These are a couple of sky images that I took a while back. Both were taken from Olympia. The one above was pretty dramatic and I was stunned by the way no one else seemed to notice or pay attention.
I have a book available on the Kindle site. It is a memoir titled 60 Years of Hiking in the Olympics. It has over 100 photographs and covers more than 100 different hikes and backpacks. I have it priced to share at $2.99 (US).
Here’s the link:
This is another shot from the recent trip up to Hurricane Ridge (in Olympic National Park). It’s nice to get out and see the mountains and the trees up at the high altitude at about 1 mile (1515 m) elevation — and a special treat with a waxing moon.
The Marmot Lake area of the upper Duckabush valley (21.1 miles or 34 km on the Duckabush River Trail) in the Olympic National Park provides a dramatic view of Mt Steel. The distance to access the view keeps the casual tourist away.
I shot this on Tri-X film using a Contax G-2 camera. I was happy with the way detail showed up in the sky … the faint clouds. And the nearly full moon was a bonus.
Well, there’s really two photos of a crescent moon, not two moons. But I figured you’d all figure that out. I have worked at getting crescent moon photos for years and these are two of my favorites. These are both waning crescents: very old moons. The thin waxing crescents (thin new moons) are more of a problem for me, since you have to get up early. Even before breakfast.
