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During the monsoon season, primarily July and August, some amazing cloud formations present themselves in the Rio Grande Valley. At the start of the AM golden hour is my favorite.
We had such intense rainfall yesterday (1.25" in less than an hour) that I climbed halfway up into attic entrance and held the camera up to snap photos, checking for leaks. There were no actively dripping leaks at the time I looked, but there were some signs of rainwater soaking the plywood, and some water damage on the corners, and Chad's formulating a plan to re-shingle. Otherwise, not too bad for a 24 year old roof on a 100 year old house.
We got the most amazing downpour this evening!!! It was completely beautiful :)
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This trail is actually remains of an old road that once took Model T Fords to the top of the San Francisco Peaks. The road has since been closed to vehicle traffic to protect the area's alpine environment, and the upper reaches of the mountain have been set aside as the Kachina Peaks Wilderness Area so forest visitors can enjoy its panoramic views in the relative seclusion and natural surroundings such an area provides.
Along the steady but gradual climb, views stretch to Oak Creek Canyon and the Verde Valley over fifty miles away. Trailside vegetation changes as elevation increases, from ponderosa pine to more alpine species such as limber pine, corkbark fir, and bristlecone pine. On this summer day in early August, monsoon rains had the trail bursting with colorful wildflowers, including lupine, vetch, fleabane, aster, paintbrush, wild geraniums, and sunflowers.
Photo taken August 2, 2017 by Deborah Lee Soltesz. Source: U.S. Forest Service, Coconino National Forest. Learn more about the Weatherford Trail #102 and the Coconino National Forest for more information.
This trail is actually remains of an old road that once took Model T Fords to the top of the San Francisco Peaks. The road has since been closed to vehicle traffic to protect the area's alpine environment, and the upper reaches of the mountain have been set aside as the Kachina Peaks Wilderness Area so forest visitors can enjoy its panoramic views in the relative seclusion and natural surroundings such an area provides.
Along the steady but gradual climb, views stretch to Oak Creek Canyon and the Verde Valley over fifty miles away. Trailside vegetation changes as elevation increases, from ponderosa pine to more alpine species such as limber pine, corkbark fir, and bristlecone pine. On this summer day in early August, monsoon rains had the trail bursting with colorful wildflowers, including lupine, vetch, fleabane, aster, paintbrush, wild geraniums, and sunflowers.
Photo taken August 2, 2017 by Deborah Lee Soltesz. Source: U.S. Forest Service, Coconino National Forest. Learn more about the Weatherford Trail #102 and the Coconino National Forest for more information.
An epic electrical storm tonight over the city! This was around Livermore, CA at the parking lot areas of the San Francisco Premium Outlets. Talk about crazy weather lately for this month of September so far... (Monday evening, September 11, 2017)
Weather update - Unusual thunderstorm outbreak for California for the week of (2017) September 10:
A slow-moving cut-off low pressure area was setting up off the SoCal coast & has the potential to bring some very active weather to parts of the state over the next 5 days. On Monday & Tuesday, the storm threat was to shift northward from SoCal to encompass the rest of Cali including the Bay Area.
It all started with strong wind gusts between 35-50 mph that roared thru Monterey County and parts of the South Bay in the early morning hours. Later, temps climbed to the 90s in San Jose. Then finally came the rain, thunder & lightning. The NWS tweeted out that the Bay Area saw more than 800 lightning strikes & cloud flashes between noon and 5 p.m.! About 7,000 flashes lit up the sky across the Bay Area Monday night along with CG strikes. In an unusual display of meteorological madness, Mother Nature had doused parts of the Bay Area with brief heavy rain Monday night & zapped some spots with lightning while leaving other areas untouched. A low-pressure area hanging out over the Pacific had delivered the t-storms, which rumbled thru the Bay Area starting in the late afternoon & early evening in the South Bay and later moved northward towards SF. While this weather may have seemed weird, NWS meteorologist Anna Schneider, said it’s only a tad unusual. “We’re starting to approach that time of year when this kind of weather is more common,” she said. The t-storms were forecast to stick around thru Tuesday night. Temps were expected to drop Tuesday then start warming up again once the t-storms depart. Warmer, drier weather was expected to return to the region by the upcoming weekend...
I first met Dean at the Verde Valley Fair in 2002. He attended with a bunch of us, including Kelly, who introduced us. He is a Grade A Good Guy and All Around Delight.
I used to find cool cans, bottle caps and interesting glass here, at this old garbage heap dug into an alcove up in the forest. Probably leftover from the camp of the work crew that built the Highway 89A over Mingus in the 1920s or '30s? Every time it rains more interesting artifacts got washed up. But now it's getting kinda picked over. Not much left other than small pieces, all busted up.
Big, noisy, chocolate-colored waters raged through the (normally dry) Bitter Creek wash yesterday afternoon due to heavy summer rains in Jerome and Clarkdale.
This trail is actually remains of an old road that once took Model T Fords to the top of the San Francisco Peaks. The road has since been closed to vehicle traffic to protect the area's alpine environment, and the upper reaches of the mountain have been set aside as the Kachina Peaks Wilderness Area so forest visitors can enjoy its panoramic views in the relative seclusion and natural surroundings such an area provides.
Along the steady but gradual climb, views stretch to Oak Creek Canyon and the Verde Valley over fifty miles away. Trailside vegetation changes as elevation increases, from ponderosa pine to more alpine species such as limber pine, corkbark fir, and bristlecone pine. On this summer day in early August, monsoon rains had the trail bursting with colorful wildflowers, including lupine, vetch, fleabane, aster, paintbrush, wild geraniums, and sunflowers.
Photo taken August 2, 2017 by Deborah Lee Soltesz. Source: U.S. Forest Service, Coconino National Forest. Learn more about the Weatherford Trail #102 and the Coconino National Forest for more information.
Big, noisy, chocolate-colored waters raged through the (normally dry) Bitter Creek wash yesterday afternoon due to heavy summer rains in Jerome and Clarkdale.
Itâs a little bit crazy to think how much Iâve learned about a small area around Page, Arizona in the last 3 years. My first visit was in 2011 and I knew so little that the only places Willie and I photographed were Horseshoe Bend and Antelope Canyon before we high-tailed it out to shoot other places. âThereâs not much else aroundâ we thought. It always amazes me how I drove by so many stunning scenes without even noticing!
Take the Hoodoo Forest, here, for example. Itâs not far from the road. Itâs not a hard hike. Heck, itâs not even far from a few really well known spots, yet, most people donât even know itâs here! The place is a bit creepy at first. You get to the edge of a cliff, look down, see the hoodooâs and think âthere is no way I can get there.â With some bravery you find yourself standing in front of these amazing rock formations! Lesson learned: cairn the way down so you can get yourself back up. Itâs not so easy when the sun has gone down and itâs almost dark!
Willie and I almost didnât make it down here in time for sunset. In fact, it took us so long to figure out how to get here that we were running around like crazy chickens trying to find good compositions. I loved the way that this spot showcased a number of the hoodooâs and how they all seemed to face Turret Rock (Iâm naming this guy cuz heâs so awesome). I needed the 14mm lens to fit it all in!
Nikon D800 w/Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 IF ED UMC:
14mm, f/11, 1/13 sec, ISO 100
Sunday evening, I was putting away dishes in the kitchen and suddenly, out the kitchen window, I saw a flash of lightning. We stepped out to the front porch and smelled the summer rain - nothing like that smell. :) It was nice to watch the clouds and the sky and let my feet get wet.
Trail-free exploration of an unnamed cinder cone in the Sunset Crater Volcano area.
Photo by Deborah Lee Soltez, August 26, 2018.
A few photos taken during four weeks back visiting family and exploring Northern Arizona and South Western Colorado.
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