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EgoIdentity t1_j7zpdbt wrote

NSFW tag missing here. Wow.

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ParticularAnxious929 t1_j81kkui wrote

for real... some kind of extra special notice when you're gonna blow people's minds with a photo from Valhalla

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WorldsGr8estHipster t1_j81nv0h wrote

Stop. Telling. Them. About. My. State.

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TheOvenLord t1_j82d1rl wrote

Washington state is a rainy, dreary, depressing shit hole. It's ALWAYS overcast. Even when it's not raining it's cloudy. You couldn't pay me a million dollars a year to live anywhere near Oregon or Washington. Both have terrible weather, the two cities with any kind of commerce are over crowded and traffic is a nightmare. Everywhere that isn't the main cities is basically Deliverance. Just racist as hell ass fucking maniacs. And that's not even mentioning Idaho which is right there.

If I could give anyone a little advice it's to stay the hell away from the Pacific Northwest. It's nothing but hippies and meth heads. Ever since the BLM riots the destroyed ruins of the cities look like Detroit.

Just bad news. Real grim. Don't even bother visiting. It's more depressing than Reno, which makes people suicidal. And that's before the dark, dreary, rainy, ominous weather is even factored.

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randomisperfect t1_j82m1j2 wrote

Don't forget the 9.0 earthquake that could happen at any moment! Definitely a terrible place

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Unlikely-Pizza2796 t1_j82flwk wrote

That subtle rumble in the distance is the herd of Californians on their way to settle the PNW.

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AlotLovesYou t1_j8315yj wrote

You forgot to mention our imminent deaths by volcano and/or random murder due to our persistent state of lawlessness! Also, the cougars that will eat you on the trails.

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CrazyKraken t1_j806zou wrote

Damn was I missing Limgrave all these days.

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TheGrayBox t1_j808ijw wrote

Altus Plateau

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PogTuber t1_j81boo1 wrote

Yeah the color palette here is pure Altus

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Errorterm t1_j81dkpq wrote

I just got there for the first time! Elden Ring is gorgeous.

As is our Earth ☺️

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ThomasThuhTrain t1_j802w2f wrote

Awesome shot! Are the green and yellow hues pushed toward orange? In my experience I’ve never seen pine trees of that color unless they’re dead

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Holywind t1_j804ekr wrote

The trees are larch trees. They shed their needles every autumn and are def worth seeing in person sometime https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larch

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Woodrow_Finch t1_j80pgfm wrote

Yup, you are exactly right. September and October in the Enchantments looks just like this. Larches are a deciduous conifers so they loose their chlorophyll just like other deciduous plants! Their needles are also surprisingly soft and spurt out of funny little bulbs.

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zimmertr t1_j825x6k wrote

Even better in the Sawtooths and north

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malice_aforethought t1_j80inod wrote

Larches are deciduous coniferous, i.e., pine trees that lose their needles in the fall.

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muinlichtnicht t1_j803tgr wrote

Could be golden hour on icy trees, but I still agree that hues are bright : )

Edit: Yes, they are Larch trees!

Edit: Why am I being downvoted for my perspective? I agree they are real golden Larches!

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nun_shall_pass t1_j808o96 wrote

That is actually a natural color of larches in the fall. This doesn't look color-graded (at least to an unrealistic degree)

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sorterofsorts t1_j803sde wrote

The trees are burnt from wildfires lit up by the sun. It's pretty here but the wildfires are real and the smokey summers are real.

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TBarretH t1_j805t1v wrote

I'm pretty sure these are just living larches, they do this every fall.

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nun_shall_pass t1_j808e0e wrote

Correct. These trees are larches and look perfectly healthy. Every fall they turn yellow/gold. It has nothing to do with wildfires

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Elliot-Fletcher OP t1_j820whe wrote

Thanks for the kind words everyone.

I thought I would share a brief story about how this day went.

My wife and I are nurses. We ascended Aasgard Pass of the Enchantments with a group of seven critical care nurses (on a through hike day, also known as the Larch March). There was a cardiac arrest that took place, and we ran a code for two and one-half hours, waiting for air rescue support.

The patient’s wife was a pediatric surgeon, and she was hiking with two other friends of hers—they happened to be a fellow surgeon and an ER doctor.

We were unable to resuscitate him, and he passed on that mountainside. We shared our deep condolences, and had tearful moments with the patient’s wife and group.

I will never forget that day. We finished the 23 mile hike having started at 05:30, and ending about 23:45 (an 18 hour day). We talked about the juxtaposition of insane beauty and tragedy, coexisting in the same space. It took quite awhile for us to process the day; it’s very different responding in the field than in a controlled hospital setting with the equipment we use every day to resuscitate patients.

We learned later that the patient’s wife also finished the hike with her group at 01:30, and displayed incredible strength (undoubtedly in emotional shock as well).

The beauty we saw that day will never be forgotten. And I will never think of the Enchantments without thinking of the lives that were forever changed up there.

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oooairplane t1_j82bba6 wrote

Wow, OP, that's quite the story. If he couldn't be saved with that many medical professionals on hand, sounds like it was his time. I think the Enchantments would be a good place for someone's last moments. And it just goes to show why hikers are always told to pack a little extra, you never know when something out of your control will happen. Glad you guys got out safe.

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Elliot-Fletcher OP t1_j82c8ue wrote

That’s the sort of place I wouldn’t mind kicking the bucket. Of course it’s hard on his partner.. they met hiking across the country, and the Enchantments were a dream for them. So that was very sad. We were all quite accepting of the circumstances, and thankful we could have given him the best shot at surviving a cardiac event in the backcountry. It gave his wife peace of mind that we were there and able to assist in the ways we could.

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swepttheleg t1_j822bgv wrote

What did you shoot it with?

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Elliot-Fletcher OP t1_j822erv wrote

Sony A7iii with a 24mm prime G lens! It was the perfect little setup to take on this trip.

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iPonchoi t1_j806x72 wrote

Bob Ross painted this

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djdogood t1_j813g3s wrote

if i made a melodic death metal album, this would be the cover

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Elliot-Fletcher OP t1_j81z5s8 wrote

Thall. I’m a huge metal head, actually. Favorite comment! Thanks

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Leight87 t1_j81l92k wrote

Looks like the enchantments

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lob29 t1_j821x75 wrote

Oh hey, I've climbed that mountain. This is Leprechaun Lake with McClellan Peak and the prong in the background. One of my favorite places.

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Elliot-Fletcher OP t1_j822av9 wrote

Sure is! Walking through here at golden hour was surreal. The core I absolutely breathtaking.

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BalBartner t1_j80pxst wrote

Favorite time of year, good capture gif

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cbetzrun t1_j8160ls wrote

so many goats

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Mooma73 t1_j81jbyr wrote

This is absolutely breathtaking!!

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Foggysunrise23 t1_j81spfb wrote

Which camera did you use?

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Elliot-Fletcher OP t1_j81y72z wrote

Sony A73 with a 24 mm prime lens! Just the G series (not GM).

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Foggysunrise23 t1_j83he6d wrote

Thanks! I‘m always thinking about getting that lens, maybe now I should really get it

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alvarosou t1_j81wqra wrote

That's the most awesome picture of the nature that I've ever seen and I'm definitely setting it as my phone's wallpaper

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cabbit3 t1_j821m14 wrote

Stunning.

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dasoahc t1_j829ar5 wrote

Looks like Satik in CoD MWII

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nattypeach16 t1_j82djbt wrote

Turn this upside down

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Elliot-Fletcher OP t1_j82dyup wrote

If you check my profile, I posted a picture at a tarn located in Mount Rainier NP; that’s the craziest reflection I’ve seen in still water. Check it out! Really cool spot.

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AlotLovesYou t1_j832b7y wrote

Dear Reddit:

Do not make plans to visit. It is beautiful, but over-loved. The only way to get here is to (1) win the lottery for a camping permit, which is harder than getting Taylor Swift tickets, or (2) hauling your ass 19+ miles and 5000+ feet of elevation on a day hike.

2000 feet of that elevation gain is covered in less than 3/4 of a mile up Aasgard Pass. It is a shifty, slide-y mess of rocks that requires some route-finding and scrambling. Every year I run into someone who followed the pretty pictures on the internet and is sobbing while clinging to a rock because while they are out of water and too tired to keep going, they are too terrified to go back the way they came (tbh going down Aasgard is not at all fun, you have to play a game called 'which boulder might arrest my fall as I careen down the mountainside').

OK, it's not that bad and you will almost certainly survive, but it's going to be a real sufferfest unless you are in great shape. It will be hot, too, and the mountain goats will creepily follow you around the Core waiting for you to pee so they can lick it up. They may or may not try to yeet you off the trail.

Or you'll easily get a May permit, smugly congratulate yourself on cracking the permit lottery code, and then promptly fall through the snow on Aasgard through to the hidden waterfall and die. They will collect your body when the ice thaws in the spring. (This one is actually true and happens not infrequently.)

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gh0rard1m71 t1_j8382r3 wrote

It's not even fall yet man

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luredemia t1_j86ia3l wrote

I really want to go to Washington 🥲💗

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Elliot-Fletcher OP t1_j86thzz wrote

We’d love to have you! Beauty is for all who want to appreciate it. We only hope that people treat her with respect because of how precious she is to us.

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