Latitude: 39.9771764
Longitude: -105.4818534
Elevation: 2591 meters / 8501 feet
Barometric Pressure 738KPa

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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
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
A Moment’s Peace 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Watch the world go by... by Max and Dee, A favorite bench on top of Flagstaff Mountain near Boulder, CO, USA.bench colorado boulder co mounta
Watch the world go by... by Max and Dee
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 •٭
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
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
Brainard Lake by mclcbooks, Sunrise at Brainard Lake, Coloradosunrise dawn daybreak reflections landscape landscapes brainardlak
Brainard Lake by mclcbooks
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
View from Flagstaff, Last of the Kodachrome by relistan, 1958 Leica M2 with Voigtlander Super Wide Heliar 4.5/15mm on Kodak Kodachrome 64 (exp 1993).

Shot i
View from Flagstaff, Last of the Kodachrome by relistan
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