Moonset over the Colorado Front Range and Rocky Mountains
The full moon was Friday but yesterday’s 99% illuminated moon certainly was not to take a backseat to that. This was the last “super moon” of the year and it…
Orange and blue at twilight on the Colorado Front Range
While waiting for Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS to make an appearance Monday evening, I was treated to a pretty danged awesome pre-show. Sunset wasn’t anything particularly noteworthy but after the sun went…
The real golden globe
No, not one of those lame Hollywood awards. Rather, the star that warms our planet and brings life, seen here as it rises above the horizon on the Colorado plains…
New Mexico fall colors
While in Albuquerque for the balloon fiesta, we took the opportunity to head up to Sandia Crest (aka Sandia Peak), the imposing mountains you see when looking east from the…
Fall foliage and railroad tracks to the tunnel
A look west from Rollins Pass showing some of the amazing scenery and an engineering marvel, the Moffat Tunnel. Certainly, the forest, fall foliage and those amazing peaks of the…
Golden trees line the forest road
Just kind of a pretty shot from this past Sunday in the Colorado high country. By the time I took this pic, I think my son was tired of me…