San Juans in November

The second installment from our fall trip ... this one focused on mountainscapes near Telluride.

 Old cabins and barns view the west end of Sneffels Range.

Double RL (i.e., Raul Lauren's) Ranch on the north side of Sneffels Range.

Last Dollar Road 

 Ophir Pass.

 View out the Walsh House (aka Bay Window House) at Animas Forks ghost town

 Squall heads east toward McClure Pass

Telluride during Blues and Brews Festival (note Town Park to the left full of folks)

 Wilson Peak awash in yellow.

Kelvin-Helmholtz instability atop a lenticular. 

The iconic San Juans perspective along sr145, south of Mountain Village.

Sneffels Range from Double RL  

Chimney Rock near Ridgeway

The first snow of the season kisses the high peaks.

Gondola view of Telluride

Squirly contrails.

Jelly fish-looking lenticular.

A few lapses from the trip ... unfortunately, there were not many cloudscape opportunities as the weather was dominated by fair weather under a persistent subtropical high.

Utah in September

I had the opportunity to visit areas of southeast Utah and southwest Colorado this fall. Below is the first set of images from this trip.

Arches National Park

The widely recognized Delicate Arch at sunset.

 The Windows region with the La Sals in the background.

Climber atop a sandstone rock formation in The Windows region.

Delicate Arch from a different perspective.

The Windows landscape at sunset.

North Window and Turret Arch with mammatus lit by setting sun.

Storm behind petrified dunes.

Traffic comes and goes in the Courthouse.

Areas around Moab, UT 

The La Sals in full fall color.

Green River view point in Canyonlands. September views were hazy due to smoke from fires in the Pac NW.

Mesa Arch in Canyonlands.

Colorado River and colorful sandstone near sunset at Potash, UT.

Reflection in Colorado River at sunset. 

Castle Valley at sunset.

Bowtie Arch

Corona Arch and face.

Animated gif of a jump off Corona Arch

Bowtie Arch and Corona Arch from the south.

Other shots from Southeast Utah

Amazing oranges in Capitol Reef National Park.

Cainville Mesa near Capitol Reef.

Finding beer in Utah is a real bitch. 

Part of the Goosenecks near Mexican Hat

Aspens in the La Sals

Abandoned truck in Valley of the Gods

Valley of the Gods