Mt. Rainier National Park

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For Nature

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One of the many things that photography teaches me is a sense of love and respect for nature. And I strive to avail myself of the opportunities that allow me indulge in this love, as well as my passion for photography. This has taken me to diverse parts of the country, and explore the inner pockets of the Pacific Northwest. And wherever I go, I adhere to low-impact hiking by following Leave No Trace principles, and try to leave the place cleaner than when I arrived.

But one can only do so much. And that is why I believe in the work the various non-profit organizations around the country perform to preserve the present for the future. Join me in supporting the National Park Foundation and WildAid, two such non-profits whose missions I care about deeply.

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All proceeds go to the National Park Foundation and WildAid.

Seattle

WA

Endless Mountains of the North Cascades

It is not particularly easy to get a bird's eye vista of the North Cascades mountains. Unlike the Sierra Nevadas or the Rockies, where several high-altitude roads provide easy access to trailheads, one must really work to climb high up and get those…

It is not particularly easy to get a bird's eye vista of the North Cascades mountains. Unlike the Sierra Nevadas or the Rockies, where several high-altitude roads provide easy access to trailheads, one must really work to climb high up and get those airy vistas. Or head to the trails of Mt Rainier National Park that snake upwards from the Sunrise visitor center.

While hiking along the Skyline trail on a late summer afternoon, I turned back to take a glimpse of the Nisqually valley with the river cutting through the rocky tree-covered slopes of the lower Cascades. Through the summer smog, one could glimpse the silhouette of a series of endless mountains making up the horizon view, each one hiding new vistas and new opportunities to explore. I tried to capture the grand beauty of the scene, but a camera can only do so much. This was shot at ISO 1600, at F/11 for 1/1500 (the only reason for such a high ISO was that I forgot to change the settings)

Mt Rainier National Park
WA USA