SkyPix

A digital photographic storybook of clouds, weather and water by Roger Edwards.

Early Roswell Supercell

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Well on its way to such status, the supercell that became the "Roswell Mothership" already showed marvelous structure here.  A midlevel "Ring of Saturn" formation had become attached to the updraft as a skirt of sorts, sandwiched like components of a burger by a large and organizing updraft base below, and a thick anvil with deep knuckles of inverted convection above.  Indeed, it made a juicy … [Read more...]

Sunset Mosaic

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Yet another fabulous wintertime sunset overswept the clean, dry, post-frontal sky over central Oklahoma.   Richly textured and varying in tone, I appreciated this burst of bright color, which only lasted a minute or two before rapid fading from front to rear, but deeply accentuated areas of light and shadow on the ragged deck of cirrus.   Norman OK (17 Feb 26) Looking WSW … [Read more...]

Amicalola Falls on a Winter Afternoon

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The main cascade of Amicalola Falls -- highest in Georgia at 729 ft -- spills over hard ledges and chunks of Precambrian schist:  a hard, crystalline basement rock of the Blue Ridge in the Appalachians.  In late-winter afternoon light, its spray makes a rainbow segment, while Golden Hour light warms the tones on the trees, weathered rocks and water plants.  1 NNE Amicalola GA (13 Feb 26) Looking … [Read more...]

Summit Sunrise 2

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For the second straight year, I had an east-facing, upper-floor hotel room at the hotel hosting the National Storm Chase Summit, this time in a suburb of Denver instead of Kansas City.  For the second straight year, a glorious sunrise greeted me through the glass, beyond a small, partly ice-covered pond whose open area reflected the color well.   So, I hoisted some more glass, fired off some … [Read more...]

Golden Hour at Noccalula Falls

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Somewhat swollen by recent melting of snow and ice, Black Creek spilled a little more water than usual over a ledge of Pennsylvanian (geologic time and location!) Pottsville sandstone.  That hard, resistant rock layer, which holds up the ridge known as Lookout Mountain in Alabama and Tennessee, also supports numerous waterfalls from Alabama to Pennsylvania.  Few are as beautiful as Noccalula … [Read more...]

Angel’s Landing Panoramic

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[Click Image to Enlarge] The reward for the punishing, 1500-ft vertical-gain hike up to this vista was...this vista!  Eating a picnic lunch and drinking all of a 2-liter Diet Dr Pepper brought here, I thoroughly soaked in the experience (and rested my sore legs) for 45 minutes, with deep convection building safely far to the north, and shallower cumuliform clouds overhead and to the south.  This … [Read more...]