Monday, May 6, 2013

Mt. Rainier Puts On A Show!

THIS IS AWESOME - 14,500 ft. 
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Some of us NOT living in Tacoma, 
Washington or surrounding areas will 
appreciate these pictures. Some of 
you who live in the Portland area 
may have seen this before? It was so 
amazing, people were pulling over 
on the freeway to take pictures.  
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Mt. Rainier puts on a show! 
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These are called "ventricular clouds". 
They're caused when the winds are 
just right, so when they flow over 
Mt. Rainier, the air gets pushed 
upward where it cools and condenses 
into clouds. Depending on the winds,
you can get some amazing cloud 
formations as you are seeing
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It's usually a sign of rain within 24 
hours, because typically the moist flow 
that precedes a storm around there 
is the perfect set up for these clouds. 
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After reading the title, 
"Mt. Rainier puts on a Show"
I thought YES.... And 
 GOD was the Director! 

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