Sunrise on Mt. Tom

January 30, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized 

If you were to step off my sidewalk onto the street in front of my house and look directly west, you’d see this visually stunning peak standing guard over the town.  Its called Mt. Tom, and gets its name from the Thomas Creek that runs by it.

I got the idea one day that it’d be cool to hike up to the very summit one day.  But it looks rather intidimating.  All that snow and steep ravines.  I looked around online and the general word seems to be that it is not a difficult climb, just long and strenous, given that it rises almost 10,000 feet above the valley floor.

I’m going to try to talk to some people around here, see if  I find some more information about how to get to the summit, and mabye one day this spring, I’ll just hike up that dang thing.

Comments

10 Responses to “Sunrise on Mt. Tom”

  1. Ann_C on January 31st, 2008 12:31 am

    Yep, lovely country! Beautiful photo BTW!

  2. Wayne on January 31st, 2008 10:03 am

    Tim,
    Is there a way I can get rid of your mail accounts on my Blackberry. I am getting your mail.

  3. DT on January 31st, 2008 5:25 pm

    Where is this Mt Tom?

  4. Candy on January 31st, 2008 5:48 pm

    Bishop, CA I believe….

  5. TheExpatriate on January 31st, 2008 6:59 pm

    Wow, your pictures are just so amazing! Viewing your pictures are a real pleasure especially when they are so filled with crisp colours. Just so easy on my eyes..

    Tactile smile,
    Patty

  6. tim on January 31st, 2008 8:17 pm

    wayne - send me a email - tim@blackcore.com

  7. deb ann on January 31st, 2008 9:46 pm

    Oh, what a beautiful picture/view!

  8. hui on February 1st, 2008 12:20 am

    70-200L FTW! looks kinda blurry… did u forget to put weight on ur tripod ? turn off IS while on tripod? clean the fog on ur glass while it’s cold ?

  9. Karen Mayes on February 1st, 2008 10:11 am

    Wow, really nice. Makes me long for living in rural area…

  10. DONALD PLUMMER on May 2nd, 2008 2:11 am

    WONDERFUL,GREW UP IN BISHOP CLASS OF 1955I MISS IT SO.MY DAD WAS THE MANAGER OF THE BAANK OF AMERICA FROM 1945 UNTIL AROUND 1970 HIS NAME WAS GEORGE PLUMMER

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