Cedar

Mount Shuksan

While warmer temperatures descended across Western Washington, the weather in the mountains still had the look of winter. Despite the sunshine, a steady conveyor belt of clouds streamed across the upper slopes and summit of Mount Shuksan..

Clouds and Mount Shuksan
Clouds and Mount Shuksan
Summit of Mount Shuksan
On my way home, I stopped to re-shoot this scene of a young fir growing at the foot of an old growth cedar. I shot this scene earlier this winter but snow actually detracted from the composition. I shot this slightly underexposed for the mood and since it helps define the shape of the cedar. I did some minor burning to the extreme righthand side since it was a tad too light in the original photo:

Big Brother
Old Growth Cedar
Lastly, sometimes old ski lift chairs find a new use…

Ski lift chair swing

Big Brother..

Big Brother
I’ve passed by it dozens of times over the years on my way up to the Mount Baker Ski Area but have never stopped. It definitely caught my eye but it’s located alongside a very busy highway during the winter with no place to park nearby. This time, there was frost on the branches of the younger tree so I thought it might make for a more interesting photo. A careful half mile walk back alongside the highway brought me to this view.

Truth be told, the frost detracts somewhat from the scene and blends the younger tree with its elder brother. I’m still very confident in the scene and will make another stop in better conditions!

While exploring another spot along the Mount Baker Highway, I came across a small creek valley with an obvious cold air pocket. The frost on the needles of this fir were especially pretty:

Fir in Hoar Frost...

Fir in Hoar Frost...

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