John Scurlock
@johnscurlock.bsky.social
Aerial photography of mountains and glaciers across western North America
The Green River, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area in Wyoming, from a flight yesterday, Colorado to Idaho. The view looks southwesterly and was made from an altitude of 10,500’ #photography #aerialphotography
At the No Kings demonstration on the Bainbridge Island to Seattle ferry this morning #nokings #pacificnorthwest
The Americans Who Left www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/w... #Canada #Vietnam #VietnamWar #resisters #pacifists
America’s Vietnam War Opponents Who Fled to Canada Reflect on the Past and Future
Some of the United States’ Vietnam War opponents found refuge in Canada. Fifty years after the end of the war, they’re still worried about the future.
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Sherman Crater, the volcano Mount Baker, the North Cascades, Washington State. The view looks northwesterly, with the San Juan Islands, the Salish Sea, and Vancouver Island in the distance. #photography #aerialphotography #landscapephotography #mountains #blackamdwhitephotography
The upper Hoh River, looking west to the Pacific Ocean, Olympic National Park. In this view, clouds cover the coast and the sea. #photography #landscapephotography #aerialphotography #blackandwhitephotography
Tsar Mountain is one of the jewels of the Clemenceau Icefield, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia. Remote and seldom-visited, Tsar is one of the most beautiful peaks in the range. #photography #landscapephotography #canadianrockies #mountains #aerialphotography
Elaho Mountain and the Plateau Icefield, in the southern Coast Mountains of British Columbia. This heavily glaciated region sits ~90 kilometers north of Powell River, BC. Seldom visited, it’s truly wild and lonesome country. #photography #wilderness #aerialphotography #landscapephotography
Mount Robson’s north face, sunlit here, has been skied twice. It’s one of the so-called Fifty Classic Ski Descents Of North America, arguably singular in its difficulty. Robson’s amazing Emperor Face is seen also, at right, partly shaded. #photography #canadianrockies #mountains #aerialphotography
The exquisite northwest face of Forbidden Peak, North Cascades National Park. The north ridge is at center/left, and Eve’s Arete rises directly to the summit from lower right. Boston Peak is sunlit at left background. #photography #landscapephotography #mountains #aerialphotography
You will not return from these mountains unchanged. Mount Waddington, the southern Coast Mountains of British Columbia. #photography #aerialphotography #canada #landscapephotography
Spire Point to Dome Peak, Glacier Peak Wilderness - one of the great alpine settings in the North Cascade range of Washington state. #photography #aerialphotography #landscapephotography #mountains
Mount Columbia, the great sentinel of the western Columbia Icefield. The view looks to the east. The main body of the Columbia Icefield is at left. Another Rockies titan, Mount Bryce, is seen at right distance. #canadianrockies #photography #aerialphotography #landscapephotography #canada
The Tiedemann group, in the Waddington range of the southern Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. At left is Combatant, with Tiedemann at center and Asperity at right. The Serras are at far right. The view looks northerly. #photography #landscapephotography #mountains #aerialphotography
The volcano Mount Baker at dawn in the North Cascades of Washington State. The view looks to the south. #photography #aerialphotograpy #blackandwhitephotography
Climbers ascending the north ridge of the volcano Mount Baker, Mount Baker Wilderness, the North Cascades of Washington state. #landscapephotography #photography #blackandwhitephotography #aerialphotography
An afternoon visit with Mount Shuksan, North Cascades National Park, with Mount Baker in the background. #landscapephotography #photography #blackandwhitephotography #aerialphotography #mountains
The north face of Mount Alberta, Jasper National Park, Canadian Rockies. #photography #landscapephotography #aerialphotography #mountains