Having FINALLY received my order of Lee ND Grad filters, I was eager to put them to use. This past week brought the first snows of fall to the Cascades. Forecasts called for continued clouds and chance of snow but, as Saturday morning developed, Mount Baker remained visible. I decided to roll the dice and take my gear up to Heather Meadows at the end of the Mount Baker Highway.
Rather than join the other photographers at Picture Lake, I set out for the saddle that seperates the Bagley Lake basin from the Chain Lakes basin. At the start of the "magic hour," I found myself on the saddle with Mount Baker to my right and Mount Shuksan to my left.
This was one of the best sunsets I've been able to photograph in some time (easily surpassing last week's!). About the time I had decided to head back, the full moon briefly broke through the thickening clouds. A wonderful outing..
1. Fall color and winter snows
(DA 55-300) 
2. Approaching the saddle
(DA 12-24) 
3. Mount Shuksan
(DA 12-24) 
4. Mount Baker and Iceberg Lake below
(DA 12-24) 
5. Hadley Peak
(DA 55-300) 
6. Alpenglow on Nooksack Ridge (L) and Ruth Mountain (R)
(DA 55-300) 
7. Alpenglow on Mount Shuksan
(DA 18-55) 
8. Last rays of sunset
(DA 12-24) 
9. Glaciers of Mount Baker
(DA 55-300) 
10. Moonrise over Ruth Mountain
(DA 18-55) 
Thanks for looking..
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