A Campfire at the Base of Mt.Hood

What you're viewing isn't the Lonely Mountain from The Hobbit. This is Mt. Hood— one of many stratovolcanoes that reside in the Cascade Volcanic Arc of the Pacific Northwest. I spent a summer camping in the woods surrounding this volcano and it was an experience I won't soon forget. Unfortunately, my actual camera was out of commission when I took this trip due to a dirty sensor with no way to properly clean it. However, I feel my iPhone did a decent job.

Any support would be greatly appreciated! I'm currently looking to reinvest some of my Steemit earnings towards a new camera to take more scenic photos and time-lapses. This summer I'll be taking a cross country road trip that will span 7000 miles (11,265 km) and I want to be able to document it with the best equipment I can afford. It's my hope that the scenes I capture on that trip will fund my adventure, while also bolstering my geological surveys I post on Steemit.

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