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Mt. Rainier N.P. - Grove of the Patriarchs

This is short little trail through an ancient grove of trees. Because the trees are on an island amid the Ohanopecosh River they are relatively safe from fire and have survived hundreds of years to grow quite large. A few of those pictures are from either 2002 or 2003 when conditions were sunny and somewhat troublesome for photography. The majority are from September 2004 when a light rain and overcast skies made the conditions a bit more favorable. In general I think forests have much more lively colors with a coating of rain. A few of these photos have a little glare, I don't have a circular polarizer yet for my new Nikkor lens but for the most part they came out OK:
Wood Pattern
Wood Pattern		 Fallen Log
Fallen Log		 Leaf Closeup
Leaf Closeup
Forest Scene
Forest Scene		 Golden Leaf
Golden Leaf		 Trees Merged Together
Trees Merged Together
Leaves Only
Leaves Only		 Brown Bark
Brown Bark		 Boardwalk into Grove
Boardwalk into Grove
Ohanopecosh River
Ohanopecosh River		 Wet Leaves
Wet Leaves		 Wet Tree Base
Wet Tree Base
Seedlings on Nurse Log
Seedlings on Nurse Log		 Leaves Starting to Turn
Leaves Starting to Turn		 Log In River
Log In River
Bridge over River
Bridge over River		 Knot on Log
Knot on Log		 Brown and Green Bark Texture
Brown and Green Bark Texture
Two Large Douglas Firs
Two Large Douglas Firs		 Leaves and Ohanopecosh River
Leaves and Ohanopecosh River		 View of Leaves from Bridge
View of Leaves from Bridge
Lots of Leaves
Lots of Leaves		 Tree Base
Tree Base		 Yellow and Green Leaves
Yellow and Green Leaves
Tall Trees
Tall Trees		 Brown Bark Base
Brown Bark Base		 Red Texture
Red Texture
Winding Root
Winding Root		 Bridge
Bridge		 Bark
Bark
Even More Bark
Even More Bark		 Two Big Trees
Two Big Trees		 Gnarled Tree Grouping
Gnarled Tree Grouping
Lots of Branches
Lots of Branches		 More Bark
More Bark		 Tree over Trail
Tree over Trail
Two Large Trees
Two Large Trees		 Tree on Nurse Log
Tree on Nurse Log		 Chipmunk
Chipmunk

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Eric Noel30-Dec-2004 06:52
Thanks Dave. It is hard to convey the size of the trees. I probably should have gotten some pics with me in them for scale. Also, you're so close to them on that boardwalk that with my 18mm [x1.5 FOV crop] I was unable to get the entire height of the trees in any single photo. A super wide angle or fisheye would be needed and unfortunately I have neither.
Guest 28-Dec-2004 15:24
One of the more magical places anywhere! Hard to get good shots such as you have done...too dark, too light, too close, etc. These trees are so huge, it is almost impossible to convey the scale. You have done very well!!!
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