The Highest Trees for A Hammock Lunch in the Rockies

in #photography7 years ago (edited)

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This was a really cool day in the mountains. Clear skies, warm sun but tons of new snow on a nice traverse horse shoe ridge I've hiked before. My goal. Seek out and find the highest trees in all the area and hammock in them!
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Mission achieved, that is one of the highest hammock spots I've done, and it certainly was in these kind of conditions. It was just a stop for lunch however, no overnighting up here.
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The way up had some of the craziest trees and wind like you wouldn't believe shaping them.
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And the views were stunning. Some of the rock areas were tricky with all the snow, it was easy to fall in a crack and loose an ankle, so some careful stepping here.
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Awesome panoramas, this one of one of my favorite mountains I've done a backpacking trip to on the other side, Mount Holy Cross.
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From the summit of this day hike, Junction Hill, which is not a hill at all, but a full on mountain traverse, just surrounded by larger beasts.
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This photo is the snowy summit and me done below, in the sweetest hammock spot I've had in the higher ridges the only couple trees to reach, not over the cliffs. Was on comfortable lunch rest for sure.
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More great panorama views on the way out.
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Can't get enough of that hammock view.
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And finally, the lower forest areas on the last area while heading out. We got cliffed out after this point and had to go back up some to find a safe way down, adding an hour to our day, making us a bit annoyed and much more tired than we wanted, but hey, that comes with the territory when you explore areas without any kind of actual trail. Well worth it in my opinion.
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Such a greatest snow white photography @unipsycho. Totally gonna be awesome.
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Wondeful images i like it 😍😍 the snow it make me in a great feeling especially when i was with my girlfriend 😍
thank you for sharing @unipsycho
Happy day

great...comments..😆

Wow beautifuland amazing
Wow shOts
I want tO be there

Great pictures
Trees and snow-covered mountains have a nice view
Thank you for sharing these photos
I wish you a pleasant travel

very nice photography.....
.........just awesome photography
place is really good....
thnx for sharing this post with us

the pictures are so beautifull!
I love the pics
have an amazing adventure

thanks so much, I'm glad you liked em, these were definitely an adventure. :)

great pictures. thanks for sharing.

my pleasure, thanks for the comment

Good article and nice pics. Lovely nature...

very perfect and very cool photos.
how do you mengambl photos as beautiful as that,
how and what is the secret?

Thanks so much. No secret, just tons of time practicing and being out in the woods to learn what works in my photos. I've taken over 10,000 photos out there, I'm bound to get some good ones right? HAHA. Actually, landscape photos take some time to learn, but I really love doing the panorama style and once stitched together, I think these collections can really turn out well!

wow it is very interesting

I love the view of the mountains and it's my dream to go hiking with friends someday. Great post! I really liked it.

oooohh, make it happen, well worth it and you've never forget the experience

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