On a clear day ...

January 26 ~

You can see forever! Well, nearly so it seems. Today was one of those cloudless, dry days when visibility is razor sharp. I went to a local vista point to take pictures of the Cascade range. Another photographer was already there.

Objects ~ be they bridges, moons or mountains ~ always seem larger when on the horizon and smaller when in context, so to speak. Either way, I'm not sure it's a quality that translates to the snapshot image. These are taken from above and thus appear smaller than other vantages.

Here's Mount St. Helens to the North.


Followed by Mt. Adams to the West.


And Mt. Hood to the South.


On a walk today, I actually saw the tip of Mt. Jefferson -- nearly 100 miles to the south -- for the first time. I've also seen the tip of Mt. Rainier at sunset -- still glowing brightly in the light while Mount St. Helens was in shadow.