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Clouds over Longs Peak formed by orographic uplift.
This view from Mt. Meeker summit slopes showing the Loft.
Stiff (20-30mph, G40+) winds were producing this and other lenticular clouds over the mountains and ridges to the west.
Labor Day, September 5, 2005
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[ Post a Comment ]| tjarvela | Meeker/Longs/NH | | 
Hasn't voted | Beautiful picture! I have a similar picture of orographic uplift clouds here in NH(http://community.webshots.com/photo/498569849/519668171RhtkjZ). I hiked Longs Peak about 1 week before your trip and was lucky enough to beat the crowds.
Keep hiking!
-Tom | | Posted Dec 8, 2005 10:10 pm |
 | | Joe_Parvis | Re: Meeker/Longs/NH | | 
Hasn't voted | Tom -- Looks like you had a wild weather day as well! So often I hear people talk about the weather as something imposed upon us, sent down from above. One of the things I love about elevation is that you are *in* the weather (as in your photo)... the scale continues to dwarf us, but the experience actually becomes intimate at the same time. Of course this intimacy sometimes isn't a good thing... but it's always exciting. --- Joe | | Posted Dec 9, 2005 10:07 am |
| Nelson | Interplay of clouds and mountains... | | 
Voted 10/10 | ... is a favorite subject of mine also! This is one of the best, the dynamic nature of it is fantastic. Great shot. | | Posted Dec 9, 2005 9:10 am |
| | Joe_Parvis | Re: Interplay of clouds and mountains... | |
Hasn't voted | I'm glad that some of the vitality of the cloud comes through in the photo. It was an awesome (in the plain, literal sense of that word) experience to stand in the Loft and watch the moisture form, rise, and twist. Fear and beauty. | | Posted Dec 9, 2005 10:01 am |
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