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Mike Charnick @charnick.bsky.social · 7d

A wild gradient of color angled across this scene made for one of the more unique fall photos I've shot. Taken last year on an adventure into some lesser-known wilderness in Colorado. #cowx #fall #peepin

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Mike Charnick @charnick.bsky.social · 12d

Earlier this summer, an opportunity presented itself to climb the Montana state highpoint: Granite Peak in the Beartooth Range. This was my last of the Lower 48 "Big 3". A brutal 2-day push to bag the peak, what a beautiful reward to get to exist in some of the more remote wilderness in the US!#MTwx

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Mike Charnick @charnick.bsky.social · 26d

Thank you!

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Mike Charnick @charnick.bsky.social · Aug 29

Dreaming of Wellfleet/Dickens...the perfect tornado. 👌
6/16/25
#NEwx #tornado

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Mike Charnick @charnick.bsky.social · Aug 29

🚨It's happening people! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! 🚨

Spotted yesterday 8/28 in southeast Wyoming. Summer is OVER! 💪❄️

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Mike Charnick @charnick.bsky.social · Jul 31

The classic Rainier + Tacoma Harbor shot. From 2022.

#wawx #sunset #Rainier

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Mike Charnick @charnick.bsky.social · Jul 31

Rainier, Adams, Hood and Jefferson from the north in monochrome.
Taken on approach to SEA on our climbing trip. #WAwx #Rainier

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Mike Charnick @charnick.bsky.social · Jul 31

While waiting for a weather window to summit Rainier, we saw several epic lenticular/cap clouds over the summit throughout the week. This telephoto view was particularly wild - a combo of stratified lenticular clouds over the summit & convective surface clouds underneath. #wawx #Rainier

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Mike Charnick @charnick.bsky.social · Jul 16

Vibes only

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Mike Charnick @charnick.bsky.social · Jul 13

Mount Rainier- State highpoint #40!
The theme of this trip was resilience. A self-guided climb was certainly an added challenge and really forced competence with crevasse rescue skills and route finding. Got the weather window we needed & gutted out 9,200’ to what I’d consider my hardest summit yet!

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Mike Charnick @charnick.bsky.social · Jul 9

@brendonme.bsky.social @theweathermanda.bsky.social

Channeling this vibe for the rest of the week… 👀

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Mike Charnick @charnick.bsky.social · Jul 4

Still riding the high of this tornado chase a few weeks later. Here is a slightly more cleaned-up edit of the best tornado + rainbow + RFD storm structure I'll probably ever see. Enjoy!

Dickens/Whitman, NE 6/16/25

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Mike Charnick @charnick.bsky.social · Jun 20

Thanks dude, still can’t believe it

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