Tahoma Sunrise

Last February, a friend and I headed up to Mount Rainier bright early in the hopes of watching (and of course photographing) the sunrise. Our plans didn't quite pan out, though; we learned that the gates on the Road to Paradise, just beyond Longmire, didn't open until after sunrise. So, we headed back to the Kautz Creek trailhead, and walked out to the creek overlook for this view of Mount Rainier, and had the good fortune of having some nice clouds in the sky.

The Shape of Things to Come

Now that the new year, and the new decade are beginning, what's in store for yours?

Here are some of my goals:

• Return to the Enchantments
• Visit the Necklace Valley
• Backpack to Cutthroat Pass
• Get certified to lead backcountry outings with the Sierra Club
• Get certified in wilderness first aid
• Return to Point of the Arches
• Backpack the Glacier Peak Wilderness
• Get a portfolio printed and produced
• Write a photography book
• Visit Camp Muir

For the curious, the picture above is from Black Canyon, outside of Ellensburg, on the eastern slopes of the Cascades. All I had time for before a cloud obscured the sun was that shot with my point and shoot, but at least I got a shot!

So what's on your docket for 2010?