Latitude: 40.0288467
Longitude: -105.5811465
Elevation: 3133 meters / 10279 feet
Barometric Pressure 689KPa

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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