While hiking along the Heart Lake Trail From Castle Lake with a view looking to the northeast. This picturesque location is situated within the Shasta–Trinity National Forest, featuring Castle Lake and a backdrop of a distant ridge and peaks, including Mount Shasta. I liked the layered look present in this image and used the nearby plant life and evergreen trees as foreground interest for a look beyond. I also angled my Nikon Z8 Mirrorless Camera slightly downward, so that I could bring out more of a sweeping view across this national forest landscape.