Latitude: 39.9672186
Longitude: -105.5393824
Elevation: 2616 meters / 8583 feet
Barometric Pressure 736KPa

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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
Through a Glass Darkly by Bill Bowman
Morning Mood by Bill Bowman, (a la Peer Gynt)
Sunrise on the Indian Peaks of the Colorado Front Range, above mist covered Red Roc
Morning Mood by Bill Bowman
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
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
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
Where Eagles Dare by Bill Bowman, Site of a regular golden eagle nests, (l to r)  Kiowa (4047 m, 13,276 feet), Arapaho (4117 m, 13,508
Where Eagles Dare 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
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
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
Living the Dream by courtney_meier, Blooms and whorls of color erupt in a sub-alpine meadow, like summer's fireworks spangled on a canva
Living the Dream by courtney_meier
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
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
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
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
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
Lake Isabelle 195/365 2017 by dac_colorado, When you forget your wide angle lens (kicking myself still) but are totally grateful cell phones tak
Lake Isabelle 195/365 2017 by dac_colorado
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
Indian Peaks by Colorado Sands, Colorado Rocky Mountainsrockymountainhigh rockymountains mountains snow trees treeline highelevation
Indian Peaks by Colorado Sands
Spider Cloud by Bill Bowman, An unusual and fascinating cloud swirls above the headwaters of Saint Vrain Creek and the the Contin
Spider Cloud by Bill Bowman
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
Spring at Tolland by Colorado & Southern, It's a gorgeous morning as Union Pacific's Roper Yard (Salt Lake City), Utah to North Yard (Denver),
Spring at Tolland by Colorado & Southern
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
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
Over South Boulder Creek by Colorado & Southern, After waiting for a manifest and a three hour MOW work window, this eastbound BNSF loaded coal train
Over South Boulder Creek by Colorado & Southern
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
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: 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
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
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
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
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
Blue Bell Falls by Mike Berenson - Colorado Captures, There's nothing like the magical combination of waterfalls and wildflowers especially when they're b
Blue Bell Falls by Mike Berenson - Colorado Captures
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
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
Brainard Lake by mclcbooks, Sunrise at Brainard Lake, Coloradosunrise dawn daybreak reflections landscape landscapes brainardlak
Brainard Lake by mclcbooks
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
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
Fall Colors in Colorado by Thad Roan - Bridgepix, The <b>Peak to Peak Scenic Byway</b> is a 55-mile (89 km) National Forest Scenic Byway and Colorado
Fall Colors in Colorado by Thad Roan - Bridgepix
Passing through Pactolus by Moffat Road, A Union Pacific empty unit coal train working through Pactolus has just passed through Pinecliffe, a
Passing through Pactolus by Moffat Road
Gold Trees on a Blue Sky by Christopher J May, Ultra wide view of a particularly nice stand of aspen on the Rollins Pass road.
Gold Trees on a Blue Sky by Christopher J May
Shiny and Clean by Colorado & Southern, A handful of units led by Union Pacific SD70AH No. 8846 eases down the grade at East Portal, Colorad
Shiny and Clean by Colorado & Southern
Brainard Lake by mclcbooks, Brainard Lake, Coloradolandscape dawn daybreak sunrise brainardlake rooseveltnationalforest colorado
Brainard Lake by mclcbooks