In the clearing late-afternoon conditions of a departing weather system, Mount Rainier stands high and brilliantly, surrounded by soft cumulus, stratocumulus and fractus clouds drifting through a clean blue sky. This southwesterly view of the big volcano is uncommon, thanks to lack of unobstructed vantages, but we found one, and just at the right moment. Here is a summertime sunrise scene from the other side.
6 ESE Ashford WA (16 Jul 11) Looking NE
46.7356, -121.9014Mount Rainier in Soft Clouds
In the clearing late-afternoon conditions of a departing weather system, Mount Rainier stands high and brilliantly, surrounded by soft cumulus, stratocumulus and fractus clouds drifting through a clean blue sky. This southwesterly view of the big volcano is uncommon, thanks to lack of unobstructed vantages, but we found one, and just at the right moment. Here is a summertime sunrise scene from the other side.
6 ESE Ashford WA (16 Jul 11) Looking NE
46.7356, -121.9014