Dean Hebert Photography

 So, what can you photograph when you're in the clouds and visibility is about 10 meters? Anything you can see!

  The forcast was for clouds giving way to sunny periods so I packed up early and headed to the trail. Pierce Lake is a 3-3 1/2 hour hike and another 1 1/2 hours to Upper Pierce Lake. It's a pretty uneventful hike to the first lake, and when I got there the lake was shrouded in clouds, pretty unphotographic.

   I tried a few shots, ate some lunch, then decided to try my luck at the upper lake.

   The trail to Pierce Lake is pretty boring with only 1 or 2 spots that offer photographic opportunities, but the trail to the upper lake has wild flowers, plenty of streams and a nice waterfall. I made some mental notes of spots to try on the way down as it was still socked in. I followed the flagged route out onto a rock field where I lost the trail and was unable to pick it back up. It was close to my turn around time so I headed back and spent some time photographing the little meadow with the waterfall.

   I think the mist(cloud) adds a great feeling to some of the pictures i took, creating a sense of things looming just out of sight.