Crime & Safety

Video: Life Atop Mount Tam

Check out this time lapse video created by local photographer Gary Yost from the Fire Lookout on the East Peak of Mount Tam.

Mill Valley photographer Gary Yost recently did a two-day lookout shift at the Gardner Fire Lookout on the 2,571-foot summit of the East Peak of Mount Tam. He took photos throughout his time there (using a Canon XF100) and later edited them into a time lapse video of the astounding views in all directions from the lookout.

Yost said the foggy mornings and evenings in southern Marin this summer have kept the fire danger lower than usual, and have also created "conditions that are perfect for enjoying the beauty of the Pacific Ocean as it condenses into fog and wraps itself around the flanks of Mount Tam."

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