A mixture of conifer greens, lingering broadleaf greenery and brilliant fall-foliage colors decorated the hills of southern New Hampshire on a clear, post-frontal day, surrounding small lakes. The flight from Boston to Chicago offered several interesting and uncommon visual experiences peering through the window, the erratic splash of autumnal tree color being one. The three top water bodies, … [Read more...]
Glen Ellis Falls, Main Cascade
Dropping 66 the Ellis River feet through a very narrow, turbulent chasm, the main falls of the Glen Ellis complex take already well-tumbled water into another small pond that looks refreshing enough to invite a swim. However, on a chilly fall day, such recreation wasn't to be for me! Appreciation and photography of this natural marvel were more than enough to satisfy, atop deep gratitude for the … [Read more...]
Upper Glen Ellis Falls
About a mile downstream from the fabulous Crystal Cascades series, another set of falls takes the Ellis River abruptly downward in its seaward journey. These are the smaller, upper cascades of the Glen Ellis waterfall complex, no less beautiful because they're shorter than the "big falls" a short hike downstream. What a blessing residents and visitors experience to have such marvelous waterfalls … [Read more...]
’23 at the Tree 2
[Part 2 of 2] The first great sunrise of 2023 at the Sunrise Tree entered a lull, but briefly rejuvenated itself into a beacon of golden splendor set in sky blue, just before the sun peeked over the horizon and through the trees. This made the 19th sunrise photo I've posted from this spot since I first started targeting sunrises here seven years earlier. Working a lot of night shifts, I'm not … [Read more...]
’23 at the Tree
[Part 1 of 2] The first “Sunrise Tree” sunrise of 2023 that I could behold was a stunner visually, and a welcome sight for eyes deprived of sunrises here so far during the cool season. Moments like this temporarily make one forget the shivering cold outside, at least for a few minutes until physiology wins the debate. Mistakenly, I thought the glory and fun were done, once the clouds moved and … [Read more...]
Mobile-Radar Scanned
Mobile radar—positioned on a matching above-roadcut bluff across the highway from our position—scans a large, wet supercell soon to enter a major southern Flint Hills road void. This well-organized supercell earlier nearly produced a tornado over Arkansas City, but after that, got a rather wet and elongated cloud-base region, while maintaining strong midlevel organization. Soon it would lose our … [Read more...]
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