Climbing out of the Clouds on Sahale Peak: 8x10 Open Edition Matted Print

Climbing out of the Clouds on Sahale Peak: 8x10 Open Edition Matted PrintWhile the obvious and iconic lines to the main summits of the Cascade Mountains have long been established, there is still much room for innovation on lesser known aspects or features. Here, Forest McBrian climbs above the fog while pioneering a first ascent of a route called Klone Kalitan on a set of towers above the Quien Sabe Glacier on Sahale Peak. Open Edition 8x10 Matted Print hand signed and ready for an 11x14 frame. Price is for the unframed

Tru-Vue Museum Optium Acrylic Plexiglass and hand-stained ebony walnut hardwood frame

Maianthemum dilatatum - Arriving as one of the first flowers to penetrate the forest floor in early spring

the snow softens to springlike perfection

and gave depth and dimension to the amazing topography stretching all the way to the rugged peaks of North Cascades National Park

Steamboat Prow towers over the surrounding glaciers and valley clouds

known as the East Couloir

Gymnocarpium dryopteris - The individual plants grow at spaced intervals along the long rhizomes and usually grow in large colonies

the spiraled shoots unfurl to reveal glossy heart-shaped leaves which broaden to blanket sections of the ground before shooting up delicate star-shaped white flowers

Looking north over the fantasy land of the Jade Lake basin

In one of the great juxtapositions of the Snoqualmie mountains

Time for a cup of tea and a reroute to some shadier slopes

two features dominate the view