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Looking for that pot of gold at the end of the rainbows on St Patrick’s Day

March 17, 2021 by Tony Leave a Comment

Well, I don’t have any pics of leprechauns or any images that are overly green and I have never been to Ireland so here is the next best thing.

Taken back in August in Arapaho National Forest, I have actually shared a similar shot of this scene previously. This one, in portrait orientation, does a nice job showing off the sky above.

We were hanging out at camp and after the evening thunderstorms passed, they put on a beautiful show to the east. The sky was dramatic, lit up nicely by the sun behind us. The double rainbow, well, that was over the top awesome just absolutely fantastic to watch.

Double rainbow over the Colorado high country

August 9, 2020 by Tony Leave a Comment

I shared a preview of this pic last week on social media showing my daughter and I enjoying the view – and the reason we interrupted dinner. 😉 Here is the final result of what we were watching.

A passing thunderstorm brought a quick shower that intensified as it went past us. Behind us, the sun was shining helping to create a double rainbow with dramatic skies of the storm. Truly a beautiful scene!

Video: Top Shots 2019 – Alaska

December 27, 2019 by Tony Leave a Comment

By far my ‘photo excursion of the year’. We headed north to our nation’s 49th state and spent two weeks exploring this amazing place.

The sheer size of Alaska and our desire to not rush through things meant we limited our travels but that didn’t limit the photographic opportunities. We focused on three main areas: Denali National Park, Seward with Kenai Fjords National Park and Homer with Katmai National Park and Preserve.

Through them all, the scenery was stunning, the wildlife just amazing. It was the trip of a lifetime and one I will treasure forever. Here is a look at my favorite pics from our trip to the northern frontier.

Resurrection Bay rainbow

August 14, 2019 by Tony Leave a Comment

What a great way to end a fantastic day on the water!

We were returning to Seward, Alaska after eight hours or so touring Kenai Fjords National Park. A quick rain shower chased us inside but then I looked out and saw this incredibly colorful and dramatic display.

Rain wasn’t going to stop me from getting a pic of that! I grabbed my camera, ran out onto the deck and started clicking. My images really don’t do it justice either. The rainbow was one of the most bright I have ever seen.

Just extraordinary!

Rainbow caps off the season’s camping

October 2, 2017 by Tony Leave a Comment

A nice little scene following an afternoon thunderstorm at our campsite in Estes Park, Colorado this past Friday. In the wake of the storm, the sun reappeared to the west and to the east a good-looking rainbow appeared. This weekend pretty much puts a wrap on our camping season which is always a bit of a bummer. We will be anxiously awaiting that first trip of the spring! Only six months to go or so. 😉

A fall thunderstorm brings a rainbow to Estes Park, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)

Short but brilliant rainbow illuminates the Great Plains’ horizon

June 7, 2016 by Tony Leave a Comment

I have said it repeatedly and I will say it again: the plains of Colorado may be relatively flat but I will put the sights found there up against those of the higher terrain of the state any day of the week. This past Friday evening was another perfect example.

Thunderstorms passed nearby where we were camping and once past, the scene that unfolded was nothing short of extraordinary. Beautiful blue skies above with dramatic storm clouds below were punctuated by one of the brightest rainbows I have ever seen in my life. The multi-colored stream was not very tall but it was very wide and very bright.

My pictures of it truly don’t do it justice – it was nothing short of extraordinary.

A brilliant partial rainbow descends from a thunderstorm on Colorado's Great Plains. (© Tony’s Takes) — A brilliant partial rainbow descends from a thunderstorm on Colorado’s Great Plains. (© Tony’s Takes)

Rainbow lights up the mountain sky

September 8, 2015 by Tony Leave a Comment

After spending the better part of the post-dawn hours taking picture of massive wildlife yesterday, a healthy rain shower settled in at Brainard Lake. The sky alternated between sun and cloud but when the light shone through, it created this massive rainbow over the lake and in front of Mount Audubon. It was a gorgeous scene, one that is pretty typical in the Colorado high country.

A colorful rainbow appears before Mount Audubon in Arapaho National Forest. (© Tony’s Takes)

Somewhere over the rainbow in Dorothy’s home state

June 16, 2015 by Tony Leave a Comment

From her farm in Kansas, Dorothy of Wizard of Oz fame sang about a far away land ‘over the #rainbow.’ She would not have had to go too far if she had come across this gorgeous display last week near Colby, Kansas.

The day offered little in the way of severe weather but following a mild thunderstorm, Mother Nature offered up one of the most brilliantly colored, largest rainbows I have ever seen. It was in fact a double rainbow, something I could only partially capture even with my very wide 10mm lens. Taken in June 10, 2015.

A gorgeous double rainbow above the farmland near Colby, Kansas. (© Tony’s Takes)

High altitude rainbow

September 1, 2014 by Tony Leave a Comment

Early morning yesterday brought a quick-hitting sun shower to Arapaho National Forest. The 13,229 foot high Mount Audubon (right) was slightly obscured by the rain while an extraordinarily vivid rainbow appeared in front of it. If you look closely at the top right, you can see a second, faint rainbow.

A rainbow appears near Brainard Lake and Mount Audubon in Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)