The other night I headed up to the Colorado National Monument again hoping for a colorful sunset after the clearing storms. The colors I hoped for never appeared, but there was this cool-looking storm cloud over the Grand Valley.
The other night it was looking like there might be a good sunset so I grabbed my camera gear and headed out towards the base of the Book Cliffs. Unfortunately, the sunset never panned out, but while driving out there the sun did shine through a few holes in the clouds and spotlighted the Book Cliffs for a few minutes. I managed to get my camera out and get these two photos before the light was gone.
Book Cliffs Spotlight I by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
In this second photo you can see that the spotlight had moved to the left quite a bit.
Book Cliffs Spotlight II by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
On my drove back through the North Desert I got stuck in on of the worst dust storms I’ve ever been in. I actually had to stop my Jeep for a few minutes because I couldn’t see anything!
I’ve tried to get a photo of the full moon rising over Mount Garfield a few times over the last year without much luck. All day it was cloudy and overcast so I thought today would be the same, but an hour before the moon was set to rise the sky began to clear. I decided to head out and see what kind of photo I could get. The sky above the Book Cliffs was a bit hazy, but the moon was still visible. I’m not completely happy with this photo, but so far it’s the best I’ve been able to get. I’ll keep trying for a better one!
Here’s a photo of the moon alone once it cleared the low layer of haze in the sky.
Last week I drove out to East Orchard Mesa to try and find a spot to take some photos of a sunset from. I never did find a good spot, but the sunset ended up being very nice, so I just pulled over and took a few quick photos.
This first one is looking back towards Grand Junction across a field. The colors were spectacular!
I also noticed the reflection of the pink clouds on the hood of my Jeep.
These aren’t really great photos, but I thought I would share them anyway.
I headed back up to the Monument again this morning to catch the sunrise. Here’s a few photos I took.
Fruita Beyond Independence Monument by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
Sunlit Window Rock by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
Saddlehorn View by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr