Sunrise on Pikes Peak

[William Seger]

Sunrise on Pikes Peak starts about 8 minutes before "official" sunrise in Colorado Springs, when this photo was taken this morning. I can always tell it's that time when the shadow of the plains to the east reaches the bottom of the mountain, and the shadow of the bright red rock below the peak, the Garden of the Gods north Gateway rock, falls directly behind it.

[infoonly]

1. Lovely! Seen every morning (if up)

I'm in OCC but can never get this great of a shot. Thanks!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Very nice! Thanks so much for sharing it.

[William Seger]

3. Hi Peggy, good to have you back!

I do hope you're mending well!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. Great to see you as well, dear William! I seem to be mending well. n/t

[niyad]

4. Huggggggs, dear Peggy. So good to see you.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. Awww, thanks so much, my dear niyad!

It's great to be seen and share hugggggs!

[George McGovern]

5. Spectacular shot William Seger. What a nice scene to see where you live!

[William Seger]

10. Thanks! It's the view from our bedroom deck, and it's why we bought the house (nt)

[niyad]

6. It is a very beautiful picture of our Peak, but scary in one regard. NO SNOW

I was commenting to friends several weeks ago about there being practically no snow on the Peak in mid-March. Very worrisome, along with almost no snow down here all winter.

[William Seger]

8. Yes, and everything started sprouting very early, too (nt)

[niyad]

11. Yes. My roses were starting to bud in January. My lilacs will be in full bloom

in a couple of weeks. Scary.

[Diamond_Dog]

9. I have visited there, (I'm from Ohio), we actually drove up to the top.

This is a beautiful shot, but yes, lack of snow is concerning!

[niyad]

12. I have been to the top twice, incredible views. I love looking at

the Peak during full moon time. If one awakens early enough, one can see them together.

[William Seger]

13. Yes, and the way I can tell the day of a full moon, not the day before or the day after,...

... is that the moon is about to disappear below the mountains just as sunlight is hitting the top of the peak.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. Dear William, this is a perfect shot! You did spectacularly with it. n/t

[William Seger]

17. Thanks! Take care of yourself, we're all addicted to CA photos! (nt)

[George McGovern]

18. re: "addicted to CA photos" - kinda like "Photo California"?

"For the record, we never broke up; we just took a fourteen week vacation."
Glenn Frey

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