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the Zachster Member
Joined: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 4776 | TRs | Pics Location: dog training |
With all of this hot weather this week I decided to post a report from last weekend. Remember... cold, cloudy, gee I wish the sun would come out? We had a reservation at the Paradise Inn for an anniversary celebration and since we couldn't cancel it we decided to make the most of it. My sister wisely reminded me that "You love that place so much you can enjoy it in all seasons." How true. So off we went, in to the fog.
Now, normally I don't go there in the middle of the summer on a weekend. The crowds can certainly be overwhelming and quite irritating. But somehow, I felt really sorry for them this time. After all, I KNOW what the Mountain looks like. I know the feeling of awe and joy when it fills my eyes, lens and my heart.
But this weekend, we never even saw a glimpse of the Mountain. And those poor tourists from who knows where...well, all they got to see were the post-cards at the gift shop. There were alot of folks milling around wondering where the Mountain was.
Some of them wandering off where they didn't belong
But we opted to wander a few trails to see what we could find. Here's a sampling...
Box Canyon
Sunbeam Falls
Paradise River
Grove of the Patriarchs
Comet Falls
Snow Lake
And meadows around Paradise
Kind of a nice weekend, in a Northwesty kind of way!
"May I always be the kind of person my dog thinks I am"
"May I always be the kind of person my dog thinks I am"
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Yet Member
Joined: 23 Apr 2005 Posts: 2634 | TRs | Pics Location: Happily Ever After |
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Mon Aug 16, 2010 4:04 pm
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iron Member
Joined: 10 Aug 2008 Posts: 6392 | TRs | Pics Location: southeast kootenays |
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Mon Aug 16, 2010 4:33 pm
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awesome shots! that's a big tree. great detail on the bark too
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HundsSolo Baby Step Hiking :o)
Joined: 06 Jun 2009 Posts: 1435 | TRs | Pics Location: Olympia, Wa |
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Mon Aug 16, 2010 4:35 pm
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Nice pics
The Mountains are Calling - I must go and PLAY!
If you don't Respect Mother Nature, Mother Nature won't respect you.
Wag More and Bark Less
The Mountains are Calling - I must go and PLAY!
If you don't Respect Mother Nature, Mother Nature won't respect you.
Wag More and Bark Less
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Tigerotor77W Member
Joined: 16 May 2009 Posts: 776 | TRs | Pics Location: Charleston, SC |
In some ways, it's when the Mountain is shrouded in fog/clouds that I find the area most beautiful... there's a quiet uncertainty to it, and the tension makes me yearn for that place even more!
(Yes this is incredibly and overly emo, , but this is the first year since 2007 I haven't gone back to the area and miss it hugely.)
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Hikingqueen Member
Joined: 12 Nov 2007 Posts: 2946 | TRs | Pics
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You captured a fall kind of day around paradise, it's coming just around the corner, I can feel it. I've got to get up there ASAP. Before we know it will be time to bust out the snowshoes again!
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Highwalker's Daughter Member
Joined: 12 Aug 2006 Posts: 1575 | TRs | Pics Location: Bothell, WA |
Amazing photos - particularly liked the bear grass in the fog.
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Zukismom Member
Joined: 19 Jul 2010 Posts: 122 | TRs | Pics
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Sun Aug 22, 2010 5:20 pm
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Don't you just love that Grove? It is so awesome to look at the size of those ancient trees! Great Pics..and yes...it looks cooooooooooold!
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Scrooge Famous Grouse
Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 6966 | TRs | Pics Location: wishful thinking |
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Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:56 pm
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Something lost behind the ranges. Lost and waiting for you....... Go and find it. Go!
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the Zachster Member
Joined: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 4776 | TRs | Pics Location: dog training |
Why thank you very much, Scrooge! A 5 star Scrooge award on a waterfall....WAHOOO!
"May I always be the kind of person my dog thinks I am"
"May I always be the kind of person my dog thinks I am"
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