Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument - Jackson County - Oregon

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I was set up and waiting for the clouds to part revealing Mt. Shasta some 50 miles south of my location. I glanced east towards Pilot Rock and quickly moved my camera. The rising sun was causing the countless half inch icicles to glow. Sadly, I lack the skills to have properly captured the true beauty of that moment.

Pilot Rock - Siskiyou Mountains - Southern Oregon

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