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Windy Ridge

            "Cygnus touchdown in 30", cited Ellwood calmly into his headset for history's sake knowing that no one would hear it for weeks.
Having been awakened four days ago he still felt weak and a little woozy, but setting eyes on the Swan provided enough adrenaline to overcome such trivialities.  The blue orb glowed in it's ink black surroundings and his eyes darted to take it all in before his one way trip was over and he'd never see such sights again.  "When you are a planet named after a constellation, you gotta be good", he quipped to himself.  
The Rocinante pierced the atmosphere with a fiery roar that baptized the ship and ended all possibilities of communication with Earth simultaneously.  
Another jolt as the reverse rockets fired adding to the cacophony that was his tiny world for the moment, ten NASCAR races combined couldn't mimic the din. Ever so slowly the descents' speed was lessened until that spine shrinking final blast, the hover, and then touchdown.  All was silent except for his breathing which he had to urge because his body seemingly had forgotten to do it on its own. 
Test probes had reported air that was breathable, too late to worry about that now so Ellwood unscrewed his helmet and tossed it aside, unless he would need a fishbowl later it was useless now.  He took two deep breaths as he stared at the hatch.  The hatch that would open to a new world, his new world.  One final thought hit him as he reached for the door to the rest of his life, 'did I leave the oven on?'.... 

   

Taken in: United States / Washington / Congressional District 3 (show map)

Taken on: April 27, 2021

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a nod to Neil

Rush

Mount Saint Helens National Monument

fog

mountains

hummocks

ridge line

barren

sunrise

Dawn

Toutle River valley

Johnston's Ridge

Washington State

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Sets appears in: • Tall Tales • Mount Saint Helens

Groups appears in: • Washington State Outdoors - NO HAND OF MAN! • Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument more » • Clouds, Storms, Sunsets & Sunrises • Breathtaking Landscapes B&W and Color • **Just Fav** Post 1- Fav 3 + Award 3 • Early Morning Photos • * Best of mountain and climbing photography • Grand Vistas • Best of Washington State Outdoors • (A) MOUNTAIN VISTA • Amateur Photographer Magazine • Dramatic Photography (no Group Limits) « less

Camera: Sony ILCE-7RM3, f/8.0, 1/6 sec, 70mm, ISO 50 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7RM3
Lens:	FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.167 sec (1/6)
Focal Length:	70mm
ISO:	50
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Windows Photo Editor 10.0.10011.16384
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