Latitude: 40.0867136
Longitude: -105.5037851
Elevation: 2844 meters / 9331 feet
Barometric Pressure 715KPa

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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
A Moment’s Peace by Bill Bowman, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNlxTnJRhLfMDah7DK_qOklEJ4uUXehsb" rel="noreferrer n
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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
Colorado Indian Peaks Wilderness Milky Way Panorama by Striking Photography by Bo Insogna, A very large panorama view of the Milky Way over the Colorado Rocky Mountains front range, view to t
Colorado Indian Peaks Wilderness Milky Way Panorama by Striking Photography by Bo Insogna
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 Milky Way by Striking Photography by Bo Insogna, View  of the Indian Peaks Wilderness area, in Boulder County Colorado with the Milky Way overhead in
Indian Peaks Milky Way by Striking Photography by Bo Insogna
Milky Way Over The Colorado Indian Peaks by Striking Photography by Bo Insogna, View and reflections from Brainard Lake of the Indian Peaks Wilderness area, in Boulder County Color
Milky Way Over The Colorado Indian Peaks by Striking Photography by Bo Insogna
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
Take off your coat, but don't stick around by Bill Bowman, A mountain goat ewe and kid (Oreamnos americanus) graze in the alpine of Niwot Ridge, backed by Kiow
Take off your coat, but don't stick around by Bill Bowman
Incoming... by Bill Bowman, What I hoped would be a nice sunset from Niwot Ridge turned into more sky drama as a late day distur
Incoming... 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
Wild Basin by courtney_meier, Olde Man of the Mountain (<em>Hymenoxis grandiflora</em>) throws radial strokes of yellow outward wi
Wild Basin by courtney_meier
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
Sun loving buttercup by Bill Bowman, An alpine buttercup (Ranunculus adoneus) dries out in the morning sun after a foggy night in the mou
Sun loving buttercup 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
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
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
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
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
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
High Country Autumn by courtney_meier, Shoshoni Peak (12,967 ft; 3,952 m) looms above the valley of South Saint Vrain Creek as rain clouds
High Country Autumn by courtney_meier
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
A Nice Spot by im me, An unnamed tarn below Isabelle Glacier (above the tarn to the right).  Apache Peak is directly behin
A Nice Spot by im me
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
Mariposa lily by Bill Bowman, A view of the intricate floral structure of a Mariposa lily (Calochortus gunnisonii; named for Ameri
Mariposa lily 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Looking Deep Into The Night by Striking Photography by Bo Insogna, View looking upward through the pine trees from the middle of the Roosevelt National Forest in the I
Looking Deep Into The Night by Striking Photography by Bo Insogna
On Cloud Nine by Pulver41, Finch Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO

I am always thrilled to get opportunities for some pho
On Cloud Nine by Pulver41
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
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
Rocky Mountains Indian Peaks Milky Way Rising by Striking Photography by Bo Insogna, Rocky Mountains Indian Peaks Milky Way Rising - Scenic portrait view of the Colorado Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains Indian Peaks Milky Way Rising by Striking Photography by Bo Insogna
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
Crater Lake by Jonnie Lynn Lace, White River National Forest
Maroon Bells Scenic Area, Aspen, Colorado

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Crater Lake by Jonnie Lynn Lace
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
Boulder Canyon Dreamin by Striking Photography by Bo Insogna, Long exposure of a night time landscape scenic view of car light trails blazing up and down the Boul
Boulder Canyon Dreamin by Striking Photography by Bo Insogna
Bright Old Man by courtney_meier, Bright yellow clusters of Old Man of the Mountain (<em>Hymenoxys grandiflora</em>) bathe in morning
Bright Old Man by courtney_meier
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
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
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
Mountain Stream by Striking Photography by Bo Insogna, Colorado mountain stream with cascading water falls coming down from Longs Lake in the Indian Peaks
Mountain Stream by Striking Photography by Bo Insogna
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