Well, it certainly happened in the Sangre De Cristos on Saturday! It was fantastic.TCUTED wrote:Not to be a downer or poo poo anything, but I'm always a bit skeptical of those low level layers predicted a week out, especially from the GFS.
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It looks like there was some along the front range too! This is one of those cases where I am actually happy to be wrong! Get any pictures?djkest wrote:Well, it certainly happened in the Sangre De Cristos on Saturday! It was fantastic.TCUTED wrote:Not to be a downer or poo poo anything, but I'm always a bit skeptical of those low level layers predicted a week out, especially from the GFS.
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East or West side for that above the clouds thing?djkest wrote:Well, it certainly happened in the Sangre De Cristos on Saturday! It was fantastic.
We were on Comanche Peak Friday, and enjoyed beautiful stable weather.
A cold front was predicted to move in about midnight. I didn't notice.
The eastern side of the range did not benefit from the weather change.
(No rain or moisture that is)
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Sure I do. It was short-lived and to the south. These were taken from Crestone Peak around 7:45 AM. Unfortunately I was too distracted to take a lot of pics..TCUTED wrote:It looks like there was some along the front range too! This is one of those cases where I am actually happy to be wrong! Get any pictures?djkest wrote:Well, it certainly happened in the Sangre De Cristos on Saturday! It was fantastic.TCUTED wrote:Not to be a downer or poo poo anything, but I'm always a bit skeptical of those low level layers predicted a week out, especially from the GFS.
Unknown person on Crestone Needle's summit with the background all low-level clouds
Spanish peaks rise through the clouds
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Thanks for the Excellent pictures.
Thanks for the Excellent pictures.
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Couple more. This is East Crestone I believe from Crestone Peak.
Huge Panorama: NE Crestone, Colony Baldy, E Crestone, Crestone Needle, Broken Hand Peak, Blanca Group, and more.
Too bad I didn't have a good camera on me at the time.
Huge Panorama: NE Crestone, Colony Baldy, E Crestone, Crestone Needle, Broken Hand Peak, Blanca Group, and more.
Too bad I didn't have a good camera on me at the time.
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Thanks for all of the pics...they really are beautiful. Like Anatoli said, "Mountains are cathedrals: grand and pure, the houses of my religion. I go to them as humans go to worship. From their lofty summits, I view my past, dream of the future, and with unusual acuity I am allowed to experience the present moment. My strength renewed, my vision cleared, in the mountains I celebrate creation. On each journey, I am reborn.
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Last month my friend and I were hiking down from the summit ridge on South Maroon and got caught in a rainstorm. After hurrying down the lower ridge the sun came out and we saw this rainbow below us in the valley.