http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:57:00 -0700 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:57:00 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7142/buddyicons/68013092@N04.jpg?1323459649#68013092@N04 http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/8638190669/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/68013092@N04/">Steadfast Christian</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/8638190669/" title="Last Desert Light"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8261/8638190669_ea64dfc8f8_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Last Desert Light" /></a></p> <p>Just caught the fading light of this unique desert landcape located in NW New Mexico.</p> Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:57:00 -0700 2013-04-06T19:47:20-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steadfast Christian) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8638190669 Last Desert Light <p>Just caught the fading light of this unique desert landcape located in NW New Mexico.</p> Steadfast Christian sunset nature landscape desert boulders steadfastchristian http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/8552777547/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/68013092@N04/">Steadfast Christian</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/8552777547/" title="Spring? Sunset"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8369/8552777547_f827ca47e1_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Spring? Sunset" /></a></p> <p>This was taken from the edge of a pool of water only 10'x20' that had formed today from snow melt. The rest of the lake is still ice covered. <br /> It was nice to finally see some fresh water after a brutally cold, record breaking winter. <br /> <br /> I just hope we have enough snow in the San Juans to last all summer. We just got another foot the other day ( ;</p> Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:17:03 -0700 2013-03-12T19:26:17-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steadfast Christian) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8552777547 Spring? Sunset <p>This was taken from the edge of a pool of water only 10'x20' that had formed today from snow melt. The rest of the lake is still ice covered. <br /> It was nice to finally see some fresh water after a brutally cold, record breaking winter. <br /> <br /> I just hope we have enough snow in the San Juans to last all summer. We just got another foot the other day ( ;</p> Steadfast Christian sunset nature reflections landscape spring colorado god creation rockymountains sanjuans steadfastchristian http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/8448526075/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/68013092@N04/">Steadfast Christian</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/8448526075/" title="The Day After"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8236/8448526075_8022aa6640_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="The Day After" /></a></p> <p>Beautiful snow! <br /> The San Juan Mountains in SW Colorado finally got a dumping. <br /> Three feet at Durango Mountain Resort and up to 4' in the higher elevations. <br /> I just love going up the first morning after the storm clears with the fresh air, brilliant blue skies, and of course the gorgeous fresh power clinging to to the trees and the uniform covering on the forest floor...</p> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:08:21 -0800 2013-01-29T12:20:55-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steadfast Christian) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8448526075 The Day After <p>Beautiful snow! <br /> The San Juan Mountains in SW Colorado finally got a dumping. <br /> Three feet at Durango Mountain Resort and up to 4' in the higher elevations. <br /> I just love going up the first morning after the storm clears with the fresh air, brilliant blue skies, and of course the gorgeous fresh power clinging to to the trees and the uniform covering on the forest floor...</p> Steadfast Christian winter snow mountains nature landscape colorado purgatory durangomountainresort steadfastchristian sanjuanmounains http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/8422177246/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/68013092@N04/">Steadfast Christian</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/8422177246/" title="Alpine Wildflowers"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8498/8422177246_6246e9e480_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Alpine Wildflowers" /></a></p> <p>It has been raining the past two days which is unusual in January for South West Colorado. It is suppose to snow 2' in the San Juan Mountains tonight and tomorrow. <br /> <br /> All this moisture has me fired up about the alpine flower season this summer which should be great if the moisture keeps coming like this. What a difference from last Winter!<br /> <br /> In anticipation of a great coming season I've uploaded a shot I took 2 years ago when we had plenty of moisture. Because of the drought last Summer this same shot would have looked more brownish with no King's Crown flowers and yellow daisies. I hope everyone else is having a good Winter as well! We can do without the fires this year...</p> Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:00:34 -0800 2011-07-23T07:56:35-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steadfast Christian) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8422177246 Alpine Wildflowers <p>It has been raining the past two days which is unusual in January for South West Colorado. It is suppose to snow 2' in the San Juan Mountains tonight and tomorrow. <br /> <br /> All this moisture has me fired up about the alpine flower season this summer which should be great if the moisture keeps coming like this. What a difference from last Winter!<br /> <br /> In anticipation of a great coming season I've uploaded a shot I took 2 years ago when we had plenty of moisture. Because of the drought last Summer this same shot would have looked more brownish with no King's Crown flowers and yellow daisies. I hope everyone else is having a good Winter as well! We can do without the fires this year...</p> Steadfast Christian mountains nature landscape colorado god creation peaks sanjuans alpinewildflowers kingcrowns steadfastchristian http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/8305457016/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/68013092@N04/">Steadfast Christian</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/8305457016/" title="Sunset Reflection Gift"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8213/8305457016_41138b3751_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Sunset Reflection Gift" /></a></p> <p>In the spirit of Christmas, I set out a few days before to capture something beautiful as we finally got some much needed snow. I was rewarded with a nice sunset that was accentuated by the reflection off the calm lake surface. <br /> <br /> Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a fantastic New Year!</p> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 14:35:23 -0800 2012-12-22T18:13:25-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steadfast Christian) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8305457016 Sunset Reflection Gift <p>In the spirit of Christmas, I set out a few days before to capture something beautiful as we finally got some much needed snow. I was rewarded with a nice sunset that was accentuated by the reflection off the calm lake surface. <br /> <br /> Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a fantastic New Year!</p> Steadfast Christian sunset lake reflections landscape colorado sanjuans mountians steadfastchristian http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/8271729878/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/68013092@N04/">Steadfast Christian</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/8271729878/" title="Before the Storm"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8212/8271729878_cb1bebc309_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Before the Storm" /></a></p> <p>Southwest Colorado has been been without any substantial rain or snowfall this Fall.<br /> The Animas River was at its lowest level ever recorded for the month of November. A major snowstorm is expected tonight. Are these the beautiful clouds that will finally bring us snow?</p> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:37:19 -0800 2012-12-13T18:06:27-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steadfast Christian) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8271729878 Before the Storm <p>Southwest Colorado has been been without any substantial rain or snowfall this Fall.<br /> The Animas River was at its lowest level ever recorded for the month of November. A major snowstorm is expected tonight. Are these the beautiful clouds that will finally bring us snow?</p> Steadfast Christian sunset storm mountains nature silhouette clouds landscape landscapes colorado sanjuanmountains southwestcolorado steadfastchristian http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/8199431385/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/68013092@N04/">Steadfast Christian</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/8199431385/" title="San Juan Sunset"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8207/8199431385_11d09d0112_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="San Juan Sunset" /></a></p> <p>I decided at the last minute to head up the canyon late in the afternoon. The weather forecast called for partly sunny which are my favorite conditions for sunsets. Unfortunately, it was a cloudless day with a brilliantly blue sky. As I got further up in elevation, I was pleasantly surprised to see a small band of clouds hovering over a series of alpine peaks. I decided to set up in that location as this was the only area with at least a few clouds. I trudged through the foot deep snow and made my way to a good vantage point. The wind was brisk and I quickly realized that I hadn’t dressed properly. <br /> By the time I set up a video camera to capture a time-lapse, the saturation from the low lying sun was illuminating the peaks. Mean while, as I was busy setting up, I didn’t notice that a beautiful scalloped cloud formation blew in from the west which would be incredibly beautiful if it only took hold at sunset. <br /> <br /> Busy snapping away at the saturated peaks, I didn’t realize how cold my hands were getting until it was too late. The sun set behind me and then the light show began. The sky turned into a fiery red but unfortunately, the peaks were no longer saturated. It’s hard to get everything to work together. Regardless, my now numb fingers where having a difficult time pressing the button. I was trying to focus on the live view to get the proper exposure but I had to keep looking at the shutter button to squeeze the trigger because my finger was so numb I could feel anything. I knew the sunset wouldn’t last long so I put common sense aside and kept firing off shots. I was down to 15 on my shutter speed without a tripod (tied up with the timelapse video) so the images weren’t as sharp as I would have liked. <br /> <br /> Oh well, I was able to witness another spectacular alpine sunset. Despite having the most painful stinging fingers on the way back after they thawed out. I would do it again in a heartbeat. As you all know, the adrenaline rush with sunset photography is hard to match…</p> Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:41:31 -0800 2012-11-17T18:05:10-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steadfast Christian) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8199431385 San Juan Sunset <p>I decided at the last minute to head up the canyon late in the afternoon. The weather forecast called for partly sunny which are my favorite conditions for sunsets. Unfortunately, it was a cloudless day with a brilliantly blue sky. As I got further up in elevation, I was pleasantly surprised to see a small band of clouds hovering over a series of alpine peaks. I decided to set up in that location as this was the only area with at least a few clouds. I trudged through the foot deep snow and made my way to a good vantage point. The wind was brisk and I quickly realized that I hadn’t dressed properly. <br /> By the time I set up a video camera to capture a time-lapse, the saturation from the low lying sun was illuminating the peaks. Mean while, as I was busy setting up, I didn’t notice that a beautiful scalloped cloud formation blew in from the west which would be incredibly beautiful if it only took hold at sunset. <br /> <br /> Busy snapping away at the saturated peaks, I didn’t realize how cold my hands were getting until it was too late. The sun set behind me and then the light show began. The sky turned into a fiery red but unfortunately, the peaks were no longer saturated. It’s hard to get everything to work together. Regardless, my now numb fingers where having a difficult time pressing the button. I was trying to focus on the live view to get the proper exposure but I had to keep looking at the shutter button to squeeze the trigger because my finger was so numb I could feel anything. I knew the sunset wouldn’t last long so I put common sense aside and kept firing off shots. I was down to 15 on my shutter speed without a tripod (tied up with the timelapse video) so the images weren’t as sharp as I would have liked. <br /> <br /> Oh well, I was able to witness another spectacular alpine sunset. Despite having the most painful stinging fingers on the way back after they thawed out. I would do it again in a heartbeat. As you all know, the adrenaline rush with sunset photography is hard to match…</p> Steadfast Christian snow landscape colorado peaks steadfastchristian sanjuanmountainssunset http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/8133071854/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/68013092@N04/">Steadfast Christian</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/8133071854/" title="Sunset Boulder Reflections"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8464/8133071854_fca2c6b6e0_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Sunset Boulder Reflections" /></a></p> <p>With all the fall colors nearly gone, I went searching for one last shot but came up empty. On the way back home I noticed a few clouds were finally around so I decided to setup for a sunset shot at a favorite spot. Once again, it appeared I would come up empty as the sunset would not develop. <br /> <br /> Just as I was going to leave, I noticed a fine red hue start to develop on the distant horizon. I figured it would quickly die off but the unpredictability of sunsets finally turned in my favor. <br /> <br /> As usual, this shot didn't fully capture the beauty before me but my eyes surely did...</p> Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:00:54 -0700 2012-10-27T18:33:32-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steadfast Christian) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8133071854 Sunset Boulder Reflections <p>With all the fall colors nearly gone, I went searching for one last shot but came up empty. On the way back home I noticed a few clouds were finally around so I decided to setup for a sunset shot at a favorite spot. Once again, it appeared I would come up empty as the sunset would not develop. <br /> <br /> Just as I was going to leave, I noticed a fine red hue start to develop on the distant horizon. I figured it would quickly die off but the unpredictability of sunsets finally turned in my favor. <br /> <br /> As usual, this shot didn't fully capture the beauty before me but my eyes surely did...</p> Steadfast Christian sunset landscape lakes boulders waterscape steadfastchristian http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/8091731807/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/68013092@N04/">Steadfast Christian</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/8091731807/" title="Crescent Beach, BC Canada Sunset"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8195/8091731807_28c1a2c677_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Crescent Beach, BC Canada Sunset" /></a></p> <p>I had the prevelege to visit The lower Mainland of BC again. What a place to visit. I didn't get to take many landscape pictures as I spent most of my time fishing for salmon (it was fantastic). I did slip in a few pics here and there. <br /> This picture was taken atop a cliff above Crescent Beach BC. The point of land on the left is Point Roberts which is strip of landlocked property located in the United States. Unless by boat, US citizens living there have to go through Canada to reach the US mainland. <br /> <br /> The sky was cloud free during the sunset but an unusual amount of haze made for some nice colors. They have been going through a 2.5 month drought just like us in Colorado. They were finally blessed with rain just as we were leaving.</p> Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:06:58 -0700 2012-10-09T19:23:59-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steadfast Christian) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8091731807 Crescent Beach, BC Canada Sunset <p>I had the prevelege to visit The lower Mainland of BC again. What a place to visit. I didn't get to take many landscape pictures as I spent most of my time fishing for salmon (it was fantastic). I did slip in a few pics here and there. <br /> This picture was taken atop a cliff above Crescent Beach BC. The point of land on the left is Point Roberts which is strip of landlocked property located in the United States. Unless by boat, US citizens living there have to go through Canada to reach the US mainland. <br /> <br /> The sky was cloud free during the sunset but an unusual amount of haze made for some nice colors. They have been going through a 2.5 month drought just like us in Colorado. They were finally blessed with rain just as we were leaving.</p> Steadfast Christian sunsetbritishcolumbialandscape seascapesteadfastchristian http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/8036174484/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/68013092@N04/">Steadfast Christian</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/8036174484/" title="Mini Full Rainbow Surprise"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8441/8036174484_e3db83b943_m.jpg" width="240" height="136" alt="Mini Full Rainbow Surprise" /></a></p> <p>Wow! Another rainbow surprise in such a short period. This time, I decided to drive up a canyon a short distance from town to check out the Fall colors. A storm had moved in with rain/snow flurries and intermittent periods of sun just the way I like it. With conditions like that, I usually find a way to drop everything and run to the hills. <br /> When I reached the summit, the weather turned to a white-out for a brief period and suddenly cleared, exposing the beautiful fall colors scattered in the canyon below. The sun burst forth directly into the moisture ridden sky creating the perfect conditions for a rainbow. However, it was only mid-afternoon which seemed too early for this to occur. <br /> To my pleasant surprise, not only did a full rainbow appear, this one was up-close and personal. It was a mini-rainbow that stretched from one side of the small canyon to the other. I have never seen a rainbow like this before. The only thing close would be the type that sometimes appears near waterfalls. It was so close, so small, and so beautiful and I was the only one witnessing it almost at eye level. <br /> This was a totally different experience from the last massive rainbow last posted here. This one was just more personal. Another life changing experience I will not forget…</p> Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:24:22 -0700 2012-09-25T15:02:28-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steadfast Christian) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8036174484 Mini Full Rainbow Surprise <p>Wow! Another rainbow surprise in such a short period. This time, I decided to drive up a canyon a short distance from town to check out the Fall colors. A storm had moved in with rain/snow flurries and intermittent periods of sun just the way I like it. With conditions like that, I usually find a way to drop everything and run to the hills. <br /> When I reached the summit, the weather turned to a white-out for a brief period and suddenly cleared, exposing the beautiful fall colors scattered in the canyon below. The sun burst forth directly into the moisture ridden sky creating the perfect conditions for a rainbow. However, it was only mid-afternoon which seemed too early for this to occur. <br /> To my pleasant surprise, not only did a full rainbow appear, this one was up-close and personal. It was a mini-rainbow that stretched from one side of the small canyon to the other. I have never seen a rainbow like this before. The only thing close would be the type that sometimes appears near waterfalls. It was so close, so small, and so beautiful and I was the only one witnessing it almost at eye level. <br /> This was a totally different experience from the last massive rainbow last posted here. This one was just more personal. Another life changing experience I will not forget…</p> Steadfast Christian landscape rainbow colorado fallcolors sanjuans http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/8020444733/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/68013092@N04/">Steadfast Christian</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/8020444733/" title="Rainbow Surprise (part 2)"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8177/8020444733_bcd712d19e_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Rainbow Surprise (part 2)" /></a></p> <p>Back to reality... Same rainbow from my last post but from a different perspective. The lighting was really difficult with so much going on between land and sky.</p> Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:07:19 -0700 2012-09-12T19:04:00-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steadfast Christian) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8020444733 Rainbow Surprise (part 2) <p>Back to reality... Same rainbow from my last post but from a different perspective. The lighting was really difficult with so much going on between land and sky.</p> Steadfast Christian flowers sunset landscape rainbow sanjuanmounains http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/7984250011/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/68013092@N04/">Steadfast Christian</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/7984250011/" title="Rainbow Surprise!"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8318/7984250011_655a6ab8ae_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Rainbow Surprise!" /></a></p> <p>Late yesterday afternoon I couldn’t resist the awesome cloud structure finally around so I dropped everything and headed up to the San Juan’s in hopes of catching some early fall colors. As I gained altitude, only a handful of Aspens had started to change but to my great surprise, the rain/snow storm that was pounding me on the way up started to break and a beam of sunlight quickly penetrated the alpine peaks before me (where I was pretty wet sitting out in the storm despite having a rain coat on). This would have been enough but then… a rainbow began to develop to the left of my vantage point and before I knew it, it blew up into a beautiful full rainbow. The lens I had on couldn’t capture the whole thing so I quickly scrambled through my backpack and changed to my wide angle just in the nick of time. I didn’t dare try and set up for a panorama for fear of losing the shot. <br /> The wide angle did its job but as with wide angle lenses, it pushed the mountains and rainbow way off in the distance. But hey, I captured it! Of course it didn’t do it justice as the full rainbow literally felt like it was right on top of me. I could clearly see both ends of the bow directly below me (I’m sure there was a pot of Gold right there). <br /> Almost as soon as it started it was over with the exception of a small section to my right that hung around long enough to become part of the sunset. Glad I'm able to share it with you. It was definitely a life altering experience.</p> Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:56:31 -0700 2012-09-12T19:06:52-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steadfast Christian) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7984250011 Rainbow Surprise! <p>Late yesterday afternoon I couldn’t resist the awesome cloud structure finally around so I dropped everything and headed up to the San Juan’s in hopes of catching some early fall colors. As I gained altitude, only a handful of Aspens had started to change but to my great surprise, the rain/snow storm that was pounding me on the way up started to break and a beam of sunlight quickly penetrated the alpine peaks before me (where I was pretty wet sitting out in the storm despite having a rain coat on). This would have been enough but then… a rainbow began to develop to the left of my vantage point and before I knew it, it blew up into a beautiful full rainbow. The lens I had on couldn’t capture the whole thing so I quickly scrambled through my backpack and changed to my wide angle just in the nick of time. I didn’t dare try and set up for a panorama for fear of losing the shot. <br /> The wide angle did its job but as with wide angle lenses, it pushed the mountains and rainbow way off in the distance. But hey, I captured it! Of course it didn’t do it justice as the full rainbow literally felt like it was right on top of me. I could clearly see both ends of the bow directly below me (I’m sure there was a pot of Gold right there). <br /> Almost as soon as it started it was over with the exception of a small section to my right that hung around long enough to become part of the sunset. Glad I'm able to share it with you. It was definitely a life altering experience.</p> Steadfast Christian sunset mountains nature landscape rainbow sanjuans steadfastchristian http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/7956188258/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/68013092@N04/">Steadfast Christian</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/7956188258/" title="Caught Ya!"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8305/7956188258_b2e4cbee85_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Caught Ya!" /></a></p> <p>A few weeks ago I finally caught the culprets who have been eating our apples. Shot taken near our back field. They can be a pain but they're worth it...</p> Sat, 08 Sep 2012 09:30:35 -0700 2012-08-13T16:48:04-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steadfast Christian) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7956188258 Caught Ya! <p>A few weeks ago I finally caught the culprets who have been eating our apples. Shot taken near our back field. They can be a pain but they're worth it...</p> Steadfast Christian wildlife muledeer bucksinvelvet http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/7848382082/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/68013092@N04/">Steadfast Christian</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/7848382082/" title="San Juan twilight"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8442/7848382082_463c097a80_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="San Juan twilight" /></a></p> <p>Captured this shot just before dark on an overcast sky. Just a hint of a sunset helped to highlight the wildflowers in the quickly fading light. Definitely another pitch black night hike back to the car.</p> Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:47:19 -0700 2012-07-21T20:14:43-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steadfast Christian) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7848382082 San Juan twilight <p>Captured this shot just before dark on an overcast sky. Just a hint of a sunset helped to highlight the wildflowers in the quickly fading light. Definitely another pitch black night hike back to the car.</p> Steadfast Christian sunset landscape wildflowers sanjuans alpinemountains http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/7734626842/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/68013092@N04/">Steadfast Christian</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/7734626842/" title="King's Crown Sunset"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8282/7734626842_c8a4487cca_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="King's Crown Sunset" /></a></p> <p>It's definitely been a tough year to find alpine wildflowers. After searching for an hour around 12,500 ft I finally stumbled upon a large patch of King's Crown which had been mulled by an elk herd who obviously found the flowers to be a real treat, especially since there wasn't hardly any flowers elsewhere. <br /> I hung out in this spot the rest of the afternoon to catch the different light changes and was rewarded with a beautiful sunset. <br /> San Juan Mts.</p> Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:59:26 -0700 2012-08-04T20:07:19-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steadfast Christian) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7734626842 King's Crown Sunset <p>It's definitely been a tough year to find alpine wildflowers. After searching for an hour around 12,500 ft I finally stumbled upon a large patch of King's Crown which had been mulled by an elk herd who obviously found the flowers to be a real treat, especially since there wasn't hardly any flowers elsewhere. <br /> I hung out in this spot the rest of the afternoon to catch the different light changes and was rewarded with a beautiful sunset. <br /> San Juan Mts.</p> Steadfast Christian sunset mountains landscape alpine wildflowers http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/7634055592/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/68013092@N04/">Steadfast Christian</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/7634055592/" title="Peaking Wildflowers"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8158/7634055592_e5782de3b2_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Peaking Wildflowers" /></a></p> <p>At least I'm finding more and more paintbrush, bluebells, and other species. <br /> <br /> Praying for all the victims and family members who were harmed by the recent Colorado movie theater tragedy. God bless and comfort them...</p> Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:51:25 -0700 2012-07-15T17:46:27-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steadfast Christian) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7634055592 Peaking Wildflowers <p>At least I'm finding more and more paintbrush, bluebells, and other species. <br /> <br /> Praying for all the victims and family members who were harmed by the recent Colorado movie theater tragedy. God bless and comfort them...</p> Steadfast Christian wildflowers paintbrush mountainlandscape http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/7587662062/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/68013092@N04/">Steadfast Christian</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/7587662062/" title="Columbine Storm"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8015/7587662062_0433e84d1d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Columbine Storm" /></a></p> <p>Caught this patch of Columbines just before a storm set in. Lightning struck at the top of the peak and I knew it was time to get out of there. Taken at 11,500' where I found the wildflowers had already peaked with some already wilting. The recent rains have prolonged them for a while but I bet they will be gone in a few weeks. <br /> Never seen so few Columbines up there. Taken in the La Plata Mts. (San Juans)</p> Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:09:51 -0700 2012-07-15T17:31:10-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steadfast Christian) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7587662062 Columbine Storm <p>Caught this patch of Columbines just before a storm set in. Lightning struck at the top of the peak and I knew it was time to get out of there. Taken at 11,500' where I found the wildflowers had already peaked with some already wilting. The recent rains have prolonged them for a while but I bet they will be gone in a few weeks. <br /> Never seen so few Columbines up there. Taken in the La Plata Mts. (San Juans)</p> Steadfast Christian mountains landscape columbine wildflowers http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/7546867668/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/68013092@N04/">Steadfast Christian</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/7546867668/" title="Paintbrush Sunset"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8005/7546867668_7be456cdcf_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Paintbrush Sunset" /></a></p> <p>Paid the price catching this sunset high in the San Juan Mts. Had to walk back in the dark - lucky we had a full Moon.</p> Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:41:57 -0700 2012-06-30T20:15:25-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steadfast Christian) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7546867668 Paintbrush Sunset <p>Paid the price catching this sunset high in the San Juan Mts. Had to walk back in the dark - lucky we had a full Moon.</p> Steadfast Christian wildflowersmountainssunsetforestlandscape legacyshot http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/7502495374/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/68013092@N04/">Steadfast Christian</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/7502495374/" title="Wildflower Celebration"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8148/7502495374_29326fb6e2_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Wildflower Celebration" /></a></p> <p>Because of the ban on fireworks in Colorado I decided to celebrate with a wildflower landscape show this 4th of July...</p> Wed, 04 Jul 2012 11:07:16 -0700 2012-06-30T20:21:59-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steadfast Christian) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7502495374 Wildflower Celebration <p>Because of the ban on fireworks in Colorado I decided to celebrate with a wildflower landscape show this 4th of July...</p> Steadfast Christian trees sunset mountain landscape colorado rocks wildflower http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/7427553906/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/68013092@N04/">Steadfast Christian</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68013092@N04/7427553906/" title="Fire Sunset Burst"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7266/7427553906_1aaa41a6ee_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Fire Sunset Burst" /></a></p> <p>It may be beautiful and a bit eerie but it's something we could do without. At least it gives us unique sunsets.</p> Sat, 23 Jun 2012 13:09:17 -0700 2012-06-22T19:58:32-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steadfast Christian) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7427553906 Fire Sunset Burst <p>It may be beautiful and a bit eerie but it's something we could do without. At least it gives us unique sunsets.</p> Steadfast Christian sunset sun clouds fir wildfire