Every Christmas I make a calendar for my friends and family. This year the theme of the calendar is "Aerial North Cascades," containing 13 carefully selected high-quality aerial images of Washington's rugged and beautiful glaciated North Cascades. Each month is represented by an aerial photo taken during that month. Here is a 
 PHOTOSET 24"New Years Day Flight over the Western Rim of the North Cascades" North Twin, South Twin, Three Fingers Lookout, Baring, Chimney Rock, Overcoat JANUARY 1, 2013
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New Years Day 2013 involved an aerial adventure with John Scurlock over the western rim of the North Cascades. We first headed north to photograph the Twin Sisters against a backdrop of the shimmering Pacific Ocean and distant Olympic Mountains. Then we headed over 100 miles southward towards the snow-encased Chimney Rock and Overcoat Peak area. On the way we photographed the mighty Whitehorse Mountain, the sturdy lookout on the summit of Three Fingers, the towering vertical north face of Baring, and the rugged walls of Mt. Index. Throughout the flight a cloud bank on the western horizon filtered the evening sun, giving a muted wintery light to the landscape. The entire flight was 2 hours and 280 miles long.
The flight path is shown to the right. (This flight line is made with actual GPS data.) |
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