Mt. Rainier at Reflection Lake 2014
DATA: Mt. Rainier National Park: Washington State, October 2014
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If not for the pictures
to prove it, I'm not sure anyone but my sister (who was also there at
the moment) would believe what happened at this lake. This is
Reflection Lake, one of the most famous spots in Washington State to
photograph the mighty Mt. Rainier. This majestic mountain peak can
be seen as far as 2 hours away in Seattle on a clear day. It almost
haunted me to see it wherever I could while visiting this area. It
became my secret mission to see how many different views I could
photograph it from. And then the day came; the day we were to be at
Mt. Rainier National Park and photograph the great mountain peak up
close and personal. The weather though, would not cooperate with us.
See, the mountain creates its own weather formations, and it would
not take orders from some photographer with an iPhone. So the sun we
saw while driving from Seattle to the Park disappeared behind grey
clouds almost the moment we entered the lane toward the Lake. I
begged, I pleaded, I waited (not-so-patiently) for the clouds to
part. But the mountain was having nothing to do with me, deciding to
cloak itself within the clouds it had made.
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So my sister and I went
exploring. We drove for a bit. We hiked for a bit. We picnicked
for a bit. And we returned to Reflection Lake. And were a bit
disappointed still. Nothing but clouds at the top. I swallowed my
pride and took a deep breath, letting the mountain have the win. I
raised my proverbial white flag and turned sadly back to the car,
when all of a sudden I heard a gasp from my sister. I turned around,
in almost a daze, to see a small hole in the clouds, sweeping slowly
across the skyline. The mountain was teasing me! But I would take
whatever glimpse the peak would allow me to have. Snap! Snap! Click!
Click! Click! Away went both our cameras, capturing the movement of
the hole across the sky and mountain peak. Until something I hadn't
dared dream to happen, happened – suddenly the cloud rolled back,
almost like a curtain, and the peak itself waved hello to us! I
almost couldn't believe it! For about 5 whole minutes, we had the
most breath-taking view of Mt. Rainier I couldn't have imagined! And
our not-so-patient patience was richly rewarded at Reflection Lake
that autumn afternoon. A moment in time I share only with the
mountain and my sister. But I have the pictures to prove it.
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