Beautiful Pictures

[Jhbryaniv]

Couldn't agree more on that...

P.S. Few days ago it was +16'C

Did you wash your truck?

I haven't in a couple weeks, that seems to be keeping our snow away...

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[KNI]

Did you wash your truck?

I haven't in a couple weeks, that seems to be keeping our snow away...

No point in washing the truck for next month or two. I got wet gravel roads which I drive so the truck is pretty much brownish gray constantly until the roads dry up.

 

[gfitzge2]

Quack Silver.

 

[KNI]

It's a hand held Chinese HDR composite from 3 pic series. That's why the moon is having an extra leg. And I think that the bright dot in the middle is called Venus.

 

[TJC]

It's a hand held Chinese HDR composite from 3 pic series. That's why the moon is having an extra leg. And I think that the bright dot in the middle is called Venus.

Beautiful sunset. I don't see Venus, but it is the right time to see it. Sunsets and sunrise.

Believe it or not it looks a great deal like a south Florida Everglades sunset or sunrise. Is that ice or water on the ground? Florida pine trees silhouette the same way in the grassy swamp with hardwood hammocks and pine stands dotting the landscape.

I am sure things look quite different during daylight hours!

 

[KNI]

Beautiful sunset. I don't see Venus, but it is the right time to see it. Sunsets and sunrise.

Believe it or not it looks a great deal like a south Florida Everglades sunset or sunrise. Is that ice or water on the ground? Florida pine trees silhouette the same way in the grassy swamp with hardwood hammocks and pine stands dotting the landscape.

I am sure things look quite different during daylight hours!

If you click the pic to full size version, you can see 4 stars around the moon. I came to conclusion of the brightest to be Venus since it's magnitude is decade brighter than the others and it seems to be on the elliptic based on the sunlight direction.

It's a picture of a frozen lake bay.

 

[TJC]

I see Venus! I have a 2K monitor and had to save the image and manually zoom in to see it . It appears to be almost due south of the moon- right where I would expect it to be found. Again Beautiful image!

 

[josephranger]

I see Venus! I have a 2K monitor and had to save the image and manually zoom in to see it . It appears to be almost due south of the moon- right where I would expect it to be found. Again Beautiful image!

Wow, great eye, @TJC! I had to zoom in myself to see Venus. It's amazing how clear the sky must be to capture something like that. Beautiful shot, @KNI!

 

[TJC]

During the winter here in NC you can see Venus most every evening at dusk low on the horizon with the setting sun, or just prior to day break right above where the sun is rising. At times it is very bright. It is usually the last to be seen at dawn and the first in the evening.

Too often we miss the wonders of the world. I love KNI's picture.

Sunrises and sunsets are special. We find ourselves too busy or distracted to stop and look up. As a child we would go fishing out from Flamingo at the very tip of Florida in the Everglades Nat'l Park. We 'd go 20- 30 miles west to Cape Sable at dusk and fish all night in the Florida Straits. Down there you are all alone, away from the things of man. No city lights to blind you from God's beauty. There is nothing on the horizon to block the view of the heavens. All you hear is the gentle lapping of the water against the boat.

Looking back it was a gift that my father gave me that wasn't appreciated enough as a kid.

 

[Jhbryaniv]

During the winter here in NC you can see Venus most every evening at dusk low on the horizon with the setting sun, or just prior to day break right above where the sun is rising. At times it is very bright. It is usually the last to be seen at dawn and the first in the evening.

Too often we miss the wonders of the world. I love KNI's picture.

Sunrises and sunsets are special. We find ourselves too busy or distracted to stop and look up. As a child we would go fishing out from Flamingo at the very tip of Florida in the Everglades Nat'l Park. We 'd go 20- 30 miles west to Cape Sable at dusk and fish all night in the Florida Straits. Down there you are all alone, away from the things of man. No city lights to blind you from God's beauty. There is nothing on the horizon to block the view of the heavens. All you hear is the gentle lapping of the water against the boat.

Looking back it was a gift that my father gave me that wasn't appreciated enough as a kid.

Tony, those nights out there are amazing.

When we moved out to colorado every said why would you do that, Florida has the ocean. My generic response wasalong the lines of - because here I can walk out of the grocery store and stare out at the mountains, I can see them driving my kid to school. I don't have to be in the mohntains to enjoy the mountains.

Folks would give me a cock eyed look, usually the ones who have lived here for a long time. I'd usually mention for them to look west next time they go for a drive and remember how beautiful it is out here. People overlook beauty so often when it is in their faces everyday.

Our running joke when we're driving or have had a stressful day is one of is will turn to the other and point and say, ohh look there are mountains out here. It's our way of reminding each other there is so much more in this world than whatever we are worried about at that moment.

 

[TJC]

Tony, those nights out there are amazing.

When we moved out to colorado every said why would you do that, Florida has the ocean. My generic response wasalong the lines of - because here I can walk out of the grocery store and stare out at the mountains, I can see them driving my kid to school. I don't have to be in the mohntains to enjoy the mountains.

Folks would give me a cock eyed look, usually the ones who have lived here for a long time. I'd usually mention for them to look west next time they go for a drive and remember how beautiful it is out here. People overlook beauty so often when it is in their faces everyday.

Our running joke when we're driving or have had a stressful day is one of is will turn to the other and point and say, ohh look there are mountains out here. It's our way of reminding each other there is so much more in this world than whatever we are worried about at that moment.

I lived in Colorado Springs when I served in the USAF (NORAD CMC). I resided on Peterson AFB which then was east of town in the prairie and offered an unobstructed view of Pikes Peak. Every late September I would wake up to find Pikes Peak covered in snow from the treeline up to the summit. One month later the city would get its first snow. Like clock work. It was a beautiful place.

Going up to the summit of Pikes Peak or Mt Evans and simply looking in all directions will take your breath away! I have read that "America the Beautiful" was inspired by the view from the summit of Pike Peak.

Understandable.

 

[Jhbryaniv]

I lived in Colorado Springs when I served in the USAF (NORAD CMC). I resided on Peterson AFB which then was east of town in the prairie and offered an unobstructed view of Pikes Peak. Every late September I would wake up to find Pikes Peak covered in snow from the treeline up to the summit. One month later the city would get its first snow. Like clock work. It was a beautiful place.

Going up to the summit of Pikes Peak or Mt Evans and simply looking in all directions will take your breath away! I have read that "America the Beautiful" was inspired by the view from the summit of Pike Peak.

Understandable.

I spend more time than I should watching youtube about all the places to explore out here and it is just amazing how many gorgeous places there are. And many of the places you can "drive" right up. I look forward to snow melting so I can get out there to some of these higher passes and summits.

 

[TJC]

I spend more time than I should watching youtube about all the places to explore out here and it is just amazing how many gorgeous places there are. And many of the places you can "drive" right up. I look forward to snow melting so I can get out there to some of these higher passes and summits.

If you live on the front range near Colorado Springs, drive the Gold Camp Road towards Cripple Creek / Victor, then just before entering Victor take Phantom Canyon Road out to Hwy 50 just south of Canyon City. Back in the 1970's this was dirt road the entire way. Once on Highway 50 go towards Canyon City. Just as you enter town there is a narrow outcrop rising up several hundred feet that over looks the city. A single lane one way road called Skyline Drive follows the ridge line taking you up over the out crop. Pack a lunch! It was an enjoyable day trip from Colorado Springs. But I have not visited the area in 50 years.

 

[Jhbryaniv]

If you live on the front range near Colorado Springs, drive the Gold Camp Road towards Cripple Creek / Victor, then just before entering Victor take Phantom Canyon Road out to Hwy 50 just south of Canyon City. Back in the 1970's this was dirt road the entire way. Once on Highway 50 go towards Canyon City. Just as you enter town there is a narrow outcrop rising up several hundred feet that over looks the city. A single lane one way road called Skyline Drive follows the ridge line taking you up over the out crop. Pack a lunch! It was an enjoyable day trip from Colorado Springs. But I have not visited the area in 50 years.

We're up between Boulder and Denver.

It is supposed to be a rainy weekend up this way, I will check the weather down that way, maybe that's a trip for this weekend!

Thanks for the idea!

 

[TJC]

If you get down that way, and make it to Canyon City, The Colorado Maximum Security Prison Museum might be worth a visit! Talk about a wake up call! And Royal Gorge is just north of town. Walking across that suspension bridge is AMAZING.

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