Mountains
Mountains are grand and dangerous. Opposite of the city—few people, untamed nature. They put us in our place, remind us how small, weak, fragile we are. That’s good for the soul. And so is the majestic beauty. It lifts our eyes and hearts up toward the creator.
Banner peak in dawn light. Taken from a spectacular campsite while backpacking the John Muir Trail from High Trail (Agnew Meadows) to Tuolumne.
The famous Eiger Monch and Jungfrau peaks in evening light (with Mannlichen in the foreground) from Schynige Platte
Duddeon Valley in England's Lake District from part way up the Trinity Slabs (VD) climb.
Eiger, Monch, and Jungfrau during a rare parting of clouds
Mt. Kathadin in winter from frozen Chimney Pond
Matterhorn and Moon from Zermatt city square during (another) rare and fleeting parting of clouds
A late afternoon thunderstorm blows toward Jenny Lake, observed from the apex on Teewinot
