Above the Clouds

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Re: Above the Clouds

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Longs a few years back and alone on the summit. :D
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Re: Above the Clouds

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Some from Hood last summer.

On the way up, NOT my pic, taken by a pro photag that was floating around our group:

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From the summit right before the sun came up:

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Looking off towards Rainier (left) and Adams (right):

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Here's one from Mount Ballyhoo (~1600 feet) on Amaknak Island in Alaska. Great views of Dutch Harbor and Unalaska from the top, plus cool WWII relics.
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Rainier:
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Audubon:
from Mt Audubon
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Wow. Those Mt Hood photos are beautiful Theodore. Just amazing.
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Audubon:
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Got to see this first hand just this past saturday on a sunrise hike up quandry (my chica's first!)...

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OK...

Looming towards the summit of Haleakala, Maui

Holy Cross looking back towards the east..in August

Cascades in Washington
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And one more of Haleakala...at sunset, relaxing from a summit climb from the Crater floor.
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This morning from Mt. Audubon.
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Re: Above the Clouds

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Torreys. 8.4.12
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Re: Above the Clouds

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Above the clouds on the ridge near South Elbert in 2009. A very beautiful experience.
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