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Morning photo: Peaks
Reaching for the sky … A classic Patagonia skyline features some of the craggiest peaks in the world. FRISCO — I missed my favorite Twitter chat last week, but got all giddy when I saw this week’s...
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Morning photo: Contrast
Winter light Trying to channel my inner Ansel Adams again … FRISCO — For this set, I tried to pick a few images from the last few days with strong contrasts that emphasize the purity of winter light....
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Morning photo: Kodachrome!
Mountain skies … A fiery sunrise heralds a change in the weather in late January 2013. FRISCO — It’s funny how I still think of good old Kodachrome when I’m shooting a colorful sunset. Like a lot of...
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Morning photo: Gore Range
Overlook … An iPhone panorama shot from a Gore Range overlook along Ute Pass Road. FRISCO —Saturday morning, with no school breakfast and lunch to make, I took a little extra time to visit one of my...
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Morning photo: White and blue
Feels like the peak of winter … One of my favorite trees in Summit County, with a natural, wind-sculpted bonsai shape. The morning photo essay is sponsored by Copper Condos. FRISCO — I went out super...
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Morning photo: ‘Pink’ moon?
Clearing skies … The almost-full moon rising over the snow-covered Rockies. FRISCO —April’s full moon is sometimes called the pink moon for slightly obscure reasons, according to my sources, who say...
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Morning photo: By the light of the moon …
Rocky Mountain glow Morning alpenglow on the Gore Range, Summit County, Colorado. FRISCO —Friday brought a lovely April morning to go out and capture a few images of the full moon setting over the Gore...
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Morning photo: signs of spring
meltdown … A stand of aspens is partially submerged by a spring snowmelt pond near the Meadow Creek trailhead in Frisco, Colorado. SUMMIT COUNTY —At long last, the melt season has started in the...
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Morning photo: May snow
Bonus powder Fence line. FRISCO —I never thought I’d be shooting snowscapes in early May, but then again, living at 9,000 feet in the Colorado high country, you just never know. At this point, it can’t...
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Morning photo: Just another Summit sunset
Actually, two sunsets … Cloudplay and raindrops. FRISCO — A couple of brilliant sunsets on some of the longest days of the year, leading up to the summer solstice … View from the Tenderfoot Trail,...
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Morning photo: Classic Rocky Mountains
In the canyons … Sun seekers. FRISCO —A set of highly filtered iPhone shots just for fun. It’s a blast being able to shoot straight into the sun, knowing that you’ll be able to mix and match in the...
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Climate: Are you ready for the heat?
U.S. temps expected to climb 9 degrees by 2100 All around the globe, the land areas show a greater increase in temperature than the surrounding ocean waters. Evaporation of the water helps to keep the...
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Climate: October temperatures below average across lower 48 states, but...
Year-to-date wetter and warmer than average The western U.S. was cooler than average in October 2013, with a few pockets of record cold readings. Map courtesy NOAA National Climatic Data Center. FRISCO...
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Rocky Mountains facing serious global warming impacts
Agency releases draft versions of climate adaptation implementation plans for review and public comment The EPA says the Rocky Mountain region is particularly vulnerable to water supply issues as a...
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Morning photo: Sometimes the light’s all shinin’ on me
Other times I can barely see … Autumn light slants across the Continental Divide in Summit County, Colorado. FRISCO — Sometimes the autumn light in the Colorado Rockies is so intense, you can feel it,...
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Morning photo: Exquisite April
Springtime in the Rockies An April sunrise casts brilliant rays over the Continental Divide and Dillon Reservoir. FRISCO —The next edition of our calendar selection set features images shot in Summit...
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Morning Photo: Winter light
All the colors … Winter sunrise over the Continental Divide, enhanced by wave clouds. FRISCO —So it’s been a little gray the past couple of weeks, at least for the most part. And that’s not a bad...
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Morning photo: Blue & pink
Crepuscular … Dawn light over the Continental Divide. FRISCO — So I’ve done several black and white sets during the past few years, but I’ve never done one that focuses on the almost otherworldly...
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Global warming stretches Rocky Mountain wildflower season
In response to global warming, pasque flowers are blooming earlier in the spring in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. bberwyn photo. Colorado ecosystems will see profound changes Staff Report FRISCO —...
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Morning photo: Medley …
Summit vistas A short evening hike on the Ptarmigan Peak Trail, in Silverthorne, Colorado, led to this overlook, with late-evening light painting the rock outcrop and the sky over Guyot and...
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