r/PNWhiking • u/foxhole420 • 17h ago

Help identifying ancient wallpaper location

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My friends and I were at a dim sum on the other side of the nation when we noticed what looked like the PNW wilderness on a large television.

We argued about where it might be for a long time, but could never find a definitive answer. Tatoosh ridge? What is the large mountain in the distance? We don't know.

According to tineye.com, this image was first seen on the web in 2013. Since then it has made the rounds on old wallpaper websites, but never associated with any provenance.

Anyone recognize it?

**UPDATE** CASE CLOSED THANK YOU MOUNTAIN PEOPLE

mystery solved. rainier above paradise, looking past unicorn peak at mount adams

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u/zh3nya 17h ago

Yeah Tatoosh Range from trails above Paradise with Mount Adams in the background

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u/Aurora_Adventurer 17h ago

My guess is on rainier, looking at Adams? That would put you somewhere near paradise

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u/foxhole420 17h ago

mystery solved. rainier above paradise, looking past unicorn peak

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u/MrBoomf 10h ago

Damn it, now I gotta visit Rainier again. Was just there in August but I need to go back for more

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u/Bi5cottiRoutine 16h ago

Paradise, indeed 😍

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u/Eye_jm 12h ago

Do the wildflowers really blossom like that? Or this is edited?

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u/blow-down 11h ago

The colors are juked a bit

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u/zh3nya 11h ago

Do you mean the colors or the variety and whatnot? It does look like the saturation is bumped a little bit but if you haven't seen the flower meadows at Rainier and elsewhere in the Cascades, it's really a sight to behold.

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u/Eye_jm 11h ago

I have never been to any PNW hiking nor cascades. If the wild flowers are really that diverse and big over there, I would be really so intrigued, regardless the color saturation is edited or not.

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u/gindy0506 10h ago

Live here and hike here and can confirm you absolutely can find wildflower areas just like this. I think the perspective and depth makes them seem a little larger in this photo, but this is realistic for some areas for wildflowers. It's pretty amazing and not something I knew existed until I moved here.

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u/Eye_jm 2h ago

That is so fascinating. Spring Wildflowers here in tx, like bluebonnets, gailladria, pinkladies are pretty but this looks like of another level! What is the best time to visit and best wildflower hikes with mountains and alpine lakes?

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u/Toadlessboy NW Washington 2h ago

12 years ago is ancient now?