North Cascades in Winter by auntietk
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In January some friends and I went up into the Skagit Valley to look for eagles. We saw several, and had a really fun day.
I would love to tell you we hiked up into the mountains with our backpacks and our boots and our cold-weather gear in order to get photographs like this one. The truth is, we drove up there in a very comfortable, fancy truck and although it was chilly, I was pretty happy in shirtsleeves.
This was taken up in the Cascade Mountains in Washington State. I don't know the name of the peaks ... the Cascades run from British Columbia down into Northern California, and in the area of this photograph, the mountain range is about 80 miles across. It's tough to know exactly which peaks these are!
If memory serves, this was somewhere near Rockport, for those of you who know the area.
Oh yeah ... I forgot to tell you ... full size is good! I left it big for you.
Comments (34)
Faemike55
Very beautiful capture! Excellent!
MrsRatbag
Look at all that lovely snow! Beautiful capture! I'm thinking about taking a drive up that way again soon...
wysiwig
Spectacular panorama. Yeah, trucks are good. Hope you had something warm to drink.
beachzz
Quite a view and you had the best seat!!
barbdennist
A magnificent shot of majestic mountains. I love living in the Northwest where we have beautiful mountains, the ocean, desert areas, rain forests...we have it all, don't we (including earthquakes and volcanoes)!
bmac62
It is difficult to add beauty to a snow covered mountain range in a sentence or two. Needless to say, the Cascades make a fine subject for a very scenic photograph. I like the way you have framed your mountains using the foreground complete with what we'd call prairie grass here in Kansas:) Nicely done!
faroutsider
There's nothing wrong with enjoying the mountains in comfort! Gorgeous shot.
durleybeachbum
That's what puts me off mountains..cold! Great to see them through you!
helanker
What a marvellous view. It must have been a fantastic trip.
bazza
What a magnificent view and scenery.. Great capture Tara well done!
cfulton
A wonderful panorama. This looks like avalanche territory, to me. Then again, as a South African, I do not have much experience of these climes! Looks cold! Clive
marybelgium
superbe !
Katraz
Super landscape, all that snow though Arrrrr.
jocko500
wow love the dark forground and then the far white snow mountians
BertDes
Great view.
watapki66
Beautiful shot!
ocoee53
Splendor! The panorama in full size is awesome.
Chipka
Snow is so gorgeous, when it is way the heck over there! And this image reminds me of why and where I like snow. I don't have to shovel it or walk through its slushy remains if it's looking pretty up in the mountains. As for this shot, it's beautiful. I love the sense of panoramic scale, the contrasts between the silhouetted plant life and the crisp, clean snow. This is superb and I love the crop.
mbz2662
Dang! That's a lot of snow!! Beautiful composition :)
babuci
Oh ta for the bigger size. Gotta love those white peaks. Fabulous narrow crop too what perfectly fit for the subject.
monjo71
Lovely landscape!!!
nicki_mcmanus
Great capture. What a view- especially when you can do it in comfort. The full size is wonderful, the smaller image really doesn't do this shot justice. Beautiful image.
MrsLubner
I'd love to hike here but I'd have to wait until the thaw. Wonderful view.
frankie96
Lots of the white stuff up there..reminds me of the Sierras...great image..
prutzworks
great vista!
lucindawind
what a beautiful sight to see !
debbielove
Simply stunning! A really beautiful picture.. The white against the dark works really well.. Rob
flora-crassella
wonderful mountains! GREAT photo!!!!!
hipps13
makes me want to slide down the hills the snow looks inviting what a fun capture warm hugs, Linda Kaye
junge1
Great shot tara, but I am disappointed that you forgot the names of the peaks lol!! No wonder we saw an avalanche in May!