Every year, the American Lung Association organizes a Climb for Clean Air event to raise funds to help with awareness about air quality. This year, Rakesh Malik was part of such a climb. Between ALA training, fundraising, and long nights filled with climbing he managed to capture some of the amazing sights he saw.
Our photos this week come from a photographer who climbed Kilimanjaro, snowshoed Reflection Lake and followed the snow geese in the Skagit Valley. Here is[Read More…]
One of the most picturesque beach trips in our state is Shi Shi Beach and Point of the Arches. This Week Rakesh Malik showcases a few of his images from Shi Shi.
From Spider Meadow to Kilimanjaro, our photographer this week has seen some pretty neat landscape. Can you tell the locations of these? Photos by Rakesh Malik.
The route quickly grew quite steep, a series of switchbacks along the face of the mountain. When we had our first snack break, we were in snow a few inches deep. As we continued, the terrain changed to scree, making the going a bit more difficult. I ran out of water before I reached the summit, and right about as the sun rose over Mawenzi. It was a glorious moment.
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