Archives for the “Hiking“ Tag

Silver Star Wildflower

August 19th, 2010     Tags:, , , ,

One more picture from Ed’s Trail on Silver Star Mountain. This picture is a nice shallow depth of field of one of the flowers I found along the trail. If you know the name, leave it in the comments.

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Wild Purple Iris

August 18th, 2010     Tags:, , , ,

I found this Wild Purple Iris on our backpacking trip to Silver Star Mountain. Silver Star is near Vancouver, Washington.

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Foggy Silver Star

August 17th, 2010     Tags:, , , ,

The second day on Silver Star Mountain was foggy which made it difficult to get good landscape pictures. I did get this one of Ed’s Trail with the flowers in the clouds.

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Sunset on Silver Star

August 16th, 2010     Tags:, , , , ,

One more picture from the top of Silver Star Mountains. This one is a HDR picture of the setting sun.

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Helens at Sunset

August 15th, 2010     Tags:, , , , ,

Here is the view from Silver Star Mountain looking North towards Mt St Helens at sunset. Silver Star Mountain is Northeast of Vancouver, Washington.

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Mt Adams with Clouds

August 14th, 2010     Tags:, , , , ,

Another view from Silver Star Mountain. This view is looking Northeast towards Mt Adams in the distance.

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Gorge from a Distance

August 13th, 2010     Tags:, , , , ,

Here is a view of the Columbia Gorge and the Cascade Mountains from Silver Star Mountain. I captured this picture during our backpacking trip on the 4th of July.

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Kalin on Silver Star

August 12th, 2010     Tags:, , , , ,

I took this picture of Kalin at the top of Silver Star Mountain at sunset.

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Smooth Douglasia

August 11th, 2010     Tags:, , , ,

Here some more of the flowers I found backpacking to the top of Silver Star Mountain. I think they are called Smooth Douglasia.

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Ed’s Trail Arch

August 10th, 2010     Tags:, , , , ,

Here is Trista and the Kids at the natural keyhole shaped arch along Ed’s Trail. Ed’s Trail takes you to the top of Silver Star Mountain, which is located near Vancouver, Washington.

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Ed’s Trail

August 9th, 2010     Tags:, , , ,

Here is Ed’s Trail that takes you to the top of Silver Star Mountain. Silver Star Mountain is Northeast of Vancouver, Washington.

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Silver Star Close Up

August 8th, 2010     Tags:, , , ,

Here is a close up of one of the flowers I found on our backpacking trip to the top of Silver Star Mountain. Let me know in the comments if you know what it is.

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Flowers on Silver Star

August 7th, 2010     Tags:, , , ,

During the 4th of July weekend, we went backpacking on Silver Star Mountain. Here are some of the flowers growing along the trail.

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Dusk on Mary’s Peak

July 30th, 2010     Tags:, , , ,

I captured this photograph after sunset on the way back from Mary’s Peak. This view is looking Southwest.

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Sunset on Mary’s Peak

July 29th, 2010     Tags:, , , ,

Watching the sun set on the top of Mary’s Peak near Corvallis, Oregon.

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Sunset Color

July 28th, 2010     Tags:, , , ,

Another view from the top of Mary’s Peak near Sunset looking South.

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Hiding in the clouds

July 27th, 2010     Tags:, , , ,

Here is the view I got looking West from the top of Mary’s Peak as the Sun hides behind the clouds.

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South of Mary’s Peak

July 26th, 2010     Tags:, , , ,

Here is another view from Mary’s Peak on the way to the top.

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Flowers on Mary’s Peak

July 25th, 2010     Tags:, , , ,

On the way home from Bullards Beach State Park, I stopped at Mary’s Peak. Mary’s peak is located West of Corvallis, Oregon. Here is one of the views I got on the way to the peak.

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Views from Carroll Rim

June 29th, 2010     Tags:, , , ,

Last picture from John Day Fossil Beds National Monument’s Painted Hills Unit. This is a view East from the Carroll Rim.

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