Rainier Roadtrip 7/13/13

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BobH

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Went for a road trip to Rainier on Saturday 7/13.

There's still quite a bit of snow on the ground, but it was a great day for a hike. We hiked Skyline Trail to Glacier Vista

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Fun with Marmots. Deb stalks this little guy.

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Meanwhile, as "Mr Periscope" distracted us, his pal snuck up right behind me. Finally Deb noticed him and I got some closeups.

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Wonderful view back down the mountain, including one of my favorite locations, Ricksecker Point.

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Surprisingly, Reflection Lake was thawed out.

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A few more from the trip down Stevens Canyon

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Tipsoo Lake was also thawed, but it didn't have any reflection at all. I was a bit disappointed by that.

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wow... quite the trip, Bob! alas, my knees preclude such adventures... i'm curious about the shot of Sunbeam Falls... looks like you had a higher than normal perspective for that. were you standing on the bridge railing or something? or is the falls just lower than i remember it?
 
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wow... quite the trip, Bob! alas, my knees preclude such adventures... i'm curious about the shot of Sunbeam Falls... looks like you had a higher than normal perspective for that. were you standing on the bridge railing or something? or is the falls just lower than i remember it?
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No tricks there except using a wide angle lens. The light on it was gorgeous, so I parked just past the falls, walked over, and took a couple snaps. No tight rope walking, just standing on the roadway, or possibly on the curb, if there even is one, but not climbing up on anything.

I thought about getting out the tripod and doing a long exposure with my ND filter, but we still had a long ways to go so I simply grabbed a few shots handheld.
 
wow, things are thawing very quickly. I was just up at tipsoo lake a week before you and there was still tons of snow. Part of the parking lot was even still covered by snow.
 
CB, I think the parking lot did still have some snow, it's in a more shaded area. Also, there was still lots of snow on the west side of the lake, where it's shady in the afternoon.
 
I just looked through my photos; it was the 6th that I was up there, I guess. Here is what it looked like then:

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