While I hate wildfires, the smoke does make for a dramatic sunrise.

Cascade Mountains - Jackson County - Oregon - USA

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Tan-ts'at-seniphtha (stone standing up) is the name the Takelma tribe of Native Americans gave to what is know today as Pilot Rock. The 25.6 million year old lava plug is all that remains from an eroded volcano. It was named Pilot Rock as it was used for a navigational landmark by travelers on the Applegate Trail. Ironically, nine planes have crashed into it since 1942. Pilot Rock is located in the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_Rock_(Oregon)

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Cascade Foothills - Rogue Valley - Jackson County - Oregon

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Looking west from my deck

This is my first attempt at exposure blending. It sure made the edit easier starting with two properly exposed images rather than one compromise shot.

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Cascade Mountains - Jackson County - Oregon - USA

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