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North Rim Pileus

2023-09-17 By Roger Edwards

North Rim Pileus

Across the Grand Canyon and over the higher North Rim, convective towers gradually built deeper through the afternoon, until forming pileus caps and breaking the inversion cap.  This was a great day for a storm photographer’s first visit to the South Rim.  Soon, amidst continued heating of the elevated terrain, the series of towers would evolve into thunderstorms, offering booming echoes across the great chasm, off and on into the late twilight.

5 N Tusayan AZ (14 Jul 21) Looking NNE
36.0618, -112.1077

Filed Under: Mini Cloud Atlas Tagged With: Arizona, clouds, convection, cumulus congestus, deserts, geology, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, landscapes, National Parks, pileus, towering cumulus, weather

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Welcome to SkyPix, an online photo book of clouds, weather and water by Roger Edwards. As in a printed coffee-table book, every image has its own page with a unique story. After all, meaningful photography is much more than just picture-taking; it is visually rendering a moment in place and time from a perspective like none other. As a scientist and an artist, I hope my deep passion for the power and splendor of our skies and waters shines through in these pages. If you are a cloud and weather aficionado, outdoor enthusiast, outdoor or nature photographer, art lover, or anyone who craves learning, enjoy...

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