Impressive, a bit like Mont Ventoux in France which also stands along. Is that
snow on the slopes?
Cheers,
Nathan
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On Aug 9, 2013, at 7:56 AM, Moose wrote:
> Returning to Calif., we drove down US 97. For many miles, it is rather flat,
> mixed desert and irrigated fields, a lot of
> relatively low key sameness. There was also a lot of dust in the air, so the
> visibility was considerably less than I've
> seen before.
>
> We climbed a modest ridge, and as we turned at the summit, an apparition
> appeared. Visibility to the South was also
> limited, but more like water vapor mist. Out of this appeared Mt. Shasta,
> just the main cone. The lower parts weren't
> visible, and even the secondary peak, Shastina, was almost lost in the haze.
>
> Something about this floating mountain seemed all out of proportion to our
> surroundings, just huge, and floating in the
> sky. It jarred us. Then the road descended and it disappeared behind trees
> and closer, lower topography.
>
> I have many, much 'better' shots of Mt. Shasta. I can't really judge how this
> one will strike others, because it brings
> back to me that moment and the emotional impact.
> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=7773>
>
> I could easily up the contrast, etc. But I think this is as it appeared to us.
>
> Shasta is an impressive mountain anyway. The highest point in the continental
> US, Whitney, is hard to pick out from the
> other 14, 000+ ft. peaks around it. Shasta rises about 10,000 ft. straight up
> from the surrounding terrain. But the
> impression on us was something else.
>
> Holy Moly Hill Moose
>
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> What if the Hokey Pokey *IS* what it's all about?
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