11/7/2008: Today I got word this image was chosen as photo of the week for Flickr's Best Landscape Photographers (www.flickr.com/groups/830711@N25/). I truly feel humbled and appreciative of the honor because of the incredibly high caliber of photography in the pool.
Just returned from twelve days wandering in and around Glacier National Park. Snow still clogged much of the high country, so this trip stayed in subalpine terrain below the high passes and peaks. No matter, I've seen very few places that offer such in your face views right from the trailheads. Got to get back for the high country another time.
This shot is taken from Swiftcurrent Lake in the uber-popular Many Glacier area. Sunrise comes early this time of year and it took extreme effort to drag myself out of a a down bag at 4:30 am. Once up it was great to be moving around in the morning quiet without throngs of people during the most beautiful part of the day.
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A somewhat rare coating of ice graces Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon
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Perhaps one of the last shots I'll post taken with my trusty D50. I finally bit the bullet and upgraded to the D300. For its grade the D50 was a solid and well performing camera that served me well on trips to Tibet and all over the Pacific Northwest. Now it's time to see what the D300 can do...
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The last color of the day illuminates small water channels carved into the sand of Cape Kiwanda. Oregon Coast
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Washington Cascades
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