Boulder County

Opacarophily*
Red Rock Lake
  • a love of sunsets

A look back at a calm beautiful July evening at Red Rock Lake, as the daily cloud buildup dissipates and the crepuscular rays...

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Shine on
Red Rock Lake

The sun's rays make their last stand of the day on the summer solstice above Red Rock Lake and the Indian Peaks near Ward, Colorado.

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Sky on fire above river of gold
Como Creek Valley

Autumn sunset above aspen stand, Como Creek Valley. Darryl Benson NDG 3 filter aided.

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Home sweet home
Rockies from Boulder

The Boulder (Colorado) valley, backed by the Flatirons rock formation below Green Mountain. On the mesa below the Flatirons is the National Center...

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Boulder Falls
Boulder Falls

Boulder Falls is a 66 foot high (20 meter) falls at the spot where North Boulder Creek drops into Middle Boulder Creek. To reach the falls is a very...

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At Dawn
Arapaho Peaks

Early morning light glows in the high clouds behind the Arapaho Peaks, Indian Peaks wilderness. This is a two shot stack to get both the lichen...

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Winter Glow
Bear Peak and Green Mountain

Winter sunrise on (l) Bear Peak and (r) Green Mountain and the Flatirons (rock formation), partially framed by the red stems of willow trees just...

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Encore
Red Rock Lake

It wasn't done... Despite my assessment that the sun was too far down to provide any color in the sky, having put the tripod legs up and the camera...

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Indian Peaks
Indian Peaks

The backbone of the Continental Divide stretches across the Indian Peaks of the Front Range of Colorado, with the core group viewed here from...

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Sinopia
Red Rock Lake

During prolonged sunsets, the color transition from yellow to orange, and finally to deep red can be awe inspiring. I am particularly fond of the...

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Straddling the Divide
Indian Peaks

High on the Continental Divide, separating waters which flow to the Atlantic Ocean (to the left) and the Pacific drainage (to the right), looking...

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Indian Peaks sunrise
Continental Divide

First light graces the peaks of the Continental Divide: (l to r) Navajo Peak (13409 ft / 4087 m), Apache Peak (13441 ft / 4097 m), and Shoshoni Peak...

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Flatirons Vista
Flatirons Vista

It’s the time of gaudy sunsets and sunrises, with the atmosphere ferrying cold air masses and their cirrus clouds in the jet stream along with wall...

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Into thin ice
Red Rock Lake

First blush of sunlight on the Indian Peaks from Red Rock Lake. The ice that has formed here is probably short lived, with a week of winds and...

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Grasslands to Glaciers
Rockies from Boulder

Sunrise on the Front Range of the southern Rocky Mountains, looking over Boulder Colorado and up the Boulder Creek watershed toward the Continental...

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Autumn cascade
Como Creek Valley

Aspen, framed by conifers including Lodgpole pine and Blue Spruce, pour down the Como Creek Valley in autumnal colors below the Mountain Research...

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Neon sumac
Flagstaff Mountain

Scattered smooth sumacs (Rhus glabra) paint the hillside of Flagstaff Mountain a beautiful red to mix in with the golden grass and deep green of the...

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Mountain layers: blue ridges
Colorado Front Range

ten ridges in ~40 miles, a view along the east slope of the Colorado Front Range

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First blush
Indian Peaks

Sunrise on the on the Indian Peaks of the Continental Divide, with the shy full moon peering out from the moody clouds shrouding the summits. The...

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Autumn Leaves
Teller Lake

One of my favorite jazz standards, Autumn Leaves, emotes a wonderful feel for both its beauty and melancholy. My favorite version is performed by...

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