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Re: [OM] Misty Mountains in California, where and when to go?

Subject: Re: [OM] Misty Mountains in California, where and when to go?
From: Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:53:51 -0500
Ooohhhh! Nice. I liked the third cloud picture because it reminded me  
of surf, in an abstract sort of way.

--Bob Whitmire
"Art's just fart without the eff."
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On Nov 14, 2009, at 7:05 AM, Moose wrote:

> Richard Man wrote:
>> Looking for Smaug :-)
>>
>> What good mountains in California and time of day have good mists?
>>
>
> If you are just looking for a soft, but fairly even, misty look, just
> drive along the coastal mountains to the West of you on summer  
> mornings
> or evenings. This and a number of following shots in the gallery show
> the fog from above, but it's easy enough to get down into it.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=MandM/PescaderoCoastalHills&image=_MG_4443rotii.jpg
>  
> >
>
> If you want bits of cloud hanging out among trees on steepish slopes,
> the coast range provides that during winter storms. The range from  
> South
> of you down to Santa Cruz and North into Sonoma County can provide  
> that
> look between spates of serious rain when the clouds are low. I think
> I've got some shots of that, but not sure where. You have to just wait
> for the weather, get in the car and go look around. I remember some  
> good
> clouds on the way through the Forrestville area one winter.
>
> Again in the winter, the Sierras often provide nice misty mountains,  
> but
> again, it's pot luck just when it may occur. In Yosemite Valley at the
> end of April 2002, we hit all sorts of weather, from heavy, low  
> overcast
> and rain to bright sun. There were some good clouds hanging around in
> the valley at times.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Travel/Yosemite 
> >
>
> Pretty much the same things are true of the coast ranges, Cascades and
> Olympics right on up into the top of Washington, but there are  
> plenty of
> opportunities closer to home.

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