heavy thundershower struck. It was nothing special compared to some of the boomers I had encountered down south, but I was thoroughly soaked climbing the next ridge. That felt like an improvement over the sauna in which I had been hiking earlier this afternoon.

#backpacking #hiking #outdoors #landscapephotography #Vermont #nature #forest #mountains #AppalachianTrail

Ante los calmados y frescos reflejos, de la laguna de la Cascada de Neila.

https://eu.zonerama.com/bobfisherphoto/Photo/9070464/660301999

#fotografía #photography #paisaje #landscape #laguna #lagoon #bosque #forest #montañas #mountains #geología #geology #reflejos #reflections #SistemaIbérico #Neila #Burgos

Top of the world
#mountains #cross #bw #photography #top #hiking #world #success #nature #landscape

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August 27, 1983, 43 years ago today: Maine Junction is the point where the Appalachian Trail and the Long Trail diverge. The Long Trail continues to follow the crest of the Green Mountains north to the Canadian border. The AT turns east and descends into lower country to cross a series of ridges and valleys as it makes it way to the Connecticut River, New Hampshire and the White Mountains.

#backpacking #hiking #outdoors #Vermont #nature #forest #mountains #AppalachianTrail

Did I climb a mountain today? You bet I did: Wannihoru in Wallis. (Or Wannehorn)
Mostly hiking, but there was some running too. Part of it with Mieke, part of it alone (she passed on the last 1.3km ascent to the summit.

#running #hiking #mountains

Salto de agua fluyendo por la ladera del entorno de las Pardillas, hacia la laguna de la Cascada de Neila.

https://eu.zonerama.com/bobfisherphoto/Photo/9070464/660301998

#fotografía #photography #paisaje #landscape #cascada #waterfall #bosque #forest #montañas #mountains #SistemaIberico #Neila #Burgos

Ante los claros, tranquilos y frescos reflejos, de la laguna de la Cascada de Neila.

https://eu.zonerama.com/bobfisherphoto/Photo/9070464/660301997

#fotografía #photography #paisaje #landscape #laguna #lagoon #bosque #forest #montañas #mountains #geología #geology #reflejos #reflections #SistemaIbérico #Neila #Burgos

Every steep climb reminds me how small we are, and how much noise we carry around in our heads. Out here, everything truly slows down.

While I’m out here trying to have a profound spiritual breakthrough with nature, he’s just judging my cardio.

#fediverse #outdoors #hiking #nature #mountains #dogsofmastodon

Although I miss living in Europe, nothing can compare to the joy I feel when standing on top of a mountain in Utah with friends on a day like this.

#hiking #mountains #utah

Glaciers in the Alps are on track for a record-breaking ice loss.

Glacier loss could break the 2022 record after a series of heatwaves this summer, raising the risk of falling river levels and deadly ice avalanches.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260827-glaciers-in-the-alps-are-on-track-for-a-record-breaking-ice-loss?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Glaciers #Alps #Heatwaves #ClimateChange #Water #Rivers #Drought #Mountains

After a little practice, using masks to print a grey background to an otherwise black print is proving to be an easier than expected way to increase the sense of depth (aerial perspective) to engravings.

Forcan Ridge, NW #Scotland. #WoodEngraving #mountains #art #landscape

What are we doing? Every day, every moment? How are you going to use the time you have in your life?

Summer - another summer is coming to an end, and making me think of (maybe not used) possibilities.

Message to myself: Do what makes you happy! 🥰🏔️

#80summers #80Sommer #mountains #SummerInTheMountains #MountainLove #beHappy #DoWhatMakesYouHappy #hiking #Switzerland #wandern #Schweiz #ValaisWallis