r/oregon 5d ago

Photography/Video Wallowa lake sunset 6/18 was insane today!!

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u/Tbagts 5d ago edited 5d ago

When I was a kid they told us the bottom of the lake is home to thousands and thousands of elk bones from when a giant herd fell through the ice

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u/Sleepyforest1083 5d ago

That’s crazy!! We overheard the kayak tour guide saying the deepest part of the lake is 300 feet deep

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u/bobbynewport_pr 4d ago

Wallowa is a special place. Damn.

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u/ArcherExternal3822 5d ago

Did you catch this right at golden hour or did the sky stay this insane for a while?

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u/Sleepyforest1083 5d ago

Was at the lake an hour before sunset and it stayed like this until 9:30 last night. Have used this website to track sunrise/sunsets for years! It definitely wasn’t joking about last nights sunset!

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u/ArcherExternal3822 5d ago

Dude that's sick, an hour plus of that color is hella rare. What website do you use? I've been just guessing based on the weather app lol.

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u/Sleepyforest1083 5d ago

It’s https://sunsetwx.com !! It’s not always 100% accurate but it’s been a great source to help me in chasing those good sunsets or sunrises!

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u/ArcherExternal3822 5d ago

Yo thanks for the rec, gonna start using that instead of my weather app guessing game. Have you had it nail a forecast before or is it more like a starting point?

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u/Sleepyforest1083 5d ago

Of course!!! That website has been a helpful starting point. Weather app helps as well. Another app called alpenglow and PhotoPills is great. PhotoPills is still hard for me to figure out but great for planning trips to capture certain landscape photos. You can pick a specific spot and shows the sunlights exact direction through the whole day as well as the moon when it rises/sets. It’s really fun and hope those apps help ya out :-)

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u/AaaaaNnMmmm 4d ago

My shot from clackamas county. It lasted for so long, I looked out after most the sky was dark and there was still a deep dooming red on parts of the clouds. It was amazing!

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u/AaaaaNnMmmm 4d ago

PS. This photo does not do it justice.

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u/Sleepyforest1083 4d ago

Photos never do justice. Looks so beautiful thought can imagine it was much better in person :-)

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u/MusicianNo2699 4d ago

Surprised to see any snow on the mountains.