Mount Rainier

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Andy Porter

Mount Rainier National Park surrounds the entire mountain, but the thing is just so bloody big that you don’t have to be in the park for the mountain to fill the frame. These images were all taken quite a distance away, across White Pass and deep into the Goat Rocks Wilderness.

We entered the wilderness at Snow Grass Flats, hiked up to an intersection with the Pacific Crest Trail, and hiked north to the highest point along the PCT in Washington, a place called the Knifes Edge.

Prints are for sale here.

Photo Tour info is available here.

: Mt Rainier and Packwood Lake

: Mt Rainier and Avalanche Lillies

: Knife’s Edge. Pacific Crest Trail

: Mt Rainier

: Knife’s Edge. Pacific Crest Trail

: Mt Rainier, from the PCT

: Mt Rainier, from the PCT

: Mt Rainier

: Mt Rainier

: Mt Rainier

: Mt Rainier, from the PCT

: Mt Rainier and Packwood Lake

: Mt Rainier

: Mt Rainier and Avalanche Lillies

Mount Rainier National Park

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Andy Porter

Mount Rainier National Park is the crown jewel of Washington State.

“Ascending to 14,410 feet above sea level, Mount Rainier stands as an icon in the Washington landscape. An active volcano, Mount Rainier is the most glaciated peak in the contiguous U.S.A., spawning six major rivers. Subalpine wildflower meadows ring the icy volcano while ancient forest cloaks Mount Rainier’s lower slopes. Wildlife abounds in the park’s ecosystems. A lifetime of discovery awaits.”

Mount Rainier is a 3+ hour drive from my home. I live on the North Cascades Highway, right down the road from North Cascades National Park, and so I don’t make the drive down there too often, not often enough!

But I have ventured a few times south and here are some pictures of this magnificent park!

Here is a link for more information about Washington State Photo Tours.

And here is the link to purchase Canvas Prints of this magnificent jewel.

: Mount Rainier

: Mount Rainier and Packwood Lake

: Mount Rainier and Avalanche Lillys, Goat Rock Wilderness

: Lillies

: Mount Rainier

Photo Shoot at Crystal Mountain Resort

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Andy Porter

Last summer my friend asked me to come along on a nighttime imaging expedition. The plan was to capture images of Mount Rainier from the Crystal Mountain Resort.

Mr Rainier and early evening light

Gondola and Mount Rainier

The expedition aspect turned out to be pretty mild, we rode the gondola up to the resort and hung around all night, eating, drinking and once in a while taking pictures of the wonderful views!

Preparing for photo action!

Mount Rainier just after sunset

Here are images of the night’s activities!

Evening light at Crystal Resort

View from the Crystal Resort Restaurant

Capturing snap shots in the evening light

Milky Way

Gondola Station

Directions to Summit House

Mount Rainier

Mount Rainier from Crystal Mountain

Milky Way above Mount Rainier

A Night at Crystal Mountain

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Andy Porter

A friend invited me along for a trip to Crystal Mountain Resort, to camp out under the stars and see if we could capture images of the milky way over Mount Rainier.
The drive to the resort is itself, a beautiful ride. Arriving we purchased a gondola ticket ($22.00) and rode up to the restaurant.
We stayed overnight, taking pictures of the resort, sunset, gondola and of course, Mount Rainier. Here are a few images.