Lone Eagle

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Posted by Bob Dent on July 10, 2011 at 10:14 PM

A few weeks ago I hiked up to Mirror Lake in what turned out to be a miserable trek. The last few miles were in soft snow, which combined with my heavy pack, made for an afternoon of tremendous fun climbing my way out of waist deep snow or just trying not to fall from the slick footing. Then when I got to the lake, it was still mostly frozen over. That ultimately turned out to be not such a bad thing as there was some interesting things happening in the thawing ice. Anyway, this was one of the last shots of the evening.

A few more here.

Posted by Koveh Tavakkol on July 10, 2011 at 10:26 PM

One of my favorite locations Bob. This looks great! I really love the color in the foreground ice.

Posted by Todd Caudle on July 10, 2011 at 10:27 PM

Those are excellent, Bob! You can either go when all the snow is melted and take the same shots as everyone else who's been up there, or you can do what you did and come home with some truly fresh photos of a familiar place.

Posted by Morris McClung on July 10, 2011 at 11:31 PM

Wow those are crazy good! I do like this one the best, but hard to pick a fave out of those.

Posted by Sarah Marino on July 11, 2011 at 12:12 AM

Bob - this is a beautiful collection! Wow. I really like the first one on your website. The ice and the cloud really make that one stand out for me. Even if the hike was not fun, it was well worth it to get these gems.

Posted by Bill Pelzmann on July 11, 2011 at 1:38 AM

Definitely worth the extra effort.

Posted by Kalin Wilson on July 11, 2011 at 2:54 AM

Great collection, Bob! Worth the effort and discomfort. I like the post here and the vertical b&w. The leading line of the thawed lake is perfect!
Glad to see you posting! I hope you are feeling well and will be out and about a lot this year!

Posted by Scott Bacon on July 11, 2011 at 9:00 AM

One of my favorite locations, too. Fantastic collection. Beautiful conditions - that ring of open water is really cool.

Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on July 11, 2011 at 10:53 AM

Very nice collection

Posted by Don Grall on July 11, 2011 at 10:54 AM

Kudos to you for enduring the hike! But, wow, it was worth it, spectacular shots, love the icy reflections, my favorite was hard to pick but I think the vertical one with the reflection is simply mind blowing.

Posted by John Mumaw on July 11, 2011 at 1:11 PM

Your miserable sounding slog really paid off well, Bob. I really like this and 'Mirror of Ice'!
I'm glad someone else goes to all of this trouble to bring us such gorgeous views.

Posted by Dean Sauskojus on July 11, 2011 at 3:26 PM

I'd say worth the pain in the but to get to. Great shot Bob. I really enjoy the yellow and blue colors. Well done!

Posted by Paul Wegemann on July 12, 2011 at 8:33 AM

Beautiful work, Bob! Truly unique images of this place.