Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Trees & Pikes Peak

I've got a couple of different Skywatch Friday shots from the last week. First up is a beautiful winter sky from Saturday's Fox Run Park hike with Socks.
And next is a cold, snow-covered Pikes Peak on Monday morning, after a brief snowstorm had moved through.
I'll post more snowy photos this weekend, since I took a brief detour to Garden of the Gods on the way to work after the storm. In the meantime, visit Skywatch Friday and I'm sure you'll find lots of beautiful scenery.
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24 comments:

  1. Sylvia KJanuary 12, 2011 at 7:16 PM

    These are truly superb, Al! The beauty of the snow makes you forget -- at least for a while -- just how cold it is! Really look forward to your Garden of the Gods shots! I hope the week is going well -- for you and Socks!

    Sylvia

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  2. LewJanuary 12, 2011 at 9:43 PM

    Some nice skies you have over the Peak!

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  3. lissiJanuary 13, 2011 at 4:12 AM

    Die Natur
    bietet uns
    Schönheit PUR.
    Grandiose Fotos.
    LG Lissi

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  4. jocoJanuary 13, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    Fab view Al.
    Lovely to see.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    What GREAT skies... love all that blue, not to mention the mountains! =)

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  6. UnknownJanuary 13, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    Both gorgeous Al. I think we are headed to CO Springs in June for a few days and I plan to get to Garden of the Gods.

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  7. KarenJanuary 13, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    Beautiful blue skies.

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  8. http://graceolsson.com/blogJanuary 13, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    Al, very nice shots.

    In fact, I like your eyes to take photos. They are special..believe me.
    grace olsson

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  9. EricJanuary 13, 2011 at 1:17 PM

    When i see the shot of the mountains i want to be there... what a view!!

    Happy SWF

    Eric, NL

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  10. giorno26 ¸¸.•*¨*•.January 13, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    Hi Al
    fantastica foto la n° 2 !!!
    Abbracci Myriam :)

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  11. My name is RietJanuary 13, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    Wow, beautiful photo's Al

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  12. JaneJanuary 13, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    Awesome shots, lovely clear skies too:)

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  13. B i r g i t t aJanuary 13, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    A mighty picture the last one! Awesome!
    Happy SWF!

    http://fotochip.blogspot.com/2011/01/skywatch-friday.html

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  14. eileeninmdJanuary 13, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    Fantastic photos for skywatch. The second shot of the mountain is just beautiful.

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  15. DrillerAAJanuary 13, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    Love the snow capped mountain. Well done.

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  16. dianasfaria.comJanuary 13, 2011 at 11:29 PM

    A M A Z I N G !
    Love these photos Al. You've really captured the beauty in these scenes.

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  17. Jidhu JoseJanuary 13, 2011 at 11:51 PM

    super shots

    happy SWF

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  18. NaturegirlJanuary 14, 2011 at 12:14 AM

    Great image of Pikes Peak..I remember taking shots from above while flying over them!!

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  19. LauraJanuary 14, 2011 at 7:03 AM

    breathtaking Al!!!

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  20. Regina January 14, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    Beautiful skies and scenery!
    Happy weekend.

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  21. UnknownJanuary 14, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    Very cool composition on top and awesome scenery below.

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  22. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    What an honour it must be living there. Thank you for sharing such joy. Please have a good weekend.

    daily athens

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  23. BraComJanuary 15, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    Beautiful sky watch photos, the second one is stunning

    Have a good weekend,
    Regards, Bram

    My SkyWatch on WordPress

    Seen on Sky Watch Friday, Season 4, Episode 27

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  24. Jeannette StGJanuary 27, 2012 at 1:12 AM

    Ah, Pike's Peak looks at its best when snow covered! Once I stayed for a week at a house in Colorado Springs with a view of this mountain, and I fell in love - on my bucket list to paint this one!

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