This morning there was a total eclipse of the moon at sunrise. The moon set in the west while the sun rose in the east.
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Sometimes I do things the hard way. I could have just parked beside the road and got some decent photos. No, I had to try and hike to a nearby mountain top through more than a foot of snow. The early morning cold fogged my judgment and I left the snowshoes in the car. It made for slow going.
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When it became apparent that the mountain top was still 20 minutes away and it looked like the moon was going to set before then, I stopped and found a clearing. I never made it to the mountain top.
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There was quite a bit of air pollution in the east and the sunrise was very red. The snow in these photos is reflecting that reddish light from the east.
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Due to the mountains and Colorado being a bit too far east for this eclipse, totality occured after it was below the horizon.
gorgeous!
Thanks 🙂
Your first photograph is what I saw when I looked out… it was lovely!
Your photographs are gorgeous.:))
I’m happy to hear you were able to view the eclipse from your location. 🙂
Those are still amazing shots. The moon was already well blow the ridge lines for us when the eclipse happened.
Yeah, you live in a crevice. 😉 I think you should have gotten up at 4 AM and hiked up on top someplace. 😛
I would’ve, and did, vicariously through you… ;p
Very, very cool, whether you were on top of a mountain or not. 🙂
Turned out much better than I expected.
You Da man Randy G. Spectacular work! Thank you so much for sharing it!