Aspen Trunks glow at twilight on Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Author Archives: Starlisa Black Photography
Clouds Eating the Mountain
The mountain is all gone!
2019 Autumn Slideshow
Autumn in the Cascades and nearby is so wonderful to behold. Here we have random fall images primarily from Mount Adams to the Columbia River. Enjoy!
Forest Management vs. Logging
In my 20s and 30s I was an environmentalist doing protests to stop clear cutting. Now in my 60s i realize the pendulum swung too far the other way. Before the human population grew so much in this country, natural lightning caused fires would clear out diseased forests, and create clearings where huckleberries and elkContinue reading “Forest Management vs. Logging”
Fire Boss details
Tour of the water scooper plane, Air Tanker Fire Boss 205, the N10122, complete with many photos.
Fire Boss N10122
The sight of a Air Tanker Fire Boss at work during fire season can be nerve wracking or comforting depending on the situation! This one flown by Donnie Mac, an AT-802 model (N10122), was doing an early season public awareness run (Proficiency Flight). Donnie had planned to do some water scooping alongside the island butContinue reading “Fire Boss N10122”
Dreamily Dazzled Delights Mount Adams shrouded in Storm cloud Sunset Glory recently. Mother Nature is still the best artist!
Mount Adams From a different point of view
I was up in the hills west of Mount Adams Tuesday 8/21/2019 and it was cloudy but the mountain was visible. There were interesting textures to the clouds so I stuck around at a fewpoint until sunset. For some foolish reason I didn’t have my camera with me, but I did get a few PhotosContinue reading “Mount Adams From a different point of view”
Thus Dreams the Heart
Sweetly dreams the wayward child, As Love surrounds their sleeping form. Journey on through night so mild, Unfolds a world so soft and warm. Dancing clouds delight the eye, Swimming high above the Bay. The child laughs and wonders why, Then joins in flight and joyous play! ~Starlisa Black 19 August 2019
Lenticular show
November 15, 2018 was amazing, lines of mountain wave clouds, stacks of lenticular clouds like ducklings in a row. One stack at the top of each wave of fast moving air. I raced to my favorite spot, over looking Mount Adams, and found this scene. enjoy! VOTE for your top 3 pics! #1 #2 #3Continue reading “Lenticular show”
