Morning Commute I by OneEyeDave
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Imagine this is what you get to see on the way to work somewhere around Seattle, WA.
We don't really get this view where I am.
The locals would say (locals, correct me if I'm wrong) the mountain is 'out'. If the visibility is low and ytou can't see Mount Shasta against the sky, the mountain is 'not out'.
Comments (5)
jaydee_007
Generally we say Mt. Rainier is Visible, Floating, or Hiding. There is an inversion of clouds that make the base and surrounding mountains fade into the horizon thuse making the Mountain appear to float. This is ususally an afternoon thing. In the evening with a red sunset it's a Strawberry Sundae. You were - Southbound on I-5, just north of Boeing Field when you took that.
Richardphotos
a beautiful place. an old story about Monterrey Mexico is a tourist told a local, you are so lucky.the local asked why?because of all the beautiful mountains, and the local asked where are they?
Lashia
I usually go to seattle at least once a year! Great shot- thanks for sharing! :-)
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auntietk
You are absolutely correct. The mountain is out. When we can't see it, there's usually no mention of its state. If it IS mentioned, we would say "Oh - the mountain's not out." "The Mountain" is always Rainier, even though we have plenty of other ones! I live closer to Mt. Baker than to Mt. Rainier, and I like Baker better, but still ... The Mountain is Rainier. The only inaccuracy in your statement would be about the traffic. Morning commuter traffic wold be bumper-to-bumper and heading into Seattle. In this view you're heading OUT of Seattle, so this wouldn't be the morning commuter view, it would be the afternoon view, only with a LOT more cars! (I haven't heard jaydee's terms of Visible, Floating, or Hiding, but that doesn't mean there aren't people who use those terms! I just haven't heard them.) Did I remember to mention this is a great shot? Very nicely done!
tennesseecowgirl
I have some wonderful memories of Washington, and Mt Rainier, I was up there for Christmas one year I grew up in California, and while I was in Washington I got to see my first white Christmas. Traffic looks pretty light for a morning commute, nice capture.