A glorious day in the North Cascades
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A glorious autumn day yesterday in the North Cascades, the color was peak everywhere.
#1: Backlit larches (conifers that think they're deciduous, the needles turn yellow and fall off every year, they're also really really soft):
#2: The view from Maple Pass, that's Lake Ann at the bottom, and you can see part of the trail on the left.
#3:
#4: Another larch (they were everywhere!), because it was completely clear out, the needles were extremely translucent and bright when backlit.
#5: After doing the Maple Pass loop hike, I went 30 miles as the crow flies (but 3 hours driving!) to Mt. Baker. Here is some alpenglow on Mt. Shuksan with colorful mountain ash in the foreground:
#6: I know the north east gets all the publicity in autumn, with good reason, but the variety of colors at the higher elevations in Washington State is pretty crazy.
#7: Mist was flowing in and around the lake
#8: I was trying to avoid this bench in all my shots and gave up and made it the primary subject
#9: Busted out the macro lens too
#10:
#1: Backlit larches (conifers that think they're deciduous, the needles turn yellow and fall off every year, they're also really really soft):
#2: The view from Maple Pass, that's Lake Ann at the bottom, and you can see part of the trail on the left.
#3:
#4: Another larch (they were everywhere!), because it was completely clear out, the needles were extremely translucent and bright when backlit.
#5: After doing the Maple Pass loop hike, I went 30 miles as the crow flies (but 3 hours driving!) to Mt. Baker. Here is some alpenglow on Mt. Shuksan with colorful mountain ash in the foreground:
#6: I know the north east gets all the publicity in autumn, with good reason, but the variety of colors at the higher elevations in Washington State is pretty crazy.
#7: Mist was flowing in and around the lake
#8: I was trying to avoid this bench in all my shots and gave up and made it the primary subject
#9: Busted out the macro lens too
#10:
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I am envious of your day and have enjoyed your photos. I most enjoy 5, 7, 8 and 9. Judging by the light, I am guessing you either got in early or stayed late.
I have hiked the parts of the souther portion of mountain loop highway and your photos make me want to schedule a hike next weekend.
These are well done and thanks for sharing.
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Thanks! The shots around Picture Lake and Mt. Shuksan were taken just before and at sunset. The Maple Pass photos were taken at sunrise. I left my house around 2 AM and got back home around 10 PM
Yeah I didn't see a ton of color yet down there, but I haven't been there in peak so I don't have a reference. I had been on the Maple Pass hike before a few weeks later in October but the snow had fallen a few days before and I couldn't do the entire hike. Not sure what I'll do this weekend but I'll find something.
I still want to go to Wyoming! Maybe in the dead of winter when it's 0 degrees and there's several feet of snow around. The larches are really cool, this was the first time I had really photographed them at peak.
Thanks Awais!
Thanks, I didn't get to see that area in daylight, but around Concrete and between Highway 20 and 542 there wasn't much color.
The view was incredible, in all directions too. Not too much effort either, it's one of the more popular hikes for a reason. The mountain ash has such a huge variety of colors when it turns.
Thanks! I'm glad that autumn is here, but it goes by so quickly...
Thanks! I probably won't get that much yellow again until Zion in few weeks <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/mwink.gif" border="0" alt="" >
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Nice pics. Too bad we didn't run into each other before I left Maple Pass for Black Peak.
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Definitely, they have a distinctive character different from the larger volcanoes in the state (you gotta love names like Mt. Terror and Mt. Despair!)
Thanks - that was the best comp I could find that had sufficient foreground and not a bunch of people in the frame
I've heard of Yellow Aster Butte, I have a few hiking books on the North Cascades and I might head up that way again this weekend. It's pretty funny that we were only a mile or two apart. I've run into a few dgrinners out there, it's a pretty small world of northwest landscape photographers.
Thanks Lauren! Both of those shots were zoomed in quite a bit (100 mm for the larch and 300-400mm for the other shot), helps to isolate the colors.
Thanks! One of the reasons I went on the hike even though it was going to be completely clear was so I could get some backlit larch photos.
I've noticed that people don't let facts get in the way of their preconceived opinions, so I think we're OK for now
Thanks! It's a popular spot for photographers, but there weren't as many there at sunset as in the middle of the day.
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I was actually up there on Saturday too. I had gone up last weekend (for the first time ever), but it was really windy so any chance of a reflection on Picture Lake (or elsewhere) was ruined. This time, I had to get back up there to get the classic Picture Lake/Shuksan shot with fall colors, and Saturday was a beautiful day for it. I got some shots there in the late afternoon while the sun was still on the foliage, and then I decided to head up to Artist Point for sunset and some night shots. I haven't had a chance to process them yet, but I'll post some soon.
Anyway, I just thought it was funny that we were both there at basically the same time (again... I think the same thing has happened at Mount Rainier a few times too, based on photos you've posted).
By the way, these shots are beautiful! I've really enjoyed your work since joining this forum.