Room with a view – Hiking Near Twin Lakes

By:  Sam
July 15, 2010


Things started to get a little steeper and sketchier as we approached our destination. Like any good dog, Chester seemed to posess a blind faith in our ability to get there. I however, was a little worried about the cliffs below us.

After somehow getting both Chester and myself down this, it was smooth sailing on up to our campsite for the evening.
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As we approached, the lighting started to get dramatic.
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Chester was pretty happy to have arrived:

I will now bombard you with views from the hut:

Southern Picket Range (I think… I’m new here):
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Ruth Mountain (big and snowy), the site of a previous adventure:

Shuksan with Nooksack tower visible on the left (the rocky, tower-shaped, thing):
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8 Comments

  1. Harvey44
    wrote on July 16th, 2010 at 6:59 am  
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    Chester is a classic.

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  2. Porter Haney
    wrote on July 16th, 2010 at 12:02 pm  
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    Sam! Where are your skis?

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    • Sam
      wrote on July 16th, 2010 at 1:37 pm  
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      Resting, I’ve got plans for them soon though.

  3. christian
    wrote on July 18th, 2010 at 4:45 pm  
    • Jtoots212
      wrote on July 19th, 2010 at 8:17 am  
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      agreed! would you tell us what you shutter speed was on those shots to get the stars in motion? truly fantastic!

  4. Sam
    wrote on July 19th, 2010 at 4:29 pm  
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    Sure, the main star trail photo (it’s also on the front page) was a 492s exposure, at f5.6, and iso 150. It came out a bit under-exposed and I had to brighten it in Lightroom. I’m sure there is a great system for figuring out exactly how long you should expose a long exposure shot, but I haven’t figured it out yet, and still rely on trial and error. Thanks for the interest !

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  5. RogerK
    wrote on July 19th, 2010 at 7:25 pm  
  6. K_C
    wrote on July 27th, 2010 at 9:50 am  
    8

    Awesome shots Sam. Chester is going to start charging a fee for every photo you take of him.

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