Latitude: 39.9650544
Longitude: -105.5226718
Elevation: 2543 meters / 8343 feet
Barometric Pressure 743KPa

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Through a Glass Darkly by Bill Bowman, The sky and Indian Peaks appear in the mirror of Red Rock Lake at sunset on a beautiful July evening
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The Magenta Minute by Bill Bowman, Sunset this evening was mostly colorless until very late, when an unexpected band of deep purple/ ma
The Magenta Minute by Bill Bowman
Pool with a View by courtney_meier, A small alpine tarn reflects diffuse afternoon light just below Mitchell Lake (10,730 ft.; 3,270 m)
Pool with a View by courtney_meier
Out of this World by Bill Bowman, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aKHMd_jESI" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watc
Out of this World by Bill Bowman
The Grand Finale by Bill Bowman, The last rich beams of sunlight illuminate the jagged granitic ridges of Apache (l,13,441 ft / 4097
The Grand Finale by Bill Bowman
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
Indian Peaks Wilderness Area by Sandra Leidholdt, Coloradolake mountains longlake stream usa indianpeaks wilderness us rockymountainhigh landscape hik
Indian Peaks Wilderness Area by Sandra Leidholdt
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
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
Sturgeon moon by Bill Bowman, So named by some Native American cultures around the Great Lakes region because it marked the period
Sturgeon moon by Bill Bowman
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
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
Indian Peaks by Bill Bowman, The backbone of the Continental Divide stretches across the Indian Peaks of the Front Range of Color
Indian Peaks by Bill Bowman
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
Niwot Fellfields by courtney_meier, Wildflowers burst from between the boulders on the eastern fell fields of Niwot Ridge, with a view t
Niwot Fellfields by courtney_meier
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
Springtime in the mountains by Moffat Road, On April 20, 2003, an eastbound Union Pacific coal train curves downgrade out of Tolland after a ref
Springtime in the mountains by Moffat Road
When Lights Are Low by courtney_meier, Sunrise spangles the east-facing slopes of Mount Audubon (13,229 ft, 4032 m) with golden rich light
When Lights Are Low by courtney_meier
Let me be in perfect symmetry by PeterThoeny, <i>Thank you for visiting - ❤ with gratitude! Fave if you like it, add comments below, get beautiful
Let me be in perfect symmetry by PeterThoeny
Indian Peaks sunrise by Bill Bowman, First light graces the peaks of the Continental Divide: (l to r) Navajo Peak (13409 ft / 4087 m), Ap
Indian Peaks sunrise by Bill Bowman
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
Straddling the Divide by Bill Bowman, High on the Continental Divide, separating waters which flow to the Atlantic Ocean (to the left) and
Straddling the Divide by Bill Bowman
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
Purple Elephant Spires by courtney_meier, A sub-alpine meadow bursts with purple spires of Elephant Head (<i>Pedicularis groenlandica</i>) and
Purple Elephant Spires by courtney_meier
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
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
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
The edge of Twilight by Bill Bowman, The shadow of Earth descends toward the horizon above the Arapaho Peaks just before sunrise. A storm
The edge of Twilight by Bill Bowman
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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
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
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
Least in size, Most in fun by Bill Bowman, A least chipmunk (Neotamias minimus) advances up a rock to get a better view of its world. Least chi
Least in size, Most in fun 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
Evening tranqulity by Bill Bowman, Sunset at Red Rock Lake, Indian Peaks Wilderness.  Clouds hang on the summits of Pawnee Peak and Mou
Evening tranqulity by Bill Bowman
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
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
Amtrak Through the Fall Colors by Colorado & Southern, The Aspen Trees are at their full peak as an on time Amtrak No. 6 races down the 2-percent grade at
Amtrak Through the Fall Colors by Colorado & Southern
Climbing Through Rollins by Colorado & Southern, BNSF's Denver-Provo manifest led by BNSF ES44C4 No. 8134 continues to climb the grade west through R
Climbing Through Rollins by Colorado & Southern
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
Entering the Moffat Tunnel by Colorado & Southern, Fresh powder paints the scene as an Union Pacific SD70AH No. 8960 brings up the rear of a West Elk M
Entering the Moffat Tunnel by Colorado & Southern
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
Sastrugi 2 by Bill Bowman, More wind-sculpted snow- even small windbreaks like prostrate willow shrubs and small spruce can cre
Sastrugi 2 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
Burst of Summer Blue by courtney_meier, Colorado Blue Columbine (<i>Aquilegia coerulea</i>) and Darn Yellow Composites cluster brightly toge
Burst of Summer Blue by courtney_meier