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You are Not Alone
Black Tusk in Garibaldi Provincial Park
Prints with white border.
This photo is very memorable for me. I had intended to camp on Panorama ridge during an arctic outflow, which caused the temperatures to drop, along with some 55Kph winds. As I summited Panorama ridge, I knew there was no way I was going to camp there, the winds were too strong to get my tent up, and it would be challenging to get my stove going and cook. I really wanted to catch the sunrise from there. On top of that, I hadn't accounted for the wind chill, and my heavier gloves were burreid deep in my pack, and this is the first time I ever felt my hands start to lose feeling from the cold and become non functional. I rapidly descended, marveling at the sunset at the same time, and jumped in a pit someone had dug, glad for a break from the wind while I pulled my heavier gloves out and added some handwarmers to them too. I desceneded further and tried to get my tent up but strong gusts still made their way through. I descended further to the base of the ridge, and finally got my tent up, using snow anchors for the first time as some gusts still made it to the tent.
I made dinner and got into my sleeping bag, full and warm and fell asleep. Around 4am I wokeup, and it was quiet. I finally had an opportunity to take some photos, so I began to experiment with what I liked. This photo is the result.
A 17 minute long exposure of the famous Black Tusk, capturing the ever present stars in motion above, keeping me company in the wild.