Mountains

All these pictures are of mountains that I've seen in the last 10 years. Some are of dubious quality. You may click on any image to see a full-sized image.

American Mountains

Including both the United States and Canada.

Alaska Range

	Denali Visible from the road north to Fairbanks, Denali is one of several tall mountains.
	Polychromite Pass This was Amy's favorite picture. Polychromite Pass is visible from the bus entering Denali National Park, and is the flow of a river.
	Polychromite Pass Another look at the pass.
	Alaska Range As seen from Anchorage on a clear day.
	Denali Despite being 200 miles away, on a clear day the mass of Denali is an imposing site on the Anchorage skyline.

Appalachian Mountains

	Great Smoky Mountains The haze visible looking east across North Carolina is what earned the name.
	Cades Cove Cades Cove is a clearing in the trees in Tennessee.
	A Stream This stream ran near the western side of the mountains.
	Great Smokies In Tennessee, this is the view of the mountains.

Cascade Mountains

	Mount St. Helens This is a view of Mount St. Helens from the south, in 1991.
	The view from Paradise Paradise is the visitors' center at the highest reachable point.
	Mount Rainier unmasked This is a view from the west.
	A veiled Rainier. A think layer of clouds cover the very top.
	Mount St. Helens This view in 2002 is from the visitors' center, to the northwest.
	Toutle River Basin The Toutle River is where much of the debris washed away.
	Rainier Rainier from the entrance station.
	The Summit A view of the very top of the mountain.
	Mount Shasta This is Mount Shasta in mid-October, from the southeast.
	Mount Lassen Mount Lassen and the devastated area.
	Mount Lassen Mount Lassen from the northeast.
	Mount St. Helens This is Mount St. Helens from the eastern viewpoint.
	Mount Adams Mount Adams is visible from the slopes of Mount St. Helens.
	Mount Hood This is also from the same viewpoint, looking from the slopes of Mount St. Helen's at Oregon's Mount Hood.

Chisos Mountains

	A dry riverbed An old riverbed that has been lifted by the thrust of the Chisos.
	Santa Elena Canyon Santa Elena Canyon is the border between Mexico and the United States.
	Closer A closer look at the canyon.
	The Chisos Mountains The Chisos as viewed from the east.

Chugach Range

Chugach Mountains
The Chugach are a part of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.

Guadeloupe Mountains

Guadeloupe
This range was once a coral reef at the edge of an ocean. Look east, and all you see is flat lands for as far as the eye can see.

Olympic Mountains

Lillian Valley
This is a view down into Lillian Valley in the heart of the Olympics.

Rocky Mountains

	A Mountain in Canada This was the northern most point of my 1993 trip to Canada.
	Pyramid Mountain Pyramid Mountain is near Jasper, Alberta.
	Pyramid Mountain The reflection in the lake is pretty neat.
	Mount Andromeda Mount Andromeda is quite impressive.
	Saskatchewan Glacier This glacier was huge. You climbed a ridge and looked down on it.
	Mount Custer In Montana, you find this mountain.
	Colorado Rockies The Rockies in Colorado, as seen from the west.
	Colorado Rockies Another view.
	Colorado Rockies A view, with sand dunes in front.

Sierra Nevada

	Carson Lake Carson lake is near the summit of Carson Pass in the Sierra Nevada.
	Cathedral Lake Cathedral lake is in Yosemite.
	Cathedral Lake Another look.
	Devil's Postpile Devil's Postpile is southeast of Yosemite.
	Monitor Pass Monitor Pass is one of the most beautiful passes. This looks down on a perfect glacially carved valley.
	King's Canyon King's Canyon is a deep cut into the Sierras.
	Southern Sierra The southern Sierras are quite beautiful.
	King's Canyon The view from the south of the canyon.
	View from the east This view is from near the top of White Mountain across Bishop.

Grand Tetons

	The Grand Tetons The Grand Tetons are amoung the youngest mountains.
	Another look And as a result, are among the least eroded.
	Snow and Clouds In 2000, when I visited there was fresh snow on the mountains...
	Snow and Clouds and a layer of low clouds.
	Snow and Clouds The light and shadows that resulted lead to these...
	Snow and Clouds four spectacular pictures.

Wasatch Range

Capital Reef
Maybe not in the Wastach, but nearby, is the Capital Reef.

Wrangell Range

The Wrangells
The Wrangell mountains include the second tallest peak in North America.

African Mountains

Tanzanian Mountains

	Volcanic Highlands This is sunset across the Ngorongoro crater, a caldera in the volcanic highlands of Tanzania.
	Kilimanjaro The highest point in Africa.

Madagascar Mountains

Madagascar
There is a mountainous spine running down the eastern side of the country, this is a valley in that spine.

Asian Mountains

Daba Shan

The Daba Shan are a range of mountains in central China, through which the Three Gorges of the Yangtze run.

Three Gorges
Approaching the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River.

Three Gorges
Entering the gorges.

Three Gorges
Closer... And then it rained, making photography difficult.

Three Gorges
Down the gorges.

Yuecheng Ling

The Yuecheng Ling are the mountains most often seen in classic Chinese art, they are an old range of granite plutons near the city of Guilin on the Li River.

Side of the River
The mountains rose swiftly from the side of the Li.

Plutons
The plutons, with the surrounding limestone eroded away, stand as gaunt sentinels.

Australian Mountains

	Ayers' Rock In the center of Australia is Ayers' Rock. Not strictly a mountain, but still a climb.
	Olgas The Olgas are nearby. Same geological reasons for creation.

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	Three Gorges Approaching the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River.
	Three Gorges Entering the gorges.
	Three Gorges Closer... And then it rained, making photography difficult.
	Three Gorges Down the gorges.

	Side of the River The mountains rose swiftly from the side of the Li.
	Plutons The plutons, with the surrounding limestone eroded away, stand as gaunt sentinels.