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valleyrogue

(2,173 posts)
Sat May 24, 2025, 01:18 PM May 24

Highway 89 Near McCloud, California

Taken August of 2023. I always wanted to get a picture of Mt. Shasta from this angle, and I finally had a clear enough road to take it.

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Highway 89 Near McCloud, California (Original Post) valleyrogue May 24 OP
WOW!! That's gorgeous 💕 SaveOurDemocracy May 24 #1
Wow, that was definitely worth the wait! Stunning view of that gorgeous mountain! CaliforniaPeggy May 24 #2
Absolutely breathtaking! Diamond_Dog May 24 #3
Stunning shot. yorkster May 24 #4
Wow! Alliepoo May 24 #5
"" AllaN01Bear May 24 #6
I'm living in the wrong part of the state. Dem2theMax May 24 #7
What a perfect photo JMCKUSICK May 24 #8
Stunning KT2000 May 24 #9
That is an absolutely beautiful picture. MIButterfly May 24 #10
You could make a set of cards or postcards out of this photo calimary May 24 #11
Not rain. Kind of like the heat or something from the road or whatever it is that causes it. n/t valleyrogue May 24 #17
How can anyone not want to Mtnmama May 24 #12
Great shot! Grumpy Old Guy May 24 #13
Nice. Old Crank May 24 #14
Fantastic! ShazzieB May 24 #15
Great picture IbogaProject May 24 #16
Oh My! NCgayguy May 24 #18

CaliforniaPeggy

(154,388 posts)
2. Wow, that was definitely worth the wait! Stunning view of that gorgeous mountain!
Sat May 24, 2025, 01:34 PM
May 24

Thanks for sharing it, my dear valleyrogue.

yorkster

(3,230 posts)
4. Stunning shot.
Sat May 24, 2025, 01:54 PM
May 24

Was in California for the first time several years ago. Went with a group to Mt. Lassen and Shasta Dam. Saw the mountain in the distance. Knew of course it was Mt. Shasta, but didn't know why it looked so familiar. Of course, it was Shasta soda from my 50s childhood, the ginger ale probably. A mundane memory source. I think it was glass bottles, .but what a powerful mountain. Would love to see it again, even from afar.
Thanks for this - beautiful.

Dem2theMax

(10,738 posts)
7. I'm living in the wrong part of the state.
Sat May 24, 2025, 02:48 PM
May 24

That is beyond gorgeous.
Makes me want to pack up and move.
If only I could afford to!

MIButterfly

(710 posts)
10. That is an absolutely beautiful picture.
Sat May 24, 2025, 03:14 PM
May 24

I agree with the poster above who said it's breathtaking. Nice work, valleyrogue!

calimary

(86,866 posts)
11. You could make a set of cards or postcards out of this photo
Sat May 24, 2025, 03:14 PM
May 24

and give them as gifts for Christmas.

And all you’d have to do for the back of the postcard is the location:
Highway 89 Near McCloud, California

Spectacular photo of a spectacular mountain!!!

AND with an added bonus: a empty roadway and green surroundings. You can almost “hear the quiet”. Is that rain on the pavement ahead? And all those magnificent trees!

SPECTACULAR shot! The simplicity is just absolutely ravishing! WELL DONE, valleyrogue!!!

valleyrogue

(2,173 posts)
17. Not rain. Kind of like the heat or something from the road or whatever it is that causes it. n/t
Sat May 24, 2025, 05:04 PM
May 24

ShazzieB

(21,057 posts)
15. Fantastic!
Sat May 24, 2025, 04:01 PM
May 24

I can well understand why you wanted to get a shot from that angle. That is absolutely breathtaking!

NCgayguy

(196 posts)
18. Oh My!
Sat May 24, 2025, 05:44 PM
May 24

Dear Valleyrogue,

Do you ever take a bad photo? You really need to work on putting out Photo Books. They would sell like hotcakes!

I would love to see all those trees covered in Christmas Lights! I would like to say I can't imagine a more beautiful sight but somehow I think you are going to amaze me real soon! Wow!

I admire your work. So many of you in this forum are so talented and gifted. It's always on honor when you folks share them with us!

Thank you!

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