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I'm feeling nostalgic. Stoney Man Mountain in the early morning in June of 2011. I was sitting there in a very still and quiet mode. A doe deer appeared from nowhere to get the water in the basin. My camera died at that point and I was trying to get new batteries into the camera without making the deer jump off the cliff! It happened pretty fast. I do have a fuzzy picture of the doe but it doesn't show the true situation. The doe absolutely disappeared over the rocks behind to the east.43159
DuneElliot
07-16-2018, 17:59
https://flic.kr/p/YJPoMbProbably my favorite one from the Wind River Range trip we did last year. This was at Grave Lake where the water was so clear and still.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4348/37240518732_77d7dd1784_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/YJPoMb)P1000302 (https://flic.kr/p/YJPoMb) by hunting_tiger (https://www.flickr.com/photos/idlewildandpawprints/)
https://flic.kr/p/YJPoMb
Woah! Perfect mirror shot. I just saved it for my revolving desktop image. Thanks for taking the time to post this,
cmoulder
07-16-2018, 19:42
Yellow Dog Run, Old Logger's Path, PA
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swisscross
07-16-2018, 19:47
Dune stole mine so...
Slo-go'en
07-16-2018, 20:07
Man, so many to choose from. This one of Mt Madison and Adams I took after it stopped snowing for 3 weeks in March of 2018. .
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Old Hiker
07-16-2018, 20:07
HTML cleanup.
DuneElliot
07-16-2018, 20:08
Dune stole mine so...
I thought about posting that one. Can't steal mine, you didn't take it!!! lol
I have the nice pictures from cmoulder, and swisscross saved in my screensaver. But I think something went wrong with Old Hiker's post. Please try again.
Feral Bill
07-16-2018, 21:06
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My then ten year old daughter on the Wonderland Trail, 2000. Scanned from a print.
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My grown son on WT, 2016
Feral Bill
07-16-2018, 21:17
Did you mean 10 YO?
Yes, and fixed.
Beautiful - both! Thanks so much.
nsherry61
07-16-2018, 21:46
Crater lake. Feb. 2015. Right around sunset. A truly beautiful 3 to 5 day ski trip. The tent is right behind and below me on the ridgeline.
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It's so lovely! I saved it.
Odd Man Out
07-17-2018, 00:08
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Going up to Marys Rock on the AT, just south of Thornton Gap in Shenandoah NP, VA
Just on the other side of the gap from here I ran into a bear with his butt parked in the middle of the trail. It was noon, 90 deg, and he wasn't moving for anything so I had to bushwhack around him.
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Spray Falls, Pictured Rocks NL, MI
See the little tree on overhang? I walked out to that tree to get a close up picture of the falls. I took this same picture on a day hike 30 years ago and that little tree doesn't look any different.
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View from Sinking Creek Mt, AT, VA
I dry camped in the rocks near the summit. The ridge is very narrow there so I had a view to the west at sunset and this view to the east at sunrise.
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Manistee River, MI. I did this 20 mile loop I did one fall weekend.
You hike up one side of the river on the NCT and down the other side on the Manistee River Trail to complete the loop.
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Daughter taking a break on North Manitou Island, Sleeping Bear Dunes NL, MI
The little white dot on the far shore is the dock where the boat drops you off and the only development on the island which is otherwise all wilderness.
We were the only ones to camp on the south end of the island that night.
Feral Bill
07-17-2018, 00:26
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Glacial Erratic at Dawn. Long Mountain Lake, Selkirk Mtns., Idaho. Thursday 7/12/2018
probably took 100 pics in 25 mins before and after sunset. dont know which one is the actual best-
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Feral Bill
07-17-2018, 02:08
probably took 100 pics in 25 mins before and after sunset. dont know which one is the actual best-
43175 If you have better I'm really impressed.
fiddlehead
07-17-2018, 06:56
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My favorite from my hike last summer.
This one is heading up to the highest point of the whole Via Dinarica trail (2600 meters) in Albania.
They don't call them the "Accursed Mountains" for nothing.
If you have better I'm really impressed.
theyre all roughly about the same. the position of the sun and of the people in the foreground changes. and of course near the end its darker
Berserker
07-17-2018, 12:24
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I seem to have a bunch of these...ooooooo....ahhhhhhhhh...
Ok, all joking aside, here's a panoramic of an inversion. This was taken in SNP, and is the view West where the 2 peaks sticking up out of the fog way in the distance are near Manassas, VA.
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DuneElliot
07-17-2018, 12:54
This is a panorama of the Cirque of the Towers from the same trip:
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4454/37412024775_a775e75f9f_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/YZYpxV)20170905_133334 (https://flic.kr/p/YZYpxV) by hunting_tiger (https://www.flickr.com/photos/idlewildandpawprints/), on Flickr
And from Canyonlands NP/ Dead Horse Point SP:
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4473/37418498050_a53acf9701_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Z1xzQ7)20170922_074336 (https://flic.kr/p/Z1xzQ7) by hunting_tiger (https://www.flickr.com/photos/idlewildandpawprints/), on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4488/36966410624_ca3d057943_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/YjAvZj)20170922_105014 (https://flic.kr/p/YjAvZj) by hunting_tiger (https://www.flickr.com/photos/idlewildandpawprints/), on Flickr
Sarcasm the elf
07-17-2018, 13:18
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Sunset at the top of Bromley Mtn.
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Sunset on Mt. Washington.
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A possibly upside down (thanks Jobs-a-ma-phone) Mt. Greylock after a snowfall.
The world famous Doyle Hotel in Duncannon :D:
saltysack
07-17-2018, 13:27
ATx2
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JMTx2
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Collegiate West x2
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I might not respond to each post, but I am saving every single picture that is posted here! I appreciate it so much - especially since I just purchased 2 Samsung curved monitors. I have dual displays and I can view my favorite pictures all the time. Please keep them coming.. Makes me want to get back on the trail.
One of my favorite campsites from a 2016 hike on the Collegiate Peaks Loop Trail.
nsherry61
07-18-2018, 08:58
. . .43184. . .
Here's my version of the same from Nov 2016. I think it was the Monday after Thanksgiving. It's a really cool sight when the sun it hitting it just right. Apparently it has something to do with the Ilvermorny School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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Tipi Walter
07-18-2018, 10:19
My favorite pics are about backpackers and backpacking and creek crossings and winter backpacking and backpacking tents.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Backpacking2002-2004/Winter-Trip-With-Little-Mitten/i-BWtv7XN/0/db488ac4/L/015_15_00-L.jpg
Creek crossings are high on my list of great outdoor fotogs. This is Little Mitten crossing the South Fork Citico back in 2002---using the old cable at the Brush Mt trail jct.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Backpacking2002-2004/The-Final-Trip-of-2003/i-PQG7Svn/0/bedd3e71/L/Trip%2028%20%20John%20and%20Mitten%20Climbing%20to %20Bob-L.jpg
I like this one because the colors are bright against the snow. It's my backpacking buddy Johnny B following Little Mitten on the BMT up to Bob Mt, 2003.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Backpacking2002-2004/Pisgah-Upper-Creek-2004/i-ZxZRLCH/0/a3b44635/L/34%20%20Johnny%20B%20in%20Pisgah%2C%20part%202-L.jpg
This one has it all---the trailhead, the gear, the vehicle, the friend (Johnny B), the homemade hiking stick, the orange thermarest---etc. This is along Upper Creek in Pisgah NF in 2004. See next pic.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Backpacking2002-2004/Pisgah-Upper-Creek-2004/i-RcNs9PT/0/87f4df32/L/34%20%20Johnny%20B%20on%20the%20Upper%20Creek%20Tr ail%2C%20Sweaty-L.jpg
This shows what it's like to backpack in the heat of the summer on a nutbusting trail in Pisgah NF---and a favorite pic on Trail 268A on Upper Creek.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Backpacking2002-2004/Pisgah-Upper-Creek-2004/i-2xQpqFV/0/4c526d41/L/Trip%2036%20%20New%20%20Blade%20on%20the%20trail-L.jpg
This is another pic in Pisgah NF on Upper Creek but several months later when I get Blade on left to come out and use my old Kelty Ultra Tioga pack. The best pics to me show "Backpackers in Action."
TexasBob
07-18-2018, 10:30
ATx2
JMTx2
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Lots of great pictures posted, this is my favorite. Reminds me of Ansel Adams.
HooKooDooKu
07-18-2018, 14:09
Lots of great pictures posted, this is my favorite. Reminds me of Ansel Adams.
Well... it was taken from within the Ansel Adams Wilderness (Thousand Island Lake with Mt. Ritter in the back ground).
Here's a picture I think I've posted before... it's a part of Ruby Lake (nestled between Thousand Island Lake and Granet Lake along JMT).
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Heliotrope
07-18-2018, 19:31
Mt. Katahdin from rainbow ledges. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180718/08639ec8267fbfb941e5cc276650d495.jpg
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saltysack
07-18-2018, 20:57
Lots of great pictures posted, this is my favorite. Reminds me of Ansel Adams.
Thx...even a lousy photographer with an iPhone such as I can’t screw up a photo in AA wilderness....by far the most beautiful place I’ve seen!
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Odd Man Out
07-19-2018, 00:42
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Sunset over Lake Michigan from the Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness. No color enhancement here. It was really this color!
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Wildflowers in a meadow near Paradise, Mt Rainier NP. I thought this looked like a setting from a Dr. Seuss book.
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Possibly the most famous viewpoint in America. It was a rare wet summer with plenty of water in the falls, even into early August.
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You can't take a bad picture at Yosemite.
fiddlehead
07-19-2018, 04:10
How do some of you get them to show bigger. I clicked on the "insert image" button and they are just thumbnails.
The larger ones look so good comparatively.
Tipi Walter
07-19-2018, 08:13
How do some of you get them to show bigger. I clicked on the "insert image" button and they are just thumbnails.
The larger ones look so good comparatively.
The larger pics I believe have to be linked to a photo hosting website, or URL.
illabelle
07-19-2018, 09:31
Sharing a couple of my favorites:
First is a horizontal sliver of space between a cloud blanket and higher clouds above, with sunlight illuminating the edges. Taken at Mt Lafayette in the Whites.
Second is a community of tiny plants above treeline on a rock in the Whites. Don't remember which President it was.
By the way, when I uploaded each photo, they came in as thumbnails. But if you double-click on them, it brings up a screen where you can change from the default thumbnail to "full size."
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DuneElliot
07-19-2018, 10:11
How do some of you get them to show bigger. I clicked on the "insert image" button and they are just thumbnails.
The larger ones look so good comparatively.
Mine was shared from my Flikr account via URL. I actually use the BB code that they provide when you want to share a picture and copy and paste into the main body of the message without even using the "Add Picture" icon above.
Tipi Walter
07-19-2018, 10:43
Mine was shared from my Flikr account via URL. I actually use the BB code that they provide when you want to share a picture and copy and paste into the main body of the message without even using the "Add Picture" icon above.
The only problem with this system is when Flickr or whatever web hosting business goes out of business all these posted linked pics will disappear with the words "NO PHOTO AVAILABLE" on a gray background.
I wish Whiteblaze would allow full sized pics from our own computer files.
illabelle
07-19-2018, 11:06
The only problem with this system is when Flickr or whatever web hosting business goes out of business all these posted linked pics will disappear with the words "NO PHOTO AVAILABLE" on a gray background.
I wish Whiteblaze would allow full sized pics from our own computer files.
See my post #37 above. Double click on pic, select "full size."
DuneElliot
07-19-2018, 11:12
The only problem with this system is when Flickr or whatever web hosting business goes out of business all these posted linked pics will disappear with the words "NO PHOTO AVAILABLE" on a gray background.
I wish Whiteblaze would allow full sized pics from our own computer files.
I'll probably be dead before that happens. Flikr is owned by Yahoo and is no more likely to disappear than WhiteBlaze.
Tipi Walter
07-19-2018, 12:19
I'll probably be dead before that happens. Flikr is owned by Yahoo and is no more likely to disappear than WhiteBlaze.
Picasa shut down as did Webshots. It could happen to any business---even the Google photo cloud could go out of business.
DuneElliot
07-19-2018, 12:29
Picasa shut down as did Webshots. It could happen to any business---even the Google photo cloud could go out of business.
Of course, always possible...but by then this thread will probably be obsolete and forgotten about anyway.
Odd Man Out
07-19-2018, 12:38
I don't have my photos on a photo sharing site so I can't post a link. Instead I've been using a photo editor to resize the images so they are not too large and upload to WB from my computer and then insert the thumbnail. They are not full size, but then they also don't use as much band width or memory when you load this page. When viewing on a small screen, full sized images are not really necessary, plus by uploading, there is no link to go bad. If you you want full sized version of my pics, just send me a PM and I can make them available.
DuneElliot
07-19-2018, 12:54
I don't have my photos on a photo sharing site so I can't post a link. Instead I've been using a photo editor to resize the images so they are not too large and upload to WB from my computer and then insert the thumbnail. They are not full size, but then they also don't use as much band width or memory when you load this page. When viewing on a small screen, full sized images are not really necessary, plus by uploading, there is no link to go bad. If you you want full sized version of my pics, just send me a PM and I can make them available.
The only reason I really use Flikr is because my WordPress account limits my photo storage so when I write a blog post for any of my hiking or roadtripping trips I don't end up using my WP space as it is extremely limited (I had already used over 60% of available space with only a handful of blog posts).
HooKooDooKu
07-19-2018, 13:55
See my post #37 above. Double click on pic, select "full size."
Thanks...
While I think thumbnails are usually appropriate, for a post such as this, the full size seems much better.
I'm the OP - still here, and still enjoying the pictures. After 20 years using a cheap monitor, I purchased 2 very nice curved monitors. So I enjoy pictures in a new and better way. Please keep them coming.
evyck da fleet
07-19-2018, 20:45
43224Here’s one from Norway. Currently I’m limited to what’s on this phone.
Gambit McCrae
07-27-2018, 10:30
Like most I have documented most every trip I have taken on the AT, and other trips. I got a good one for ya. What is cool about this photo is that both people in the picture helped take the photo, there was no tripod, a hand (or two) held the camera (iphone...hint hint..) the whole time. There was not a 3rd person present :)
3 Ridges Vista
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Here's another instance of camera trickery up in CT
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Seatbelt
07-27-2018, 11:23
Like most I have documented most every trip I have taken on the AT, and other trips. I got a good one for ya. What is cool about this photo is that both people in the picture helped take the photo, there was no tripod, a hand (or two) held the camera (iphone...hint hint..) the whole time. There was not a 3rd person present :)
3 Ridges Vista
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Here's another instance of camera trickery up in CT
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Did one take half the picture and the other take the other half (panoramic)?
Gambit McCrae
07-27-2018, 11:47
Did one take half the picture and the other take the other half (panoramic)?
Correct, In picture 1 ol no shirt took the first half of the pano, once I was out of frame, ran and took the camera and he got into place for his half of the photo.
In photo 2, same concept but same guy in 2 spots of pano. Makes for fun and a neat picture!
Seatbelt
07-27-2018, 11:53
Correct, In picture 1 ol no shirt took the first half of the pano, once I was out of frame, ran and took the camera and he got into place for his half of the photo.
In photo 2, same concept but same guy in 2 spots of pano. Makes for fun and a neat picture!
That's what I thought, thanks for sharing!
This was taken somewhere in Pennsylvania in early morning. The sun rays was awe inspiring.
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illabelle
07-27-2018, 19:40
Takes your breath away
This was taken somewhere in Pennsylvania in early morning. The sun rays was awe inspiring.
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Somewhere in Virginia, near Front Royal.