Pine Mountain
#1
Posted 15 August 2011 - 06:34 PM
I call it the Summer Solstice Summit because that's where I usually go with friends to view the sunset on the summer solstice (though we didn't this year), a tradition of many-a-year. It's also known as the "Launch Summit" 'cause it seems to be a favorite launch spot for para-gliders....which is why there's a wind-sock on the summit knob. (for some reason, even the 24k-scale topo maps don't show that the road leads up to the base of that summit. It's like that 4x4 road has been drawn SE of it's true location, which actually takes off at the apex of the hairpin turn)
I think I'll have broadband access up there, so I may upload any worthwhile photos from there.
I may also head over to what I call the "Radio Summit", so-called because of all the radio (microwave and cellular) towers and radio shacks up there. With all that technology humming it's not exactly a wilderness experience...but it does have a mighty-fine view to the south/east (as well as north).
Later...
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#2
Posted 15 August 2011 - 08:04 PM
I use Backcountry Navigator which can use MyTopo.com for on or offline mapping, but it doesn't allow me to cut & paste as it appears you have done.
Have a great trip and good shooting!
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#3
Posted 15 August 2011 - 08:33 PM
Andy -Nice pre-post, Mark. How do you get those topo's online? Jpegs? From what source?
I use Backcountry Navigator which can use MyTopo.com for on or offline mapping, but it doesn't allow me to cut & paste as it appears you have done.
Have a great trip and good shooting!
I use National Geographic TOPO! State Series -- the CD sets, one set of 8 -10 CDs for each state (~$80-$100/state). Over the years I've bought a set for each/all of the Western states, and I've copied them all to the harddrive in my laptop, so they're always with me when traveling. Each map has 5 levels of zoom, each corresponding to the scale of a "real" map (e.g., 1:24,000). There's a function for selecting a region (draw a rectangle) and copying to the clipboard, etc. The only downside is that these are "dumb" maps -- just bitmaps, really, (rather than a smart GIS format) -- scans of the USGS series' (24k, 100k, etc.) I should add that the maps are "aware" of the elevation of wherever your cursor is, so they're not completely "dumb".
Of course, whatever source puts a map on your screen, in Windows OS you can always do the [Shift] [PrtSc] (that is, print screen), which copies the whole computer screen to the clipboard from which you can paste into whatever image editor your want and crop/edit...as I'm sure you know, but maybe somebody else doesn't.
It's clouding up now...but I'm hoping that leads to dramatic skies -- maybe thunderstorms -- and not just flat overcast. Anyway, tomorrow and the rest of the week are supposed to be clear, and I'm still heading out, in any case.
- Mark
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#4
Posted 15 August 2011 - 10:03 PM
I use Screen Hunter, it's free and has all the features for capturing any part you want from a computer screen. The technique I like the best is the rectangular capture tool... just drag the size and shape of rectangle you want. You can specify to save to your clipboard or to your hard drive and also choose the exact folder you want to store the image to.Of course, whatever source puts a map on your screen, in Windows OS you can always do the [Shift] [PrtSc] (that is, print screen), which copies the whole computer screen to the clipboard from which you can paste into whatever image editor your want and crop/edit...as I'm sure you know, but maybe somebody else doesn't.
- Mark
#5
Posted 15 August 2011 - 10:14 PM
And if you have Windows 7 there's a function built into the OS, called "Snipping Tool" (under Start>Accessories), that sounds similar to Screen Hunter.I use Screen Hunter
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#6
Posted 15 August 2011 - 10:34 PM
And if you have Windows 7 there's a function built into the OS, called "Snipping Tool" (under Start>Accessories), that sounds similar to Screen Hunter.
Thank you I did not know about Snipping Tool I just pined to my task bar.
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#7
Posted 15 August 2011 - 11:48 PM
Awe, and I just bought SnagIt for this very purpose! Ah well, a business expense.And if you have Windows 7 there's a function built into the OS, called "Snipping Tool" (under Start>Accessories), that sounds similar to Screen Hunter.
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#8
Posted 16 August 2011 - 03:47 AM
Mike
#10
Posted 16 August 2011 - 09:00 PM
Anyway...
A few "getting there" photos -- mostly for simimike's benefit, to try to make up for my crappy directions.
The turn-off from US Highway 20 at the ruins of Millican, 26 miles east of Bend:
The road that leads to the Observatory, though that's on a different summit than my destination. I'm headed to the obvious pointy peak (which is the true summit):
Much of the Ponderosa Pine forest on Pine Mt. is open and park-like with little understory. This is the 2-track that leads to my destination (after turning off the main road):
The beautiful, flat saddle -- 250 feet below the summit knob -- where I come to watch the summer solstice sunset most years and where I'm camping. My truck is pointing west-ish, overlooking the Millican Valley 2000+ feet below, and west to Horse Ridge, Bend and the Cascades in the distance:
I shot a couple of 360° panoramas from the summit knob last night and one this morning. They're too big and wrong format to post here, but I'll post links to them.
Here's a thumbnail snapshot from one of them -- "pre-sunset":
Here's a link to the full 360° rotatable "pre-sunset" panorama. You need Quicktime viewer/player to open/view it and the file is 3MB in size.
More later.
- Mark
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