Skywatch Friday: Snow blowing off a cornice

I took this image will trying to get over the cornice itself. The wind was blowing ice crystals into the air.

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Mont Blanc

Two weeks ago I attended at meeting with some Europeans. Alas, this was via phone and not in person. In honor of this event and to cover the fact that the skies here have been typical Colorado Blue, and hence boring, I am posting this picture I took of Mont Blanc near the famous Chamonix Ski Resort (France in Sept 2007). We Coloradans love mountains where ever they are. I was particularly impressed with Mont Blanc. It really is big, there is just no other way to describe it. The glaciers that come down the side are huge in and of themselves and they represent just a fraction of the real estate. We had planned on hiking around on Mont Blanc but ended up on Les Confins and Vanois, which is the subject of a post I'll get to one day.

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Snowy Sunrise

Sunrise on Feb 11, 2009. The sky was so dramatic, I ran into the building to grab my camera. Believe it or not these colors are muted because by the time I slide over the ice, and ran outside again, the sun was just peaking above the horizon.

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The beach I grew up on

Morro Bay, California

Alas we have had not interesting clouds this week so I am cheating. I went back to Morro Bay a couple of Novembers' ago and took a bunch of shots at sunset.

For those of you wondering when my next snowshoe blog will be, you are going to have to wait a bit. I am working on a description of a trip to Austin Texas that is turning out to be much longer than I anticiapted. I am going to a new place this weekend though, which will give me an opportunity to chronical someplace new.

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Another sunset

There were no clouds at all last night so this is one from last week. The clouds were low behind the hills but still brilliant.

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Strange, ethereal rays have been emanating from the east lately. They cover the horizon but this picture is just one half of the phenomenon. I will keep the snide comments about fleeting faux divinity radiating from our eastern seaboard to myself.

Looking south from the tree plaza

Clouds on the drive home

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Sunset from the Mesa Lab (Skywatch Friday)

Looking south

Once again I have been shooting sunsets on my way home. Today I left after the colors had reached their peak. The last couple of days have been spectacular with the Chinook winds and all the clouds.

Looking north

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