IntrepidXJ's Adventure Blog

I was up early again yesterday morning to catch another sunrise from Marlboro Point.

Monday, Tuesday & Friday, July 23,24 & 27, 2012

Since the monsoon season here on the western slope of Colorado is in full effect, I went out to photograph a couple of sunsets this week after work. On Monday I drove up to the Colorado National Monument right after some heavy rain had passed through the area. The road up to the Visitor’s Center was covered with debris and rockfall from some flash flooding, so I had to drive extra carefully. I decided to stop at the Book Cliffs View to take a few photos.

The potholes were full of water, and the light was striking the tops of the monuments in the distance.

Highlights by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

A rainbow formed over the Grand Valley, and the Grand Mesa was lit up nicely, too

Rainbow Over the Valley by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

A touch of pink is added to the clouds in the sky above Monument Canyon.

A Touch of Pink by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
 

This image from the Great Sand Dunes National Park is a few years old, but my post-processing skills have come a long way since the first time I processed this one…

I took this photo yesterday evening of Rim Rock Drive in the Colorado National Monument curving up a switchback. This image really has it all! Besides the nice curve in the road as it exits a tunnel, there is nice warm light on the tops of the cliffs and some very nice clouds in the sky. There’s even a nice rainbow to top it off. Oh yeah, if you look closely at the rainbow you can even see the moon!

I just loved the light on Mount Baldy yesterday evening as we camped up on the Paradise Divide.