Robert Swanson's photos with the keyword: mountain

We took hundreds (and more) of photos of the amazing sunrises we saw from our Maui house. The road up to Haleakala makes an illuminated "snake" during this lovely sunrise. Taken in 2005. Image processed with GIMP.

Taken during the long sunset as we sailed the Inside Passage from Alaska to British Columbia. Image Processed with GIMP.

Taken during the long sunset as we sailed the Inside Passage from Alaska to British Columbia. Image Processed with GIMP.

Santuario di Santa Rosalia, outside of Palermo. We visited this area as part of a local tour. The views in this area are wonderful, high above the noise and crowds of Palermo itself. I found Sicily to be a fascinating section of our cruise, and enjoyed all of our shore visits. Image processed with GIMP.

Taken on a road trip several years ago. We now live in South Dakota. Image processed with GIMP.

A view down the cliff from the top station of the Santorini Cable Car. The deep blue of the water is very impressive. Processed with GIMP.

A pretty famous stretch of road. There were many folks pulled over to the side to take photos. Some of the more adventuresome were lying on their backs on the center line of the highway, trying to get dramatic perspective. Anyway, I had to get some pictures as I drove this stretch of road, too.

Taken along the "golden triangle" in Yukon. This is the famous AlCan Highway, built during WW II. This photo was taken in 2000, during our visit to Alaska and the surrounding area. Scanned from color print using GIMP.

We took a great excursion trip on the Cumbres and Toltec Railroad, from Antonito, Colorado, to Chama, New Mexico. This is a real steam line, burning coal. The line climbs up to a 10,000 foot pass, and we really enjoyed the autumn colors. The next day, we drove to some trackside areas, and took photos of the train heading uphill from Chama. See: swansonphotos.com/cumbres Some history: this line was originally part of the extensive network of the Denver and Rio Grande Western, one of the few narrow-gauge railroads to survive from the 19th century. When that line was seriously curtailed, and would have disappeared, two states took these parts over as tourist (scenic) railroads. In this case, the operation is run by the states of Colorado and New Mexico. The other section run currently is the Durango and Silverton, entirely within Colorado. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_and_Rio_Grande_Western_Railroad

Taken on our 2007 cruise in Alaska. This is just one sight in College Fjord. The glaciers and mountains are quite spectacular. We later discovered that most of the time, the sun does not shine here, and the fjord is often shrouded in fog and mist.