Summit video
Sculpted Rime and Winter Ridges from Mount Pierce
Deep snow and bent rime-coated trees on Mount Pierce open toward an expansive white mountain range.
Rounded drifts climb around compact evergreens whose branches are encased in wind-shaped ice. The view lifts beyond them to broad, snow-covered ridges under a dark gray sky.
Photographer’s field note
The bowed trees record the wind direction as clearly as the snow surface itself.
Transcript and technical metadata
Audio transcript
[Light wind, insects, and faint breathing.]