Road Stripes along the way to Mt. St Helens
This week's Photohunt theme is stripes. Another challenging theme. I was thinking about it today and came up with some pretty boring ideas. I was out driving and then the idea came to me... road stripes!
We visited Mt. St. Helens in July. It was a very hot afternoon when we arrived and the parking lot at Windy Ridge was jammed. So we decided to leave and return early the next morning. Plus the light would be better on the mountain.
We got up early - 7am - and headed up. We made it to the parking lot by 8am on Monday. It was almost empty! And a gorgeous day. We decided to walk up the stairs to the overlook. The morning was cool and it was wonderful. We hiked along the ridge for about an hour before we decided to head back to the camp. It was still deserted. Along the way back we stopped to take a picture of some wildflowers and I was able to capture this picture of the road stripes along the deserted road.
Have a great weekend.
Capturing the wildflowers
Stripes in the empty parking lot at Windy Ridge - Mt St Helens National Monument
Even the steps seem like stripes up the hill
Vista from the trail (click here to see enlarged photo)
Comments (13)
This week's theme seemed so hard until I saw everyone else's ideas. I love you photo that contrasts the flowers and rocks. It looks like Windy Ridge is a place to enjoy without the crowds. Glad you found some solitude.
Posted by maya | October 8, 2010 10:52 PM
Posted on October 8, 2010 22:52
Woah -- great pics. And what a well maintained road it is! :)
Posted by YTSL | October 9, 2010 2:54 AM
Posted on October 9, 2010 02:54
Wow what beautiful scenery. It's amazing how nature regenerates! Have a great weekend
Posted by jams o donnell | October 9, 2010 7:37 AM
Posted on October 9, 2010 07:37
It's been fun to see all the different takes on this theme. Your photos are breath-taking! I love the perspective in the first one. Have a great weekend.
Posted by Annie | October 9, 2010 7:47 AM
Posted on October 9, 2010 07:47
Nice post on the theme. Well done.
http://thepaganeye.blogspot.com/2010/10/photo-hunter-stripes.html
Posted by pagan sphinx, MA USA | October 9, 2010 7:57 AM
Posted on October 9, 2010 07:57
Fantastic sequence of photographs. I'm so glad you showed us this beautiful trip for the stripes theme.
Posted by Carver | October 9, 2010 8:46 AM
Posted on October 9, 2010 08:46
love this post. i'm into roads and roadways and drive by shooting so this set speaks to me.
Posted by Ewok | October 9, 2010 9:01 AM
Posted on October 9, 2010 09:01
Marta, These photos are fantastic! They not only follow the theme for stripes but really show off the beauty of Mt St Helens, and Washington State!!!!
Thanks for stopping by, have a happy weekend.
Posted by SandraK | October 9, 2010 2:23 PM
Posted on October 9, 2010 14:23
The photo in the header would have worked brilliantly as well! I hope that you have a brilliant weekend.
Posted by Jerry | October 9, 2010 3:44 PM
Posted on October 9, 2010 15:44
Fantastic scenery and great shots!
Posted by Mar | October 9, 2010 11:01 PM
Posted on October 9, 2010 23:01
Hi Marta, your photos are all so beautiful and a perfect choice for this week's theme. I love the angle on that first photo too. Lots of strips in that empty parking lot. The wild flowers are really pretty. It definitely pays to be early risers.
Have a great weekend.
Posted by Kathy (Trekcapri) | October 10, 2010 5:25 AM
Posted on October 10, 2010 05:25
Love your choice this week. Great photos! The first one really makes you feel like you are moving down the road. I am finally back (or at least will be trying to blog again - hard once you stop) and went with a road stripes photo also.
Posted by girasoli | October 11, 2010 8:33 PM
Posted on October 11, 2010 20:33
Beautiful! I've always wanted to go here after Mt. St. Helens erupted when I was a kid spreading ashes hundreds of miles away.
Posted by Expat in Germany | October 14, 2010 7:41 AM
Posted on October 14, 2010 07:41