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The "Cloud" that eventually chased us off of the summit just kept getting bigger and bigger but yet, it had a beauty all of its own. Nevertheless, I did keep an eye on it as I hurried for the summit. July 3, 2004

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sierradiscgolfer

Nice Clouds!

Voted 10/10

Great shot of the forming mass. I personally love clouds and don't mind the rain. But I do draw the line at thunder and lightening on summits.

Posted Jul 12, 2004 1:42 pm


	Dean	Re: Nice Clouds!
	Hasn't voted	Thanks for the compliment. This was an incredible cloud and it wasn't like anything I'd ever seen before as it just seemed to form off the flank of Shasta and it just kept getting bigger and bigger. Actually, it was pretty neat (in retrospect)
		Posted Jul 13, 2004 1:49 am

Cornvallis

Very nice

Hasn't voted

Great shot Dean. As we drove down I-5 that morning I watched those things grow. We were sitting in a caffe in down town Mt. Shasta and you could actually see those clouds rising up and swallowing the top of the mountain. I actullay said to Shelby, "Well if Dean and Bob are up there they must have a great view of those clouds from above."

Posted Jul 13, 2004 2:08 am


	Dean	Re: Very nice
	Hasn't voted	Thanks Tom, it'd be cool if you had a picture of that from below. Probably no such luck. Here's the full story on our climb, as slightly dramatized by myself. ; ))
		Posted Jul 13, 2004 9:00 am


	Cornvallis	Re: Very nice
	Hasn't voted	Sorry Dean. I didn't break out the camera until the clouds completely overtook the mountain. Wish I would have though.
		Posted Jul 13, 2004 7:44 pm

Luciano136

Scary

Voted 10/10

Hey Dean,

That's an awesome picture! Must've been scary at the same time. If hell breaks lose at 14k...

Posted Jun 25, 2006 9:13 pm


	Dean	Re: Scary
	Hasn't voted	Thanks for the comment on the picture. A ranger chased everyone else off the peak just after we got to the summit. The electrical storm never materialized but he was taking no chances. I felt bad for those who almost made the summit but were turned back. Still, had it turned into an electrical storm......
		Posted Jun 26, 2006 11:42 am