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Gigapixel view from atop Raven Ridge (elev. 8,580') in the Sawtooth Ridge area of the North Cascades in Washington state. The peak is easily accessible from Crater Lake below & has a fantastic 360 degree view, especially this time of year when all the larches are in full autumn color. Here you can see Mt. Bigelow immediately to the south, Oval Peak to the west looking like a broad talus hill, & Hoodoo Peak immediately to the north. Distant views span from Mt. Daniel way in the distant south to the top of Glacier Peak, Mount Maude & Seven Finger Jack area, plus Buckner Mountain & other peaks in the massif. From this summit, it is quite apparant that a higher summit is in close proximity just to the east. It is about 10' higher than where I'm standing, marking the true summit (even though most maps indicate this as the high point), yet from here I think this view is better.
Gigapixel panorama (1.305 gigapixels), 250 photos, 51080x25540 pixels
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The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.