Last weekend brought another spectacular bit of fall weather and allowed for more comfortable travel in the high mountains. But there’s a downside to all of this wonderful weather we’ve been having. Namely, our initial plans to camp at Wing Lake and climb Black Peak in the North Cascades were scrapped when we happened upon a new, but quickly growing forest fire and jettisoned our plans in order to make haste back to the highway and alert authorities of the fire before it got out of control. Not to be so easily defeated, we pointed the car east and found our way up to Slate Peak (the highest drivable point in Washington State) and hiked a short distance into the vast Pasayten Wilderness where we were treated to some of the greatest astronomical eye candy I can recall having had the pleasure to witness.
For those of you who have been lucky enough to be experience this spectacular indian summer, I’d love to know about what you’ve been doing in the outdoors with this bonus time. Drop a note in the comments below!
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- Spectacular starscape above a lit tent in the Pasayten Wilderness of Washington State.
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- Amazing nightscape above lit tents in Washington’s Pasayten Wilderness.
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- Kevin Carroll watches the sunrise from a perch on the shoulder of Frisco Mountain in the North Cascades of Washington State.
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- Silhouette of the North Cascades at dawn resembling the classic Patagonia Logo.
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- Morning light illuminates the bright larch trees in a sub alpine forest in the North Cascades.
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- Creeks and tundra surrounded by colorful larch trees and evergreens in the North Cascades.
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- The Early Winters Spires from the Washington Pass overlook in the North Cascades.
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- Larch trees and colorful tundra in the Pasayten Wilderness in the North Cascades.
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- Three backpackers watch the last colorful moments of an amazing sunset over the North Cascades.
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Very inspiring images! I can’t wait to head to Patagonia in January
Awesome shots!
Are you still using the OM-D?
Nick
Nick,
Thanks! Yeah, still using the OMD for my backcountry kit. These were all shot on that camera.