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Subject: Re: [OM] Another July '13 Trip photo
From: Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 07:33:16 +0200
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
> 
> -- 
> What if the Hokey Pokey *IS* what it's all about?
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