Mount Rainier Sunset from the Air

 

Image 1: Mount Rainier from the Air

Returning from a trip to Seattle, Washington State, (USA), I took an eastbound flight near sunset.  The timing ended up being perfect for catching these sunset images of Mount Rainier from the airplane.

Image 2: Mount Rainier.

The clouds were lower than Mount Rainier's peak, and made the view seem like a fantasy landscape.  There is another mountain peak on the right in the photo, barely visible, that I only noticed when reviewing my photos.  Maybe Mount Saint Helen?    

Image 3: Mount Rainier at Sunset

The changing sunset as the plane raced forward allowed me the telephoto view, above, of Mount Rainier at sunset.      

Image 4: Smoke from airplane

The same sunset lit up these different "clouds".  Smoke?

  

Image 5: Forest fire from airplane

Unfortunately I confirmed it was smoke when I saw a forest fire from the air, a new first for me.  Sadness followed a wonderful view.

Image 6: Mount Rainier at Sunset

Image 6 is about 3 minutes after Image 1, showing the colors had really changed.  Also, now another peak is visible on the left.  Perhaps Mount Adams?

 

I had pointed out Mount Rainer to two 20-30 somethings sitting next to me, and also the forest fire.  What resulted was a fantastic four hour conversation that ranged on topics far and wide.  It was one of the best flight experiences - despite the forest fire. 

 

The two left me with this quote which I wrote down - 

"Sharing tea with a stranger 
is one of life's true delights"  

- from The Last Airbender. 

Notes: I tried to keep the colors true to the photos taken as I remember them and as the camera recorded them on September 25, 2025.  The coloration in Image 4 and 5 are due to the sunset coloring the clouds.  Mount Rainier is 14,411 feet high; Mount Saint Helen is now 8634 feet; Mount Adams is 12276 feet high.  I'm not at all positive that the other mountains are correctly identified, let me know if you can identify them.

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