August 2019 Photo Contest

[slgriffith]

Stopped for a bite in my tiny trailer while driving over the continental divide from Nebraska to Idaho.

[Wheelestate]

Originally Posted by OTRA15

Welcome to the forum . . . that first photo is staggering IMO!

Peter




PS -- There is a Campsite Pics thread, which could also benefit from seeing all your photos, as well as shots from everyone else:

http://www.airforums.com/forums/f42/...cs-174884.html

Thanks Peter...we enjoyed waking up to that view for 5 days while boondocking in Tetons National Forest. I’ll check out the Campsite Pics thread too.

[batman]

Here is one of the Eastern side of the sierra Nevada at Convict Lake looking at Laurel Mountain.

[banderabob]

Originally Posted by Hittenstiehl

There you go Banderbob got you turned to the right.Attachment 348638

Thx Hittenstiehl!

[SteveNdebbie]

Originally Posted by Fly at Night

I have a pet peeve when it comes to the mountains of British Columbia. When the international media are here to do a story and are back dropped by a mountain, they usually refer to it as the Rocky Mountains. (This error was especially prevalent during the 2010 Winter Olympics which were held in Vancouver and Whistler).

Nothing could be further from the truth -- unless, of course, you are in the extreme eastern section of the province.

If one was travelling eastbound from the westcoast of B.C. to Alberta on the Trans-Canada Highway, you would encounter three main mountain ranges. The Coast Mountains are the lowest; most have trees right to the peak. The Coastal Range line the B.C. coast from Vancouver to Alaska. The mountains you see in Vancouver are part of that range, and extend inland approximately 200 miles.


The main range (before the Rockies) are the Selkirk Mountains. You can see a distinct treeline, as they are higher. This photo shows one of the mountains in the Selkirk Range. It was taken east of Revelstoke, B.C., during my 2013 trip to Alberta.


The mighty Rockies straddle the B.C. and Alberta border, and are the highest. Consequently, they are mostly granite with a very low treeline.

Great capture! Not your standard (TV/TT front and center with some mountain range in the background) photo. Nice [emoji106]

[Nelson428]

Buffalo Bill State Park, Cody, WY
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[SteveNdebbie]

Originally Posted by Nelson428

Buffalo Bill State Park, Cody, WY
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Very nice! Well done

[Outdoors4me]

[malinois38]

Glacier National Park!

[Fly at Night]

Originally Posted by SteveNdebbie

Great capture! Not your standard (TV/TT front and center with some mountain range in the background) photo. Nice [emoji106]

Thanks SteveNdebbie. I know many do not like a lot of "yapping" in the photo-contest thread, but I couldn't help myself. I'm afraid the non-Canadian media is notorious for calling Vancouver's Coastal Mountains "The Rockies." Me thinks they should less time in front of a teleprompter, and more time with a geography book.

The photo was taken during my trip to Alberta in 2013. Many of the forum members got a kick out of my trip report. You can find it in The Breakfast Show, pages 35 - 48.

Okay. Sorry for the yapping (again)!

[RxGuy]

Originally Posted by Night owls

Do hills count? In Klamath Falls, Oregon. Ours is on the right

Hills will count, in all fairness to those who haven't been lucky enough to make it to the mountains yet.

[RxGuy]

Great Pics!!! Keep em coming.

[RxGuy]

Since I get to pick the winner, I know I can't "enter" the contest.

But I wanted to share this pic anyways.

Heaton Bay Campground, Silverthorne Colorado.

[Mattirs]

The mountains become me

[Fly at Night]

"The mountains become me."

I'm surprised no one has quoted Mallory's three most famous words about the mountains: "Because it's there."

[vhaalen]

Ely, NV, March 2019.

[Halford1]

cant post pic.... sigh

[Fly at Night]

Halford, have you tried photo-posting websites like Picturetrail? It's fairly easy to navigate.

[mjmstream]

Lunch break just off Highway 155 with view of Steamboat in the background. Beautiful area of Washington state.

[InsideOut]

Here's a couple from Buena Vista, CO...

#1 is Birdy in an old train tunnel
#2 is an "ol' boy" that caught Birdy's eye on the side of the road

Shari