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Taken in Switzerland, October 1973.
An alpine stream we saw on our walk to the Gorner Gorge outside Zermatt.
After dropping down from Avalanche Peak, we take a break in the late afternoon sun...
We're destined for the Crow valley...
After our short walk through Russian Ridge we returned to Skyline Ridge to wind up our hike, stopping by Alpine Pond on the way.
Alpine Smelowskia
Smelowskia americana
Family Brassicaceae – Mustard family
Genus Smelowskia C.A. Mey. – candytuft
Species Smelowskia calycina (Stephan ex Willd.) C.A. Mey. – alpine smelowskia
Mount Townsend, Olympic National Forest, Washington, USA
Elevation ~ 1900 meters 6250 feet)
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An Alpine skier in White River National Forest, Colorado, goes over a small jump. Photo by John McMillen.
December's Full Moon phase occurred near perigee, the closest point in its orbit around our fair planet. Big and bright, the fully illuminated lunar disk sets over rugged mountains in this early morningscape from Turin, Italy. Captured just before sunrise on the opposite horizon, scattered sunlight near the edge of Earth's shadow provides the beautiful reddish glow of the alpine peaks. Hills in the foreground are still in shadow. But the scattered sunlight just illuminates the dome and towers of Turin's historic Basilica of Superga on a hilltop near the lower right in the telephoto frame. via NASA ift.tt/2BGwGG3