arlen Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 The self help section at Powell's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dberdinka Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 Confluence of Coyote Gulch and The Escalante River. There is no place more peaceful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 hah I was going to say the confluence of Horse Canyon and The Escalante River Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyclimb Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 Gore range: mt. powell Durango,co Squamish peter lougheed provincial park(height of the rockies) little wild horse canyon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinfox Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 Enchantments Plateau nice one Greg. Â Â Just about any alpine summit in WA/BC/AK or Sierra with a view, a breeze, and some peace. Â WA Pass/Methow Valley, WA Â Any of the few remaining redwood groves in N. CA/S. OR (big trees are ) Â A secret high alpine meadow on the west side of Pike's Peak in Colorado (I used to work + live on top) Â Feather River Wilderness, CA (Bears and real wilderness!) Â Kenai Penninsula, AK Â Most of SE AK and Yukon are special to me (the small parts of them that I have seen) Â Â No one has mentioned Yosemite/Tuolumne??? Too crowded? Tourists turn you off? Â Â Nice post Mr.E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelle Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 1) My favorite little ledge on the approach hike to Snake Dike in Yos, great view, no tourists and great sounds of the river when the falls are running. 2) the boulders below Thin Fingers at Index 3) the Methow valley here in WA 4) the valley around Joseph/Enterprise, OR 5) Prosser, CA 6) Polish Glacier base camp on Aconcagua 7) Tambopaxi hacienda in Cotopaxi Nat'l park in Ecuador Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 Any trail around Cortina. The Baltoro Glacier up to Concordia after Paiyu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figger_Eight Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 Mt. Rainier - watching the sunrise from up high. Smith Rocks - sitting around a campfire at Grasslands with your best buds. Canadian Rockies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minx Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 any place w/o people at sunrise. Â galloping through wheat fields in e. wa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandora Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 Summit of Rainier - alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 any place w/o people at sunrise. I'd even include people at sunrise. Early morning the worlds peaceful, and everyone seems willing to let everyone be. Early Morning's especially cool with the car pointed at a far away destination filled with the unknown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg_W Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 Summit of Rainier - alone  No surprise there, sugar. You're like the new Dan Larsen of cc.com...the next generation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figger_Eight Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 And, oh yeah...Hooters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_Simpkins Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 The rock ridge on Baker on the way to Camp Kiser on a cloudy day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Early morning the worlds peaceful, and everyone seems willing to let everyone be. Early Morning's especially cool with the car pointed at a far away destination filled with the unknown  Just for the sake of argument, there, CJF, I'll say I think sunset is a better time of day, for me, for "feeling the power." Whenever I'm out and about at sunrise in the mountains, I'm on my way to climb or ski something. Usually, this means I don't feel that I have time to sit there and admire the sunrise. The power I'm feeling is the buzz from my third cup of coffee and it's time to go! At sunset, however, I'm often done with the day's big project. My secret campsite on XXXXX Mountain, at sunset -- that's the power spot!!!  In response to the post asking about Yosemite, I'd say ElCap Meadows is pretty nifty place to admire the power of granite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klenke Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Enjoying a vibrant sunset from Little Jack (next to Jack Mountain) was a special time and place for me. We had ample time in excellent temperatures to discuss the meaning of life and other philosophical points while sitting there taking in the awe of the N. Cascades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken4ord Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 I find my power place where ever I encounter nature in it's raw form. Where there are no human trail, no carins, no pavement, no antenas, no radio, nothing manmade. I love the feeling of letting my senses take over and escaping thought, the feel of warm rock, the smell of the ocean, the sight of a sunset, the sounds of wild animals, the taste of fresh blackberries. That's where I find my power. So far it has been in all sorts of locations across the US, Canada, and Mexico. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Toleak Point, when nobody is around, is quite a magical place. That'd be one of those "raw earth" type places. Â In ElCap meadows, the sheer mass of the Captain and Middle Cathedral Rock is so overpowering, the tourist busses and gapers seem not to matter. Get out of your car and walk down by the river with lawn chair and a glass of wine. Despite all the development, Yosemite rocks!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronB Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Early morning the worlds peaceful, and everyone seems willing to let everyone be. Early Morning's especially cool with the car pointed at a far away destination filled with the unknown   Just for the sake of argument, there, CJF, I'll say I think sunset is a better time of day, for me, for "feeling the power." Whenever I'm out and about at sunrise in the mountains, I'm on my way to climb or ski something. Usually, this means I don't feel that I have time to sit there and admire the sunrise. The power I'm feeling is the buzz from my third cup of coffee and it's time to go! At sunset, however, I'm often done with the day's big project. My secret campsite on XXXXX Mountain, at sunset -- that's the power spot!!!   Take a moment sometime. To just stop everything, and sit and enjoy a beautiful sunrise, and feel the power it has to make you know that whatever shit you encounter throughout the day, it will be there for at least 14 more hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMo Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Marble Creek Cirque, the perfect grass flat under Early AM Spire Marmot Skull Meadows, across the way at the head of Sibley Creek The Perfect Place, near Index Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryland_moore Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Anywhere in the Pasayten Wilderness Mirador overlooking the Torres del Paine Camp Poincenot overlooking Cerro Fitzroy and Torrey with no climbers in the camp high camp on East side of Mt. Moran, Tetons Cirque of the Towers, Wind River Range, WY Summit of Denali - total tear jerker high camp on Sahale Peak with no one but your gal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 AK. That place is powerful, and not nescessarily in a pleasant way (although I very much enjoyed being there.) When I drove across the tok river between Tok and Delta for the first time, my jaw dropped. I'd never seen such a HUGE river. HUGE. And it was over and over like that: nature in bold face. The expanses of uninterupted black spruce and marshy grassland. Highways that when on for long stretches w/o any (ok, VERY little) development. (Then to think about western AK... that place must be really remote!) Anyways, it's somewhat imposing. I didn't really feel totally at ease there, I think in part, due to how raw the places is. But it felt cool to be out of place, I really appreciated the immensity of it.   http://www.virtualguidebooks.com/Alaska/SouthCentralAlaska/GlennHighway/MatanuskaBraided.html  http://www.virtualguidebooks.com/Alaska/SoutheasternAlaska/Hyder/HyderCauseway.html  http://www.virtualguidebooks.com/Alaska/AlaskaInterior/ParksHighway/ParksHwyNenanaRiver.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 high camp on Sahale Peak  That spot rocks! (at least until you have to fend off the marmots that invade your little rock forts.) I've always thought it'd be a great place for a snowball fight, everyone's already got their own pre-made base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foraker Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Southern Alps of New Zealand. :-) Alaska, because I grew up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancegranite Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Driving east on Hwy 2 past Zeke's drive in, cup of coffee in the holder.... loading a bowl. Life is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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