Category Archives: Scenery

After touring Rocky Mountain National Park, we drove south past Grand, Shadow Mountain, and Granby Lakes and stopped for the night in Winter Park. After mediocre BBQ at a restaurant across from our mediocre hotel, I wandered a trail behind … Continue reading →

The solar eclipse path of totality crossed north of Colorado. In the Springs, it maxed out at 89%. Everyone at work wandered out on the patio every so often to see the progress. Someone brought plates with screens for us … Continue reading →

Virga is rain hanging like a curtain under a cloud that evaporates before reaching the ground. We see it a lot in Colorado. This was one of the most extreme examples.

I took a walk after work on Wednesday. As the sun set, I could see a band of dark clouds moving east over the mountains. On Thursday morning, we woke up in the middle of a cloud, and it lasted … Continue reading →

Sunset, January 18 Sunset, January 25 — I posted this next one on Facebook and asked, “Am I the only one who thinks tonight’s sky looks like Abe Lincoln exhaling?” Some people agreed, but a few thought it looked more … Continue reading →