Paradise Park, Mt Hood via Paradise park trail

Official forest service webpage says that this trail is 13 miles round trip, but that is only to reach paradise park loop trail. In my opinion, best part of the hike is paradise park loop. Splitrock is the best stop for lunch. With the loop, this hike is 17 miles roundtrip with around 3000 ft elevation gain.

I took a trip to Grand Teton National Park in June, This picture is from that series. As the sun comes up above the horizon, this barn and the mountain range in the background gets the first light, which is truly amazing. This is my attempt to capture that moment.

Mirroring Sunrise !

Taken at Trillium lake in Oregon. I hoped for bit more clouds when I started driving at 3:30AM in the morning on a working day, instead I got an absolutely clear sky with no wind and perfect reflection in the lake. More than that, I had the entire lake to myself. Nice peaceful moments!