Color photo of The Brothers, a mountain on they Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. Its slopes are covered in snow, and the cloud-filled sky above is a soft yellow. The mountain is hazy blue, and the there are successively lower lines of foothills in the foreground.

One of the things I love about living in western Washington is the presence of mountains, with the Cascades to the east and the Olympics to the west.  Growing up in coastal New Brunswick, which is relatively flat outside the river valleys, getting to see mountains when I visited my grandparents in Maine was a treat.  Couple those fond memories with reading The Lord of the Rings as a child, where Middle-earth’s mountains constantly weave in and out of the story, and its no wonder I still find them a wonder and delight.  I sometimes joke that my mood is elevation based, and the further up I am the happier I’ll be.

That being the case, if there are mountains visible when I’m out with the camera, they’ll usually find their way into that day’s shots.  The main photo for today, of The Brothers on the Olympic Peninsula, came about in that fashion, as did a hazy distant Mount Baker at sunset.  The panorama with Big Four happened because I decided last Sunday that I needed to be in the mountains, not just looking at them.  And I’d brought the drone along, so Mount Pilchuck makes an appearance from the air.

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Gear: Nikon Z 7II, Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3, Sigma 1.4 Teleconverter, DJI Mini Pro 3

Color photo of The Brothers, a mountain on they Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. Its slopes are covered in snow, and the cloud-filled sky above is a soft yellow. The mountain is hazy blue, and the there are successively lower lines of foothills in the foreground.
Color photo of Mount Baker, in Washington State. Its peak is obscured by a line of cloud and is slopes are covered in snow, which is reflecting the golden light of the sun.
Color photo of Big Four Mountain, in the Cascades range of Washington State. It is a wide panorama, showing the long ridged peak of Big Four on the left, and another tall peak on the right. Their slopes are snowy, and the foothill in the foreground is covered in dark green trees.
Color photo, taken from a drone. In the foreground on the left, is a small lake surrounded by a green pine forest. Its water reflects clouds and blue sky. The forest recedes into the distance, creating a valley, a line of mountains on either side. On the right, the prominent peak of Mount Pilchuck, lower slopes covered in trees and the top covered in snow.