Since “She Who Must Not Be Named” was engrossed in the latest Harry Potter book this past weekend, she basically told me to take a hike. So I did. Here’s the view from the spot where I had lunch on Sunday. 
Nice.
What camera do you take with you on hikes?
This peaks my interest, where is it? Nice pick and the snow looks great, considering we here in southwestern Ontario are into our second day of a extreme heat emergency.
MarkB
Thanks. I’ve got a Panasonic Lumix FZ-20 (5 MP, 12X optical zoom). I scaled this photo down to 640x480 to post it here, though.
It’s the eastern face of Mt. Rainier, taken from Banshee Peak.
There is actually much less snow than usual. Most years, there’s 2 or 3 times more snow in September than we have in July this year. I didn’t even have to carry my ice axe on this hike.
Hm, nice. We don’t get mountains like that though we did a nice walk in the McGillicuddies a few weeks ago (well, we walked up and down the Gap of Dunloe).
Last sunday we drove to East Clare and took a little boat out to Holy Island in Lough Derg. Which was OK too.
southern boy!
so THAT’S what Ranier looks like!
When we were there 3 years ago, it was too foggy to see the top. It was foggy on our ride out to Friday Harbor, too. It was foggy when we drove down the coast to Portland. It’s now a going joke that if you want to see fog, just ask us to be there.
I’ve found that nearly every location has its own charm, even without large mountains. (I say “nearly” because I exclude Dallas, Texas, from that statement. 
) And from the photos you’ve posted at various times, it’s obvious that you’re blessed with an abundance of natural beauty where you live. (That’s a couple more really nice photos, by the way. Thanks for sharing them!)
Cheers,
John
Denny, is that the view from your property? If so, I’m envious. We live too close to Seattle to be able to afford a house with a view of the mountains or the sound. Being able to call it a “view home” bumps the price of a house up considerably around here. :roll:
short answer: yep!
long answer: naw, nobody would read the long answer!
We have only been here a few months… It doesn’t seem real sometimes.
…and it never seems done.
Denny
That’s what the locals want whenever tourists visit. It helps keep people from wanting to move here. 
The best time to visit is generally mid-July through September. Lots of sunshine, though it can get hazy enough to block the grand views. The weather really sucks the rest of the year, though. Yessiree, really, really sucks. You wouldn’t want to live here, with 9 months of continuous drizzle. Nope, not a good place to live.
Where’s the “envy” emoticon?
Man could you imagine reading Harry Potter while you were up there?
Ofcourse I am not complaining at all, having lived most of my life in a city I can relate to the feeling you get looking out of the window and not believing what you see is real. And we do have some nice spots within easy reach, from small seacliffs a few miles away for a quick evening stroll:
to the Cliffs of Moher, less than ten miles away for watching the sun set on a nice evening or a walk along the edge:
Or a good hillwalk up around the Burren, this is around Fanore, fifteen to twenty miles north from here:
For anything approaching mountains though we have to go down to Kerry, here the Gap of Dunloe, a couple of weeks ago on a trip t oKillarney before the main tourist wave:
Obviously I get my share of scenery. And I appreciate more than I can tell you but the only snowcapped mountains I get to see are maybe the Connamara mountains in the distance on the odd frosty morning when I take my son to school during the winter (that view from the school makes the day though). I envy you a bit for it and enjoyed the pic you posted.
(I have been running riot with my new digital camera these past few months, will be returning to the old B&W soon now)
Ah, Peter please don’t! We’re loving the pictures, keep 'em coming.
I can’t go for that new-fangled digital camera stuff. The greatest classical photographers in history used the daguerreotype and that’s good enough for me.
Seriously, though..nice pictures, you guys. I’d love to live in a place with such scenery.
Don’t worry, you seem to fit in quite well where you are
I think the ease of use and the quality (especially the colours) of the digital stuff is briliant. Some subjects are much nicer the old way, can’t beat the texture of a B&W film image.
I’m a pro photographer with a digital SLR setup and everything, but my favorite way to shoot is with an old-school needle match SLR and Illford HP-5 black and white film.
(edited for spelling)