[Part 1 of 2] Gazing to the horizon from the west slope of Burnt Mountain (which, by the way, I was glad to find unburned) offered what may be the best publicly available sunset view in north Georgia’s steep hills and forests. Aside from a cirrus streak evolved from an old contrail, the most interesting feature was the way top of the boundary layer, marked by a layer of haze trapped at the bottom of an invisible, stable inversion layer. The haze probably came from the Atlanta area about 50 miles to the south, while the waves extended upward from obstacle flow over the terrain. The sunset scene quickly would get gorgeously abstract (go to Part 2). An old song told, “That Georgia sun was blood-red and goin’ down,” but I couldn’t claim that yet, since the mountains blocked the reddest views later!
5 NE Jasper GA (13 Feb 26) Looking WSW
34.5336, -84.378