Latitude: 39.9766535
Longitude: -105.4802747
Elevation: 2576 meters / 8451 feet
Barometric Pressure 740KPa

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Morning Mood by Bill Bowman, (a la Peer Gynt)
Sunrise on the Indian Peaks of the Colorado Front Range, above mist covered Red Roc
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Comet NEOWISE by Bill Bowman, The appearance of a comet visible to the naked eye this week came as a surprise to many sky watchers
Comet NEOWISE by Bill Bowman
Green and yellow in the mountains by Moffat Road, The Continental Divide is still cloaked in white on April 26, 2000, as an eastbound Union Pacific co
Green and yellow in the mountains by Moffat Road
Lost Gulch Photoshoot  |  Eͤxͯрⷬloͦrͬeͤdͩ ⍟ Jul 3, 2021 #134 by `*⊹ ᑭɧყƖƖıʂ •٭, A short drive up the very steep Flagstaff mountain brought us to Lost Gulch Overlook with incredible
Lost Gulch Photoshoot | Eͤxͯрⷬloͦrͬeͤdͩ ⍟ Jul 3, 2021 #134 by `*⊹ ᑭɧყƖƖıʂ •٭
One in 2 trillion by Bill Bowman, ... give or take a trillion.  The plump part (galactic center) of the Milky Way, our home galaxy, fl
One in 2 trillion by Bill Bowman
Boulder Sunrise Amphitheater (Explored) by Jeff Mitton, Boulder Sunrise Amphitheater is near the summit of Flagstaff Mountain (elevation 6,983 feet) in Boul
Boulder Sunrise Amphitheater (Explored) by Jeff Mitton
Gold band by Bill Bowman, A band of light from the setting sun shines on a thunderstorm moving across the foothills of the Roc
Gold band by Bill Bowman
Indian Peaks Twilight by Bill Bowman, Clouds glow with the final rays of the sun above (l to r) Arikaree Peak (13,500 feet/ 4114 m), Navaj
Indian Peaks Twilight by Bill Bowman
Colorado Sunset Panorama by CALandscapeArt natura artis magistra, St Vrain Headwaterscolorado larrydarnell californialandscapeart sunset mountains rockymountains clou
Colorado Sunset Panorama by CALandscapeArt natura artis magistra
Hard Core* by Bill Bowman, Arapaho Peaks (north peak, 13,502 ft/ 4115 m, south peak 13,397 ft) and Mount Albion (12,575 ft / 3,
Hard Core* by Bill Bowman
SP in spring snow by Moffat Road, Four Southern Pacific AC4400CWs muscle a westbound UP coal train through the snow west of Pinecliffe
SP in spring snow by Moffat Road
Seeing the forest for the trees (below the cloud and on the moraine) by Bill Bowman, A lenticular cloud hangs over a spruce-fir-pine-aspen forest near the University of Colorado's Mount
Seeing the forest for the trees (below the cloud and on the moraine) by Bill Bowman
Green and yellow on the Moffat by Moffat Road, Chicago & North Western GE AC4400CW No. 8802 leads a coal train over Union Pacific’s Moffat Tunn
Green and yellow on the Moffat by Moffat Road
Racing Down the Way by courtney_meier, Bright clusters of Parry's Primrose (<i>Primula parryi</i>) gather in the wetter creases of the sub-
Racing Down the Way by courtney_meier
Tunnel 27 by Moffat Road, Entering the remote Tunnel District east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, is an eastbound Union Pacific coal
Tunnel 27 by Moffat Road
High country blizzard by Moffat Road, In this view from late April 1984, it may be springtime in Denver and other parts of the country, bu
High country blizzard by Moffat Road
Perseids 2020 by Bill Bowman, This year’s Perseid meteor shower in northern Colorado was marked by smoky skies and moonshine durin
Perseids 2020 by Bill Bowman
Color at East Portal by Moffat Road, On the morning of September 15, 2018, at East Portal, Colorado, an eastbound Union Pacific coal trai
Color at East Portal by Moffat Road
James Peak at first light by Bill Bowman, Commemorating one of the first trained Euro-American naturalists to visit the area, James Peak is ba
James Peak at first light by Bill Bowman
First blush by Bill Bowman, Sunrise on the on the Indian Peaks of the Continental Divide, with the shy full moon peering out fro
First blush by Bill Bowman
Autumn falls to winter by Bill Bowman, Autumn transitioned to winter abruptly with an early snow storm in the southern Rockies this past we
Autumn falls to winter by Bill Bowman
Sinopia by Bill Bowman, During prolonged sunsets, the color transition from yellow to orange, and finally to deep red can be
Sinopia by Bill Bowman
royal arch by Christian Collins, This is the endpoint for the Royal Arch trail in yesterdays post.  On the end of a ridge, the arch o
royal arch by Christian Collins
Rollinsville coils by Moffat Road, On Union Pacific’s Moffat Tunnel Subdivision, a BNSF coil steel train grinds through Rollinsville, C
Rollinsville coils by Moffat Road
Autumn arrives by Bill Bowman, Sunrise above the High Plains on the autumnal equinox, as viewed from a meadow at 10,000'/ 2050m in
Autumn arrives by Bill Bowman
The Hunter Emerges by Bill Bowman, The Hunter’s Moon drops below the clouds on its way to the horizon on a brisk October morning.  Warm
The Hunter Emerges by Bill Bowman
Indian Peaks by Colorado Sands, Colorado Rocky Mountainsrockymountainhigh rockymountains mountains snow trees treeline highelevation
Indian Peaks by Colorado Sands
Autumn’s golden colors by Moffat Road, The golden colors of autumn light up the hillsides above Tolland, Colorado, on the morning of Octobe
Autumn’s golden colors by Moffat Road
Alpine summer by Bill Bowman, A photo from last year which I resurrected to accompany a paper I have coming out this year on long-
Alpine summer by Bill Bowman
Above 29 by Moffat Road, Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, slices through short Tunnel 29 just east of Pinecliffe, Colorad
Above 29 by Moffat Road
October clouds 1 by Bill Bowman, Wind sculpted limber pines below a canopy of wispy fall clouds, Grassy Top near Ward Colorado.clouds
October clouds 1 by Bill Bowman
Spotlight on Crescent by Moffat Road, A momentary spotlight of sunshine illuminates an eastbound BNSF freight leaving Crescent, Colorado,
Spotlight on Crescent by Moffat Road
Color under James Peak by Moffat Road, BNSF’s Provo to Denver manifest freight has just emerged from the Moffat Tunnel at East Portal, Colo
Color under James Peak by Moffat Road
Grande colors at Tunnel 29 by Moffat Road, The Rio Grande Ski Train threads 75-foot Tunnel 29 westbound just east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on J
Grande colors at Tunnel 29 by Moffat Road
October clouds 2 by Bill Bowman, Sunrise on the Arapaho Peaks on a windy and strangely temperate (45 F, 7 C) morning.sunrise indianpe
October clouds 2 by Bill Bowman
And Jupiter aligns with Saturn by Bill Bowman, Not quite the Age of Aquarius, but a rare celestial event going on with Jupiter and Saturn getting v
And Jupiter aligns with Saturn by Bill Bowman
When air masses collide by Bill Bowman, Blue hour shot of clouds near James Peak on the Continental Divide.  Shallow moist air is flowing up
When air masses collide by Bill Bowman
Sunset Shooter by `*⊹ ᑭɧყƖƖıʂ •٭, What did I do when someone blocked my view? 😮

I included them in my shot! 😂

Revenge! 😄😄😄😄😄
Sunset Shooter by `*⊹ ᑭɧყƖƖıʂ •٭
Nuclear Fusion by Bill Bowman, The rising sun filtered through a dense layer of forest fire smoke and a few clouds, viewed across r
Nuclear Fusion by Bill Bowman
Mountain layers: burn scars by Bill Bowman, The view from Bighorn Mountain looking southeast across Fourmile and Boulder Canyons, towards Green
Mountain layers: burn scars by Bill Bowman
Mountain layers: curtains by Bill Bowman, Sunlight streaming through the clouds creates crepuscular rays that cross with bands of light rain b
Mountain layers: curtains by Bill Bowman
Autumn at the Tunnel by Moffat Road, In a view from my campsite off the old Denver & Salt Lake Railway’s grueling route over lofty Ro
Autumn at the Tunnel by Moffat Road
Springtime Celebration by courtney_meier, A pair of Eastern Pasqueflower (<i>Pulsatella patens</i>) show off their hirsute petals and a bounti
Springtime Celebration by courtney_meier
The Office by Bill Bowman, 2020 was my last year of work in what is one of the most beautiful offices in the world- Niwot Ridge
The Office by Bill Bowman
Brainard Lake Sunrise by mclcbooks, Brainard Lake, Coloradolandscape dawn daybreak sunrise brainardlake rooseveltnationalforest colorado
Brainard Lake Sunrise by mclcbooks
Mountain layers: blue ridges by Bill Bowman, ten ridges in ~40 miles, a view along the east slope of the Colorado Front Rangelayers mountainridge
Mountain layers: blue ridges by Bill Bowman
Rainbow at Pinecliffe by Colorado & Southern, Railfanning is all about luck, and today... luck was definitely on my side. After getting pelted by
Rainbow at Pinecliffe by Colorado & Southern
Sun Salutation by Bill Bowman, The largest flower of the Rocky Mountain alpine tundra, Old man of the mountain (Hymenoxys grandiflo
Sun Salutation by Bill Bowman
At Dawn by Bill Bowman, Early morning light glows in the high clouds behind the Arapaho Peaks, Indian Peaks wilderness.  Thi
At Dawn by Bill Bowman
Lost Gulch Sunset by `*⊹ ᑭɧყƖƖıʂ •٭, A short drive up the very steep Flagstaff mountain brought us to Lost Gulch Overlook, which offered
Lost Gulch Sunset by `*⊹ ᑭɧყƖƖıʂ •٭
Transitions by Bill Bowman, Night to day
Fall to winter
Subalpine forest to alpine tundra
East slope to west slope
Fairweather t
Transitions by Bill Bowman
A Jagged Line by Bill Bowman, The view looking north near the crest of the Continental Divide shows the divide to be series of rug
A Jagged Line by Bill Bowman
Sunup by Bill Bowman, Here is the view from my favorite spot for sunrise on Niwot Ridge, looking west towards the Continen
Sunup by Bill Bowman
An Infrequent Visitor by Bill Bowman, ... with a long tail

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) shines in the night sky above Niwot Ridge
An Infrequent Visitor by Bill Bowman
Mainline Thru The Rockies by Colorado & Southern, The snow-capped Continental Divide provides an excellent backdrop as BNSF's eastbound Provo, Utah to
Mainline Thru The Rockies by Colorado & Southern
Brainard Lake by mclcbooks, Sunrise at Brainard Lake, Coloradosunrise dawn daybreak reflections landscape landscapes brainardlak
Brainard Lake by mclcbooks
Curving at Crescent by Colorado & Southern, A weather system builds over the continental divide as BNSF's eastbound Provo, Utah to Denver, Color
Curving at Crescent by Colorado & Southern
Another autumn at Tolland by Moffat Road, The hillside above Tolland, Colorado, is blanketed with golden aspens, with a view peeking at Amtrak
Another autumn at Tolland by Moffat Road