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  • Cathedral Peak reflects in Cathedral Lake, Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Cathedral Peak is the highest summit of the Cathedral Range, an offshoot of the Sierra Nevada Mountain in south-central Yosemite National Park in Tuolumne County. The sharp cathedral-shaped top of the peak was left uneroded as Pleistocene glaciers scraped its flanks smooth. The west peak (left side) of Cathedral Peak is called Eichorn Pinnacle, after Jules Eichorn, who first ascended a route (difficulty = YDS 5.4 ) in 1931. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
    96CAL-06-05_Cathedral-Peak-Lake-Yose...jpg
  • Paria peak (18,400 feet) rises sharply above the Santa Cruz Trek, in Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca Mountains, Huaraz, Peru. UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
    00PER-25-Paria-Peak.jpg
  • Bowman Lake, Rainbow Peak (right, 9891 feet elevation), Numa Ridge (left), Glacier National Park, Montana, USA. (Panorama stitched from 4 overlapping images.)
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  • The Cordillera Huayhuash reflects in a small lake at 15,000 feet in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. The highest peak on the right is Siula Grande (east face 20,800 feet or 6344 meters elevation), which was the subject of the gripping 2003 British docudrama "Touching the Void." In 1985, climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates scaled the treacherous Siula Grande, one of the last unconquered mountains in the Andes, but after Joe broke his leg, their descent became one of the most amazing survival stories in mountaineering history. This photo shows the northeast face, but they climbed Siula Grande from a valley on the other side (the west face) and descended along the north ridge, on the upper right. The 2003 movie is based upon Joe Simpson's harrowing book, "Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival." At center is the peak of Carnicero (19,550 feet / 5960 meters). Tom Dempsey had this photo published in Wilderness Travel 2006 Catalog of Adventures and in 2009 on Swedish trekking company site www.adventurelovers.se.
    03PER-39-31_Siula-Grande_reflects_pr...jpg
  • Huandoy, second highest mountain in the Cordillera Blanca, rises to 20,981 feet elevation, high above Llanganuco Valley and lakes at 12,000 feet above sea level, in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. The Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
    00PER-36-Llanganuco-Valley.jpg
  • Trekkers cross the outlet stream of Lake Carhuacocha (13,600 feet) in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. On the left, Yerupaja Grande (east face, 6635 m or 21,770 ft) is the second-highest peak in Peru, highest in Cordillera Huayhuash, and highest point in the Amazon River watershed. At center is Yerupaja Chico (20,080 feet). On right is Mount Jirishanca ("Icy Beak of the Hummingbird," 6126 m or 20,098 feet). Published in the following: 1) on the cover and inside of "Climbs and Treks in the Cordillera Huayhuash of Peru" guidebook Copyright 2005 by Jeremy Frimer, ISBN #0-9733035-5-7, Elaho Publishing; 2) Wilderness Travel 2005, 2007, 2013 Catalog of Adventures, and 2009-2011 web client survey; 3) "Fuentes, Conversacion y gramatica," a Spanish textbook by Rusch, Houghton Mifflin Company/Cengage Learning in 2004, 2011, 2013; 4) image for SteriPEN package, a handheld water purifier made by Hydro-Photon, Inc. of Blue Hill, Maine, 2007; 5) "Skills in Global Geography" Cambridge University Press, Australia textbook 2007; 6) Swedish trekking company site www.adventurelovers.se; 7) "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
    03PER-38-18_Lake-Carhuacocha_stream-...jpg
  • Trekkers camp in tents in a green pasture at 13,600 feet elevation in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Yerupaja Grande (left, east face, 6635 m or 21,770 ft) is the second-highest peak in Peru, highest in Cordillera Huayhuash, and highest point in the Amazon River watershed. At center is Yerupaja Chico (20,080 feet). On right is Mount Jirishanca ("Icy Beak of the Hummingbird," 6126 m or 20,098 feet). Up to 4 million copies of this image are agreed to be published in print and electronic media by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (formerly Scholastic Inc) from 2009-2034 for the System 44 classroom paperback, "Left to Die." Also published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
    03PER-37-36_Yerupaja-camp-peaks.jpg
  • A cooking tent glows green at dawn on a trek in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Yerupaja Grande (left, east face, 6635 m or 21,770 ft) is the second-highest peak in Peru, highest in Cordillera Huayhuash, and highest point in the Amazon River watershed. At center is Yerupaja Chico (20,080 feet). On right is Mount Jirishanca ("Icy Beak of the Hummingbird," 6126 m or 20,098 feet). Published in Wilderness Travel Catalog of Adventures 2013. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
    03PER-37-22-Glowing-Tent-Dawn-Peaks.jpg
  • Peaks rise above a road in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. The foot of South America is known as Patagonia, a name derived from coastal giants, Patagão or Patagoni, who were reported by Magellan's 1520s voyage circumnavigating the world and were actually Tehuelche native people who averaged 25 cm (or 10 inches) taller than the Spaniards. The panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping images.
    05CHI-50015-18pan_Torres-del-Paine.jpg
  • See the ice wall of Caraz (19,700 feet) on the Santa Cruz Trek, in Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Huaraz, Peru, South America. UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
    00PER-25-Caraz.jpg
  • Trek to see Siula Grande (east face, 20,800 feet or 6344 meters elevation) and other spectacular peaks in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Siula Grande was the subject of the gripping 2003 British docudrama "Touching the Void." In 1985, climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates scaled the treacherous Siula Grande, one of the last unconquered mountains in the Andes, but after Joe broke his leg, their descent became one of the most amazing survival stories in mountaineering history. This photo shows the northeast face, but they climbed Siula Grande from a valley on the other side (the west face) and descended along the north ridge, on the upper right. The 2003 movie is based upon Joe Simpson's harrowing book, "Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival."
    03PER-39-37-Siula-Grande-telephoto.jpg
  • The peaks of Carnicero (right, 19,550 feet / 5960 meters) and Trapecio (left, 18,550 feet / 5653 meters) reflect in a lake at 15,000 feet elevation, in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Trekkers walk along a lakeside trail. Published on the back cover and inside the book "Climbs and Treks in the Cordillera Huayhuash of Peru" by Jeremy Frimer 2005, ISBN #0-9733035-5-7, Elaho Publishing, www.elaho.ca
    03PER-39-27_Huayhuash-reflection.jpg
  • The peaks of Carnicero (right, 19,550 feet / 5960 meters) and Trapecio (left, 18,550 feet / 5653 meters) reflect in a lake at 15,000 feet elevation, in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Published in Wilderness Travel 2011 Catalog of Adventures.
    03PER-39-21_Huayhuash-reflection.jpg
  • Clouds part and reveal Mount Jirishanca ("Icy Beak of the Hummingbird," 6126 m or 20,098 feet) in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    03PER-37-28-Misty-peak.jpg
  • Los Cuernos soar above Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, South America. "The Horns" (about 2100 meters elevation) are a pinkish-white granodiorite intrusion formed 12 million years ago topped with an older crumbly dark sedimentary rock, exposed by freeze-thaw erosion and glaciation. Beyond a small pond (laguna) is turquoise Lake Nordenskjold. The foot of South America is known as Patagonia, a name derived from coastal giants, Patagão or Patagoni, who were reported by Magellan's 1520s voyage circumnavigating the world and were actually Tehuelche native people who averaged 25 cm (or 10 inches) taller than the Spaniards.  Published in 2008 for a Music Contact International trip brochure for Vermont Public Radio fundraising. Panorama stitched from 2 overlapping images.
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  • A golden sunrise spotlights Mount Fitz Roy (3405 meters or 11,170 feet), which rises abruptly on the border between Argentina and Chile in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in the Andes mountains. A sign saying Bienvenidos Parque Nacional Los Glaciares ("welcome to The Glaciers National Park") greets visitors at the entrance to El Chaltén village, in Argentina, South America. In 1877, explorer Perito Moreno named "Cerro Fitz Roy" for Robert FitzRoy (no space before the capital R) who, as captain of the HMS Beagle, had travelled up the Santa Cruz River in 1834 and charted much of the Patagonian coast. First climbed in 1952 by French alpinists Lionel Terray and Guido Magnone, Mount Fitz Roy has very fickle weather and is one of the world's most challenging technical ascents. It is also called Cerro Chaltén, Cerro Fitz Roy, and Monte Fitz Roy (all with a space before the R). Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche (Aonikenk) word meaning "smoking mountain" (explained by frequent orographic clouds). Cerro is a Spanish word meaning hill. El Chaltén village was built in 1985 by Argentina to help secure the disputed border with Chile, and now tourism supports it, 220 km north of the larger town of El Calafate. The foot of South America is known as Patagonia, a name derived from coastal giants, Patagão or Patagoni, who were reported by Magellan's 1520s voyage circumnavigating the world and were actually Tehuelche native people who averaged 25 cm (or 10 inches) taller than the Spaniards. Mount Fitz Roy is the basis for the Patagonia company's clothing logo, after Yvon Chouinard's ascent and subsequent film in 1968.
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  • Colored tassels on a friendly llama mark ownership as it grazes on communally managed land at Lake Surasaca, in the Cordillera Raura, Peru, at the end of our Huayhuash trek, in the Andes Mountains, South America.
    03PER-41-17-Llama-tassles.jpg
  • Nevado Kuajadajanka rises to 17,800 feet elevation in the Cordillera Raura, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. The source of the Amazon River lies on the east side of the Cordillera Raura (on the other side of the mountains in this photo), as determined by the Royal Geographical Society in 1950: the tiny glacial lake Laguna Niñococha feeds Rio Lauricocha, then Rio Marañon, then the Amazon. To reach the source of the Amazon, trekkers can depart from the regular Huayhuash circuit near Huayhuash village on Day 7, go eastwards to Caquish, wade across Rio Lauricocha, climb to Laguna Niñococha and finish at the mining town of Mina Raura, on the road head to Churin and Lima (8 days total from Chiquian). Or instead, hike a complete Huayhuash loop (11 days) or other worthwhile variations.
    03PER-40-24-Cordillera-Raura.jpg
  • Glaciers crack and ice falls in a small avalanche from Mount Jirishanca, or the "Icy Beak of the Hummingbird" (west face, 6126 m or 20,098 feet elevation), third highest in the Cordillera Huayhuash, tenth highest in Peru. Andes Mountains, South America.
    03PER-31-23-Icefall-glacier.jpg
  • Mules graze below snowy Mount Taulliraju (19,100 feet) in Tingopampa Valley, near Punta Union Pass, on the Santa Cruz Trek in Huascaran National Park, Peru, South America. UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
    00PER-28-Taulliraju-Mules.jpg
  • Fantastic rock spires of Meteora rise above a blue house with red tile roof in Kastraki, near Kalambaka, in central Greece, Europe. Meteora (which means "suspended in the air") is a complex of six Eastern Orthodox Christian monasteries built by medieval monks on natural rock pillars near Kalambaka, in central Greece, Europe. The sandstone and conglomerate of Meteora were formed in the cone of a river delta estuary emerging into a sea about 60 million years ago, then later uplifted and eroded into pinnacles. The isolated monasteries of Meteora helped keep alive Greek Orthodox religious traditions and Hellenic culture during the turbulent Middle Ages and Ottoman Turk occupation of Greece (1453-1829). UNESCO honored Meteora as a World Heritage Site in 1988. Visit early in the morning and in the off season to avoid crowds. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
    01GRE-41-35_Blue-house-Meteora-pinna...jpg
  • High winds drive wave clouds over Mount Fitz Roy (3405 meters or 11,170 feet) in the Andes mountains, in Los Glaciares National Park, near El Chaltén village, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. Native Tehuelche (Aonikenk) people called this mountain (and others) Chaltén, meaning "smoking mountain," which is understandable from the frequent orographic clouds. The atmospheric internal waves that form wave clouds are created as stable air flows over a mountain creating an oscillation of uplift and descent. Clouds can form from invisible water vapor turning into white droplets at the cooled crests of internal waves and evaporate (due to adiabatic heating) as the wave descends. First climbed in 1952 by French alpinists Lionel Terray and Guido Magnone, Mount Fitz Roy has very fickle weather and is one of the world's most challenging technical ascents. It is also called Cerro Chaltén, Cerro Fitz Roy, and Monte Fitz Roy (with a space before the R). Cerro is a Spanish word meaning hill. In 1877, explorer Perito Moreno named "Cerro Fitz Roy" for Robert FitzRoy (no space before the capital R) who, as captain of the HMS Beagle, had travelled up the Santa Cruz River in 1834 and charted much of the Patagonian coast. Spanning both Argentina and Chile, the foot of South America is known as Patagonia, a name derived from coastal giants ("Patagão" or "Patagoni" who were actually Tehuelche native people who averaged 25 cm taller than the Spaniards) who were reported by Magellan's 1520s voyage circumnavigating the world. The Patagonia company based their clothing logo on the shape of Mount Fitz Roy, after Yvon Chouinard's ascent and subsequent film in 1968. The town of El Chaltén was built in 1985 by Argentina to help secure the disputed border with Chile. The nearest airport is 220 km south at El Calafate.
    05ARG-50200_wave-cloud_Mt-Fitz-Roy.jpg
  • A golden sunrise spotlights Mount Fitz Roy (3405 meters or 11,170 feet), which rises abruptly on the border between Argentina and Chile in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in the Andes mountains. A sign saying "Bienvenidos Parque Nacional Los Glaciares" ("Welcome to The Glaciers National Park") greets visitors at the entrance to El Chaltén village, in Argentina, South America. In 1877, explorer Perito Moreno named "Cerro Fitz Roy" for Robert FitzRoy (no space before the capital R) who, as captain of the HMS Beagle, had travelled up the Santa Cruz River in 1834 and charted much of the Patagonian coast. First climbed in 1952 by French alpinists Lionel Terray and Guido Magnone, Mount Fitz Roy has very fickle weather and is one of the world's most challenging technical ascents. It is also called Cerro Chaltén, Cerro Fitz Roy, and Monte Fitz Roy (all with a space before the R). Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche (Aonikenk) word meaning "smoking mountain" (explained by frequent orographic clouds). Cerro is a Spanish word meaning hill. El Chaltén village was built in 1985 by Argentina to help secure the disputed border with Chile, and now tourism supports it, 220 km north of the larger town of El Calafate. The foot of South America is known as Patagonia, a name derived from coastal giants, Patagão or Patagoni, who were reported by Magellan's 1520s voyage circumnavigating the world and were actually Tehuelche native people who averaged 25 cm (or 10 inches) taller than the Spaniards. Mount Fitz Roy is the basis for the Patagonia company's clothing logo, after Yvon Chouinard's ascent and subsequent film in 1968.
    05ARG-50147.jpg
  • A golden sunrise spotlights Mount Fitz Roy (3405 meters or 11,170 feet), which rises abruptly on the border between Argentina and Chile in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in the Andes mountains, near El Chaltén village, in Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina, South America. In 1877, explorer Perito Moreno named "Cerro Fitz Roy" for Robert FitzRoy (no space before the capital R) who, as captain of the HMS Beagle, had travelled up the Santa Cruz River in 1834 and charted much of the Patagonian coast. First climbed in 1952 by French alpinists Lionel Terray and Guido Magnone, Mount Fitz Roy has very fickle weather and is one of the world's most challenging technical ascents. It is also called Cerro Chaltén, Cerro Fitz Roy, and Monte Fitz Roy (all with a space before the R). Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche (Aonikenk) word meaning "smoking mountain" (explained by frequent orographic clouds). Cerro is a Spanish word meaning hill. El Chaltén village was built in 1985 by Argentina to help secure the disputed border with Chile, and now tourism supports it, 220 km north of the larger town of El Calafate. The foot of South America is known as Patagonia, a name derived from coastal giants, Patagão or Patagoni, who were reported by Magellan's 1520s voyage circumnavigating the world and were actually Tehuelche native people who averaged 25 cm (or 10 inches) taller than the Spaniards. Mount Fitz Roy is the basis for the Patagonia company's clothing logo, after Yvon Chouinard's ascent and subsequent film in 1968.  Panorama stitched from 3 overlapping photos. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
    05ARG-50129-31pan_Cerro-Fitz-Roy_sun...jpg
  • A golden sunrise spotlights Mount Fitz Roy (3405 meters or 11,170 feet), which rises abruptly on the border between Argentina and Chile in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in the Andes mountains, near El Chaltén village, in Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina, South America. In 1877, explorer Perito Moreno named "Cerro Fitz Roy" for Robert FitzRoy (no space before the capital R) who, as captain of the HMS Beagle, had travelled up the Santa Cruz River in 1834 and charted much of the Patagonian coast. First climbed in 1952 by French alpinists Lionel Terray and Guido Magnone, Mount Fitz Roy has very fickle weather and is one of the world's most challenging technical ascents. It is also called Cerro Chaltén, Cerro Fitz Roy, and Monte Fitz Roy (all with a space before the R). Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche (Aonikenk) word meaning "smoking mountain" (explained by frequent orographic clouds). Cerro is a Spanish word meaning hill. El Chaltén village was built in 1985 by Argentina to help secure the disputed border with Chile, and now tourism supports it, 220 km north of the larger town of El Calafate. The foot of South America is known as Patagonia, a name derived from coastal giants, Patagão or Patagoni, who were reported by Magellan's 1520s voyage circumnavigating the world and were actually Tehuelche native people who averaged 25 cm (or 10 inches) taller than the Spaniards. Mount Fitz Roy is the basis for the Patagonia company's clothing logo, after Yvon Chouinard's ascent and subsequent film in 1968.
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  • Trekkers tents at Lake Jahuacocha (4066 m or 13,340 feet), Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    03PER-29-22-LJahuacocha.jpg
  • Colored tassels on a friendly llama mark ownership as it grazes on communally managed land at Lake Surasaca (14,435 feet elevation), Cordillera Raura, Peru, at the end of our Huayhuash trek.
    03PER-41-20-Lake-Surasaca-Bus-Llama-...jpg
  • Red flowers bloom at Lake 69 (14,600 feet) at the base of Chacraraju (20,052 feet) in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
    00PER-36-Lake-69-Chacraraju.jpg
  • Mist covers a ridge near Punta Union Pass on the Santa Cruz Trek, Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
    00PER-35-Misty-Ridge.jpg
  • Giant lupines (Lupinus weberbauerii) grow meter-tall flower stalks below snowy Mount Taulliraju (19,100 feet) in Tingopampa Valley, near Punta Union Pass, on the Santa Cruz Trek in Huascaran National Park, Peru, South America. Lupinus is a genus in the pea family (also called the legume, bean, or pulse family, scientific name Fabaceae or Leguminosae). UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
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  • Giant lupines (Lupinus weberbauerii) grow meter-tall flower stalks below snowy Mount Taulliraju (19,100 feet) in Tingopampa Valley, near Punta Union Pass, on the Santa Cruz Trek in Huascaran National Park, Peru, South America. June 6, 2000. Lupinus is a genus in the pea family (also called the legume, bean, or pulse family, scientific name Fabaceae or Leguminosae). UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes. Published in Wilderness Travel 2002 and 2009 Catalog of Adventures. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
    00PER-28-35-Taulliraju_lupines.jpg
  • Mount Reka (1991 feet / 607 meters elevation) reflects in Eidsfjord, lit by the midnight sun. Langoy Island, Vesterålen (Vesteraalen), Norway, Europe. Published in Wilderness Travel Catalog of Adventures 1989.
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  • Mount Shuksan (9127 feet elevation in North Cascades National Park) reflects in Highwood Lake in Heather Meadows, in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, near Bellingham, Washington, USA. Published in Sierra Magazine, Sierra Club Outings January/February 2002 and in 6 foot high poster for conference booth of University of Washington Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, Seattle.
    99SHU-01-22_Mt-Shuksan_Highwood-Lake.jpg
  • A panorama from Hidden Lake Peaks Lookout includes El Dorado Peak, Hidden Lake, Boston Peak, Mount Forbidden, Dome Peak, Glacier Peak, & Mt. Baker. North Cascades National Park and Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, USA.
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  • Glacier Peak (10,541 feet / 3213 meters), in Glacier Peak Wilderness Area Washington, USA. Glacier Peak is the most isolated of the five major stratovolcanoes (composite volcanoes) of the Cascade Volcanic Arc in Washington. Glacier Peak formed during the Pleistocene epoch (about 1 million years ago) and is one of the most active of Washington's volcanoes, erupting explosively five times in the past 3,000 years. By hiking Carne Mountain in mid-October you can see wide views of the Central Cascades plus the beautiful golden larch fall colors at their peak. The Carne Mountain trail steadily ascends 3600 feet in 7 miles round trip. On October 28, 2006, we were about a week or two past the best larch needle colors. Carne Mountain is located north of Lake Wenatchee (a side trip from US Highway 2) in Wenatchee National Forest, where the Chiwawa River meets Phelps Creek. Another popular hike ascends Phelps Creek to beautiful Spider Meadow.
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  • See Glacier Peak (elevation 10,541 feet) from atop Beckler Peak Trail, 7.4 miles round trip with 2200 feet gain, in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, USA. Glacier Peak, located in Glacier Peak Wilderness, is the most isolated of the five major stratovolcanoes (composite volcanoes) of the Cascade Volcanic Arc in Washington. See vistas of  the town of Skykomish, Skykomish Valley, and Alpine Lakes, Wild Sky, and Henry M. Jackson Wilderness. Directions: Drive US Highway 2 to near Milepost 52, and turn north onto Forest Service Road 6066. Drive 6.6 miles on a gravel road to the Jennifer Dunn Trailhead.
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  • This view from the top of Carne Mountain into Glacier Peak Wilderness Area includes: Buck Mountain (left), Glacier Peak, Liberty Cap, Fortress Mountain (middle left), Chiwawa Mountain (middle), Spider Gap, Sevenfingered Jack (sharp peak on right) and Mount Maude (with white glacier to its right). Phelps Ridge runs from the lower left to the middle of this image, with Phelps Creek Valley in front of it, and the Chiwawa River Valley behind. (Panorama stitched from 8 images.) Hike 7 miles 3600 feet to top of Carne Mountain (elevation 7085 feet). This panorama was stitched from 8 images.
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  • Gothic Peak (left), Del Campo Peak (right), and Foggy Lake, at Gothic Basin, in the Central Cascade Range, Washington, USA. Hike 10 miles round trip with 3300 feet gain along a mostly steep and rough trail, starting from the trailhead at Barlow Pass on the Mountain Loop Highway, 20 miles east of Verlot Visitor Center, in Mount Baker - Snoqualmie National Forest. Panorama stitched from 3 images.
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  • Hikers on Sahale Arm admire El Dorado Peak (left) and Forbidden Peak (far right) in North Cascades National Park, Washington, USA. Panorama stitched from 2 images.
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  • View Glacier Peak from Mount Dickerman (Trail #710) in Mount  Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, accessible from the Mountain Loop Highway east of Verlot, Washington, USA. Glacier Peak, which rises to an elevation of 10,541 feet in Glacier Peak Wilderness, is the most isolated of the five major stratovolcanoes (composite volcanoes) of the Cascade Volcanic Arc in Washington. Glacier Peak formed during the Pleistocene epoch (about 1 million years ago) and is one of the most active of Washington's volcanoes, erupting explosively five times in the past 3,000 years.
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  • Through a slot of rock covered in yellow lichen, view Glacier Peak (10,541 feet). Hike 6 miles round trip and 2300 feet vertical gain to a fire lookout on Mount Pilchuck (5324 feet) in Mount Pilchuck State Park, Washington, USA. Glacier Peak, which rises to elevation 10,541 feet in Glacier Peak Wilderness, is the most isolated of the five major stratovolcanoes (composite volcanoes) of the Cascade Volcanic Arc in Washington. Glacier Peak formed during the Pleistocene epoch (about 1 million years ago) and is one of the most active of Washington's volcanoes, erupting explosively five times in the past 3,000 years.
    05PIL_016-Glacier-Peak.jpg
  • The view from Polalie Ridge in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area: Chikamin Peak, Lemah Mountain, Overcoat Peak, Summit Chief, Mount Hinman, Mount Daniel. Polalie Ridge hike starts from Pete Lake Trailhead near Salmon La Sac Campground, which is 8 miles North of Cle Elum on State Hwy 903, Washington, USA. Panorama stitched from 7 images.
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  • Glacier Peak rises to the southeast of Sauk Mountain, which an easy day hike of 4 miles round trip and 1100 feet vertical gain on a graded zig zag trail, near the town of Concrete, Washington, on State Route 20, the North Cascades Highway, USA. Glacier Peak, which rises to elevation 10,541 feet in Glacier Peak Wilderness, is the most isolated of the five major stratovolcanoes (composite volcanoes) of the Cascade Volcanic Arc in Washington. Glacier Peak formed during the Pleistocene epoch (about 1 million years ago) and is one of the most active of Washington's volcanoes, erupting explosively five times in the past 3,000 years.
    05SAU_38-Glacier-Peak-hikers-Sauk-Mt.jpg
  • Glacier Peak rises to the southeast of Sauk Mountain, which an easy day hike of 4 miles round trip and 1100 feet vertical gain on a graded zig zag trail, near the town of Concrete, Washington, on State Route 20, the North Cascades Highway, USA. Glacier Peak, which rises to elevation 10,541 feet in Glacier Peak Wilderness, is the most isolated of the five major stratovolcanoes (composite volcanoes) of the Cascade Volcanic Arc in Washington. Glacier Peak formed during the Pleistocene epoch (about 1 million years ago) and is one of the most active of Washington's volcanoes, erupting explosively five times in the past 3,000 years.
    05SAU_40-Glacier-Peak-hikers-Sauk-Mt.jpg
  • Hikers admire Naches Peak reflected in a pond along the Pacific Crest Trail in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. The Naches Peak Loop Trail is a 5 mile loop starting near Chinook Pass on Highway 410 between Enumclaw and Yakima. This panorama was stitched from 9 overlapping photos.
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  • Hike on Sahale Arm above Cascade Pass in North Cascades National Park, Washington, USA. The Triplets are the sharp peaks in center and Cascade Peak is on the right.
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  • Hike on Sahale Arm above Cascade Pass in North Cascades National Park, Washington, USA. The Triplets are the sharp peaks on the left, and Cascade Peak is on the right.
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  • Hike on Sahale Arm above Cascade Pass in North Cascades National Park, Washington, USA. The Triplets are the sharp peaks on the left, and Cascade Peak is on the right.
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  • Hike on Sahale Arm above Cascade Pass in North Cascades National Park, Washington, USA. The Triplets are the sharp peaks on the left, and Cascade Peak is on the right.
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  • Hike to Cascade Pass in North Cascades National Park, Washington, USA. The Triplets are the sharp peaks on the left, and Cascade Peak is on the right.
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  • USA Northeast fall color 22-day trip plan: Starting from Indianapolis on Sept 29, hit peak fall colors via: Adirondacks, White Mountains, <br />
Bay of Fundy, Acadia NP, Watkins Glen, Letchworth SP, Ohiopyle SP, returning Oct 20, 2014. www.photoseek.com
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  • Hike on Sahale Arm above Cascade Pass in North Cascades National Park, Washington, USA. The Triplets are the sharp peaks on the left, and Cascade Peak is on the right.
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  • Taboche Peak (20,880 feet / 6367 meters elevation), in the Khumbu District of Nepal, part of the Himalaya Mountain Range in High Asia. Sagarmatha National Park was created in 1976 and honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.
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  • Silvertip Peak rises above historic Monte Cristo mining area in South Fork Sauk River Valley, seen from the hike to Gothic Basin in the Central Cascades of Washington, USA. Hike 10 miles round trip with 3300 feet gain along a mostly steep and rough trail, starting from the trailhead at Barlow Pass on the Mountain Loop Highway, 20 miles east of Verlot Visitor Center, in Mount Baker - Snoqualmie National Forest.
    05GOT_76-Silvertip-Peak.jpg
  • A glacier-covered peak rises above Mayobamba Valley, on day 6 of 10 days trekking in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-2048_Mayobamba-Valley-peak.jpg
  • On a 1981 trek in the Mount Everest area, Tom Dempsey pauses for a self portrait at 15,400 feet elevation on the terminal moraine of the Khumbu Glacier across from Taweche Peak, Nepal, Asia. A row of stone monuments were built near here in memory of six Sherpas who were killed in an avalanche during the 1970 Japanese expedition to film "The Man Who Skied Down Everest." Sagarmatha National Park is honored by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
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  • Pharilapche Peak, in Sagarmatha National Park, in the Himalaya mountains of eastern Nepal. Sagarmatha National Park was created in 1976 and honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.
    07NEP-4262_Pharilapche-Peak.jpg
  • Taboche Peak (20,880 feet / 6367 meters elevation), in the Khumbu District of Nepal, part of the Himalaya Mountain Range in High Asia. Sagarmatha National Park was created in 1976 and honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.
    07NEP-3576_Taboche-Peak.jpg
  • Hike to Goat Lake to see Foggy Peak (6772 feet / 2064 meters). Goat Lake (3161 feet elevation) is in Henry M. Jackson Wilderness (Trail #647), east of Barlow Pass, in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, in the Central Cascades, accessed from the Mountain Loop Highway, Washington, USA. Stitched from 3 images.
    0907GOA-154-156pan_Goat-Lake_Foggy-P...jpg
  • View Sloan Peak from Mount Dickerman (Trail #710) in Mount  Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, accessible from the Mountain Loop Highway east of Verlot, Washington, USA.
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  • Del Campo Peak rises above Foggy Lake in Gothic Basin, in the Cascade Mountains of Washington, USA. Hike 10 miles round trip with 3300 feet gain along a mostly steep and rough trail, starting from the trailhead at Barlow Pass on the Mountain Loop Highway, 20 miles east of Verlot Visitor Center, in Mount Baker - Snoqualmie National Forest.
    05GOT_23-Del-Campo-Peak_Foggy-Lake.jpg
  • Forest fire on Downey Creek, seen from Green Mountain hike. Dome Peak rises above. Trail head is on the Mountain Loop Highway, Washington, USA. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Forbidden Peak and a hiker reflect in a tarn on Sahale Arm in North Cascades National Park, Washington.
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  • Forbidden Peak reflects in a tarn on Sahale Arm in North Cascades National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • Forbidden Peak reflects in a tarn on Sahale Arm in North Cascades National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • California, USA: Backpackers walk with poles beneath Virginia Peak, Yosemite National Park. Published in Sierra Magazine, Sierra Club Outings March/April 2003. We backpacked over several days from Virginia Lakes Trailhead to Summit Lake, then out to Green Creek Trailhead via Hoover Wilderness.
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  • Climbers ascend the Blue Glacier under Mount Olympus East Peak in Olympic National Park, Washington, USA. Olympic National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. May 30, 1982.
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  • Active senior woman hiker. Del Campo Peak rises above Foggy Lake in Gothic Basin, in the Cascade Mountains of Washington, USA. Hike 10 miles round trip with 3300 feet gain along a mostly steep and rough trail, starting from the trailhead at Barlow Pass on the Mountain Loop Highway, 20 miles east of Verlot Visitor Center, in Mount Baker - Snoqualmie National Forest.
    05GOT_44_Gothic-Basin_Del-Campo-Peak...jpg
  • Del Campo Peak rises above Foggy Lake in Gothic Basin, in the Cascade Mountains of Washington, USA. Hike 10 miles round trip with 3300 feet gain along a mostly steep and rough trail, starting from the trailhead at Barlow Pass on the Mountain Loop Highway, 20 miles east of Verlot Visitor Center, in Mount Baker - Snoqualmie National Forest.
    05GOT_42_Gothic-Basin_Del-Campo-Peak...jpg
  • Snowshoe at Kendall Peak Lake, near Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, USA
    05KEN-0028-Kendall-Peak-Lake.jpg
  • The view from Polalie Ridge in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area includes Chikamin Peak and Lemah Mountain, Washington, USA. Panorama stitched from 4 photos. Polalie Ridge hike starts from Pete Lake Trailhead near Salmon La Sac Campground, which is 8 miles North of Cle Elum on State Hwy 903, Washington, USA. Panorama stitched from 4 images.
    04POL-0023-26pan_Chikamin-Peak_Lemah...jpg
  • Beneath Phoenix Peak, Exit Glacier flows from the Harding Icefield in the Kenai Mountains of Alaska, USA. The only road into Kenai Fjords National Park is a spur of the Seward Highway to Exit Glacier, one of the most visited glaciers in Alaska. It was named after the exit of the first recorded crossing of Harding Icefield in 1968. Hike trails to the glacier terminus or up to Harding Icefield. From 1815-1999, the Exit Glacier in Alaska retreated 6549 feet, melting an average of 35 feet per year (according to www.nps.gov/kefj/). Over the past 50 years, Alaska’s winters have warmed by 6.3°F (3.5°C) and its annual average temperature has increased 3.4°F (2.0°C) (Karl et al. 2009). Alaska has warmed more than twice as fast as the continental United States. Since the industrial revolution began, humans have increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration by 35% through burning fossil fuels, deforesting land, and grazing livestock. An overwhelming consensus of climate scientists agree that global warming is indeed happening and humans are contributing to it through emission of greenhouse gases (primarily carbon dioxide). The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007) says "Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice and rising global average sea level. There is very high confidence that the net effect of human activities since 1750 has been one of warming."
    02AK-04-32_Exit-Glacier-ice-Phoenix-...jpg
  • Snoqualmie Pass Ski Area, Bryant Peak, Guye Peak, and Interstate 90 in the winter, seen on a snowshoe trip to Kendall Peak Lakes, Washington, USA.
    05KEN-0001-5pan-Snoqualmie-Pass_snow.jpg
  • See the Coast Range from Peak 2 Peak Gondola, at Whistler Resort, British Columbia, Canada. Built in 2008, the Peak 2 Peak Gondola holds world records for the longest free span between ropeway towers (3.03 kilometers or 1.88 miles) and highest point above the ground (436 meters or 1430 feet). The Resort Municipality of Whistler is popular for year-round  outdoor sports aided by gondolas and chair lifts.
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  • See the Coast Range from Peak 2 Peak Gondola, at Whistler Resort, British Columbia, Canada. Built in 2008, the Peak 2 Peak Gondola holds world records for the longest free span between ropeway towers (3.03 kilometers or 1.88 miles) and highest point above the ground (436 meters or 1430 feet). The Resort Municipality of Whistler is popular for year-round  outdoor sports aided by gondolas and chair lifts.
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  • From atop Mount Dickerman, hikers view many Central Cascades peaks including Mount Pugh, Glacier Peak and Sloan Peak in Mount  Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest (Trail #710), accessible from the Mountain Loop Highway east of Verlot, Washington, USA. Panorama stitched from 3 images.
    0710DIC-051-53pan_Mount-Dickerman.jpg
  • From Pihea Peak, look towards Alaka'i Swamp and cloudy Mt. Wai'ale'ale (one of the wettest spots on earth) on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, USA. The short side trail up Pihea Peak parallels a DLNR fence which attempts to control invasive feral ungulates such as pigs, goats and deer. The potholed Pihea Trail starts at Pu'u O Kila Lookout at the end of the road in Kokee State Park, and traverses a spectacular cliff edge of Na Pali-Kona Forest Reserve, overlooking the Kalalau Valley. Slippery wet clay makes this a challenging hike of 2.6 miles round trip with 500 feet gain to Pihea Peak. (If weather permits, continue past Pihea Peak to Alaka'i Swamp Trail.) This image was stitched from multiple overlapping images.
    1701HAW-1485-86-Pano.jpg
  • Glacier Peak, seen from atop Beckler Peak Trail (7.4 miles round trip with 2200 feet gain) in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, USA. See vistas of the town of Skykomish, Skykomish Valley, and Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Wild Sky Wilderness and Henry M. Jackson Wilderness. Directions: Drive US Highway 2 to near Milepost 52, and turn north onto Forest Service Road 6066. Drive 6.6 miles on a gravel road to the Jennifer Dunn Trailhead.
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  • See Agassiz Glacier, Kintla Peak, Kinnerly Peak (left) in Glacier National Park, Montana, from atop Akamina Ridge in Akamina-Kishinena Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. The loop hike to Forum and Wall Lakes via Akamina Ridge is 12 miles with 3440 feet ascent & descent. The trailhead is in Alberta, accessible by road from Waterton Park.
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  • Upper Kintla Lake, Agassiz Glacier, Kintla Peak, Kinnerly Peak in Glacier National Park, Montana seen from Akamina Ridge in Akamina-Kishinena Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. The loop hike to Forum and Wall Lakes via Akamina Ridge is 12 miles with 3440 feet ascent & descent. The trailhead is in Alberta, accessible by road from Waterton Park.
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  • Firebird Peak (aka "Peak 3862") rises above Brainerd Lake in John Muir Wilderness within Inyo National Forest, west of Big Pine, in California, USA. The Palisades group of peaks runs for 6 miles along the Sierra Crest, dividing the Central Valley watershed from the Owens Valley. From the day hikers parking lot, we walked 9.2 miles round trip with 2800 feet gain to Brainerd (or Brainard) Lake (which would be 1.5 miles further round trip from the overnight hikers lot).
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  • A glacier tops Mount Victoria North Peak, seen from Paget Peak Trail in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada.
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  • From atop Mount Dickerman, hikers view Glacier Peak and Sloan Peak in Mount  Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest (Trail #710), accessible from the Mountain Loop Highway east of Verlot, Washington, USA.
    0710DIC-047_Mount-Dickerman.jpg
  • Naches Peak Loop Trail in October, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. In altitude, Washington varies from sea level up to 14,411 feet (4,392 meters) at the summit of Mount Rainier, which is the highest peak in the Cascade Range. With 26 major glaciers, Mount Rainier is the most heavily glaciated peak in the lower 48 states, with 35 square miles (91 km²) of permanent snowfields and glaciers. This active stratovolcano (composite volcano) is in Pierce County, 54 miles (87 km) southeast of Seattle. Published by www.brightmountainfinancial.com, Seattle.
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  • Agassiz Glacier, Kintla Peak, Kinnerly Peak in Glacier National Park, Montana seen from Akamina Ridge in Akamina-Kishinena Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. The loop hike to Forum and Wall Lakes via Akamina Ridge is 12 miles with 3440 feet ascent & descent. The trailhead is in Alberta, accessible by road from Waterton Park.
    2209RV-1019.jpg
  • Snow-dusted Telescope Peak, seen from Golden Canyon Trailhead, in Death Valley National Park, California, USA. Cresting the Panamint Range, snow-dusted Telescope Peak (11,043 ft) rises to the highest point in the Park. Telescope Peak has one of the greatest vertical rises above local terrain of any mountain in the contiguous United States.
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  • From Pihea Peak trail, look towards Alaka'i Swamp and cloudy Mt. Wai'ale'ale (one of the wettest spots on earth) on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, USA. A DLNR fence attempts to control invasive feral ungulates such as pigs, goats and deer. The potholed Pihea Trail starts at Pu'u O Kila Lookout at the end of the road in Kokee State Park, and traverses a spectacular cliff edge of Na Pali-Kona Forest Reserve, overlooking the Kalalau Valley. Slippery wet clay makes this a challenging hike of 2.6 miles round trip with 500 feet gain to Pihea Peak. (If weather permits, continue past Pihea Peak to Alaka'i Swamp Trail.) This image was stitched from multiple overlapping images.
    1701HAW-1470-72-Pano.jpg
  • A hiker views Glacier Peak on the Green Mountain trail in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, accessible from the Mountain Loop Highway, Washington, USA. Glacier Peak, which rises to elevation 10,541 feet in Glacier Peak Wilderness, is the most isolated of the five major stratovolcanoes (composite volcanoes) of the Cascade Volcanic Arc in Washington. Glacier Peak formed during the Pleistocene epoch (about 1 million years ago) and is one of the most active of Washington's volcanoes, erupting explosively five times in the past 3,000 years.
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  • Hike in view of Glacier Peak and a field of fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) on the Green Mountain trail in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, accessible from the Mountain Loop Highway, Washington, USA. Glacier Peak, which rises to elevation 10,541 feet in Glacier Peak Wilderness, is the most isolated of the five major stratovolcanoes (composite volcanoes) of the Cascade Volcanic Arc in Washington. Glacier Peak formed during the Pleistocene epoch (about 1 million years ago) and is one of the most active of Washington's volcanoes, erupting explosively five times in the past 3,000 years.
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  • Hike in view of Glacier Peak and a field of fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) on the Green Mountain trail in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, accessible from the Mountain Loop Highway, Washington, USA. Glacier Peak, which rises to elevation 10,541 feet in Glacier Peak Wilderness, is the most isolated of the five major stratovolcanoes (composite volcanoes) of the Cascade Volcanic Arc in Washington. Glacier Peak formed during the Pleistocene epoch (about 1 million years ago) and is one of the most active of Washington's volcanoes, erupting explosively five times in the past 3,000 years.
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  • Hike in view of Glacier Peak and a field of fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) on the Green Mountain trail in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, accessible from the Mountain Loop Highway, Washington, USA. Glacier Peak, which rises to elevation 10,541 feet in Glacier Peak Wilderness, is the most isolated of the five major stratovolcanoes (composite volcanoes) of the Cascade Volcanic Arc in Washington. Glacier Peak formed during the Pleistocene epoch (about 1 million years ago) and is one of the most active of Washington's volcanoes, erupting explosively five times in the past 3,000 years.
    04GRE-0058.jpg
  • Glacier Peak is seen from the Green Mountain trail in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, accessible from the Mountain Loop Highway, Washington, USA. Glacier Peak, which rises to elevation 10,541 feet in Glacier Peak Wilderness, is the most isolated of the five major stratovolcanoes (composite volcanoes) of the Cascade Volcanic Arc in Washington. Glacier Peak formed during the Pleistocene epoch (about 1 million years ago) and is one of the most active of Washington's volcanoes, erupting explosively five times in the past 3,000 years.
    04GRE-0051.jpg
  • Naches Peak Loop Trail in October, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. In altitude, Washington varies from sea level up to 14,411 feet (4,392 meters) at the summit of Mount Rainier, which is the highest peak in the Cascade Range. With 26 major glaciers, Mount Rainier is the most heavily glaciated peak in the lower 48 states, with 35 square miles (91 square km) of permanent snowfields and glaciers. This active stratovolcano (composite volcano) is in Pierce County, 54 miles (87 km) southeast of Seattle. Published since 2013 on StayRainier.com and AltaCrystalResort.com web sites. Global warming and climate change: Mount Rainier’s glaciers shrank 22% by area and 25% by volume between 1913 and 1994 in conjunction with rising temperatures (Nylen 2004). As of 2009, monitored glaciers are continuing to retreat (NPS). Over the last century, most glaciers have been shrinking across western North America (Moore et al. 2009) and the globe (Lemke et al. 2007) in association with increasing temperatures.
    02RAI-01-13-MtRainierEast.jpg
  • Bighorn Peak seen from Loaf Mountain Overlook. Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming, USA. We drove across scenic Powder River Pass in the Bighorn Mountains, with views of Cloud Peak Wilderness. The Bighorn Mountains are a spur of the Rocky Mountains.
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  • Longs Peak (14,259 feet) rises high above Chasm Lake Trail, in Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, Estes Park, Colorado, USA. Hike 8.5 miles round trip with 2500 feet gain to Chasm Lake. Longs Peak is in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains.
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  • Longs Peak (14,259 feet) rises above Chasm Lake Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, Estes Park, Colorado, USA. Hike 8.5 miles round trip with 2500 feet gain to Chasm Lake. Longs Peak is in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains.
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  • The sharp point of East Temple Peak rises above Deep Lake in  Bridger Wilderness. At left is the shoulder of Haystack Mountain. Backpack to Big Sandy Lake Campground (11 miles round trip with 1000 feet gain). Day hike from Big Sandy Lake to Clear Lake and Deep Lake below East Temple Peak then loop back via Temple Lake, Miller Lake, and Rapid Lake (7.5 miles, 1060 ft gain) on the Continental Divide Trail. Wind River Range, Bridger-Teton National Forest, Rocky Mountains, Wyoming, USA. The Continental Divide follows the crest of the "Winds". Mostly composed of granite batholiths formed deep within the earth over 1 billion years ago, the Wind River Range is one of the oldest mountain ranges in North America. These granite monoliths were uplifted, exposed by erosion, then carved by glaciers 500,000 years ago to form cirques and U-shaped valleys. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Red Cathedral. Hike scenic Golden Canyon Trail to Red Cathedral then loop back via Gower Gulch (6 miles with 800 ft gain), in Death Valley National Park, California, USA. Cresting the Panamint Range, snow-dusted Telescope Peak (11,043 ft) rises to the highest point in the Park. Telescope Peak has one of the greatest vertical rises above local terrain of any mountain in the contiguous United States.
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  • Cresting the Panamint Range, snow-dusted Telescope Peak (11,043 ft) rises to the highest point in Death Valley National Park (Inyo County, California, USA). Photographed from Zabriskie Point at sunrise, 2018 April 20. Telescope Peak has one of the greatest vertical rises above local terrain of any mountain in the contiguous United States. Its summit rises 11,325 feet above the lowest point in Death Valley, Badwater Basin at −282 feet, in about 15 miles, and about 10,000 feet above the floor of neighboring Panamint Valley in about 8 miles.
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  • In Death Valley National Park, snow-dusted Telescope Peak (11,043 ft) rises high above Badwater Basin, the lowest point in North America (282 feet below sea level). Inyo County, California, USA. Millions of visitors have compacted a wide white salt walkway across the brown-dirt-dusted crystal formations. Through concentration by evaporation, Badwater Basin accumulates mostly Sodium Chloride (table salt), plus calcite, gypsum, and borax (famously mined 1883-1889 with Twenty Mule Teams). Cresting the Panamint Range, Telescope Peak has one of the greatest vertical rises above local terrain of any mountain in the contiguous United States. Its summit rises 11,325 feet above Badwater Basin in about 15 miles, and about 10,000 feet above the floor of Panamint Valley in about 8 miles, to the west.
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