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A #humpbackWhale for #MountainMonday 🐳

Apparently, this is #SpadaLake in #Washington, a #reservoir of the #CulmbackDam.

#Buckelwal #Wal #whale #Stausee #See #lake #mountains #mountainscape #Berge #Berglandschaft #aerial #aerialPhotography #aerialView #Flugzeug #airplane #plane #aeroplane #lookingDown #mountainRange #Gebirge #CascadeRange #Cascades #PNW

A stunning aerial view of a mountainous landscape, photographed from an aircraft window. Dominating the scene is a winding lake, its shape remarkably resembling that of a humpback whale from above. The lake’s calm, light blue waters contrast with the dense, shadowy valleys and forested hills that surround it. In the distance, towering peaks—some dusted with snow—rise against a hazy horizon, where layers of mist and clouds add a sense of depth and serenity to the scene.

This week's #ThursdayFiveList theme is #RainyDayMusic.

We don't actually have a rainy day in Helsinki today, but nevertheless, I was so overwhelmed by the number of great rain tunes that I ended up doing two lists, and still had to leave a lot of favorites out of them.

Here's the first one:

The Cascades: Rhythm Of The Rain (1963)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZhKh7rwh4k

Irma Thomas: It's Raining (1962)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8geaBMBAiqI

Pat Lundy: It's Rainin' Outside (1963)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drz1K0J5UHI

Johnnie Walker: Rain From The Skies (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di0glqD4pMI

The Ronettes: Walking In The Rain (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBBys5TLxCI

#music #cascades #irmathomas #patlundy #johnniewalker #ronettes

For #MountainMonday: The Cowlitz Chimneys and Sarvant Glaciers at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State, USA.

#Mountains #Panorama #Washington #Cascades #LandscapePhotography #Landscape

A panorama of a mountain range (the Cowlitz chimneys) with patches of glaciers or snow that has not yet melted. The sky is blue with some clouds.

ONCE THE INCOMING HBC BRIGADES REACHED FORT NEZ PERCES, they were so eager to get home to Fort #Vancouver #WA that few of the gentemen kept their journals up to date. But one man did, and he tells an excellent story of the downriver journey through the mountains. #Writing #History #Cascades #TheHBCBrigades https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/brigade-eight/

A man of Scottish descent shows the lock of his flintlock gun.

#SilentSunday #photography #Cascades

A shot of the Nooksack river in the north Cascades, a glacier carved riverbed, plenty of rock and open riverbed still visible, as it's early in the water season

Trees are visible on the far bank

The top of the waterfall at Chutes Provincial Park, simply known as The Chutes, cascades rapidly towards the main falls surrounded by forest in Massey, Ontario.

#BuyIntoArt #ChutesProvincialPark #ProvincialPark #TheChutes #waterfall #cascades #Ontario #forest #Massey #Waterfalls #Nature #NaturePhotography #DiscoverON #WaterfallPhotography #NatureLovers #ExploreOntario #CanadaTravel

https://jrtphotography.com/featured/waterfall-at-chutes-provincial-park-ontario-3-john-twynam.html

The top of the waterfall at Chutes Provincial Park, simply known as The Chutes, cascades rapidly towards the main falls surrounded by forest in Massey, Ontario.

This week's #ThursdayFiveList theme is #Falling. Here's what I came up with:

The Kelly Brothers: Falling In Love Again (1966)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74Pyi0bZIs8

L.C. Cooke: I'm Falling (1959)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T7F0oIeCSc

Darlene Love: Stumble and Fall (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvEzZk7Woiw

Dee Clark: Raindrops (1961)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7ZzFRkExk8

The Cascades: The Last Leaf (1963)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwn0_wRDIe4

#music #kellybrothers #lccooke #darlenelove #deeclark #raindrops #cascades #soulmusic

#Seattle has a great view of the #cascademountains! #panorama #mountain #mountains #cascades

Link: https://instagram.com/p/CMkGxZOB7sm

Photo by Neil E. Hodges on March 18, 2021. May be an image of nature.

Photo by Neil E. Hodges on March 18, 2021. May be an image of tree and nature.

Autumn in the mountains

#pnw #mountains #hiking #cascades #fog #clouds #landscape #photography #nature #mobilephotography #foto #fotografie #fotografia #fallcolors #naturephotography #naturelovers #autumncolors #fallfoliage #getoutside

Alpine hillside glowing in autumn.

Chinook Pass, Washington – Autumn 2025
#Cascades #AutumnColors #LandscapePhotography #PNWPhotography

An alpine hillside at Chinook Pass in Washington’s Cascade Range, glowing with the colors of early autumn. The meadow in the foreground shifts from golden grass to bright patches of scarlet-red huckleberry shrubs climbing the slope. Dark green evergreens stand tall along the ridgeline, leading the eye up toward jagged rocky peaks rising under a flawless deep blue sky. The scene captures the vibrant contrast between summer’s greenery and fall’s fiery palette in the Pacific Northwest mountains.

The Water Finds Its Way. #FraughanRockGlen #waterfall #cascades #naturelovers #hillside #mountainview #scenicview #naturalbeauty #irelandnature #flow #outdoors #landscape #travelphotography #beautifuldestinations #smartphonephotography #photography

A dramatic, vertically oriented photograph of a cascading stream flowing down a rugged, heather-covered hillside under a partly cloudy sky. The water tumbles over several rocky ledges, creating multiple small waterfalls. The hillside is covered in patches of gold, green, and russet-coloured grasses and shrubs. A line of small pine trees crowns the top of the hill against the bright sky. The overall image has a rich, slightly textured, and moody appearance.

it’s talgo timeeeeee #trains #amtrak #cascades

Me in front of the weird looking cab car of Amtrak’s cascades Talgo trainset

#silentsunday #photography #mthood #pnw #oregon #cascades #mountains

A lone climber traverses a snowy mountain slope, surrounded by rocky peaks and low-hanging clouds in a serene alpine landscape.

Hiked up to Muir snowfield today; found a deep crack! My friend and I discussed our unused crevasse rescue skills and gratitude for not needing to use them. Our September turns are in!

Been doing a lot of backpacking recently, reaching some new sides of Tahoma (Rainier), Koma Kulshan (Baker) and a little in between. Im a bit behind on posts, but Ive been exploring some of the biggest glaciers and finding some of the oldest trees Washington state still has. More stories to come, seasons changing, new opportunities arising and the world has much to process. There is peace in the mountains. Hope you are finding it.

#mountains #peace #natureheals #turnsallyear #cascades #tahoma #mtrainier #snowboarding