Storm Clouds

[larryj]

We were driving over Kebler Pass in western Colorado, heading back home and saw these thunder head clouds building up ahead of us. We knew we were heading into some serious weather on our drive home. While we were still on the sunny side of the storms I had to stop and grab a photo of the building clouds. And yes we ran into heavy rain and hail before we made it back to Denver.

 

[AlanLichty]

Isn't it a bit early for t-storm season? I love the big fluffy clouds in this scene with the downpour in the distance.

 

[larryj]

Isn't it a bit early for t-storm season? I love the big fluffy clouds in this scene with the downpour in the distance.

Hi Alan: This image was taken in August 2020 at the start of the monsoon season in western Colorado. This time of year it would more likely be snowing in the mountains near Crested Butte and around Kebler Pass. The big puffy clouds (aka Thunder heads) contributed to the down pour and wind and hail we ran into later in our drive!

 

[BlackRockArt]

We were driving over Kebler Pass in western Colorado, heading back home and saw these thunder head clouds building up ahead of us. We knew we were heading into some serious weather on our drive home. While we were still on the sunny side of the storms I had to stop and grab a photo of the building clouds. And yes we ran into heavy rain and hail before we made it back to Denver.

Great clouds, larry.

Oliver

 

[JimFox]

Wow! Love those clouds! Going through those passes when the weather takes a turn for the worse, can be a pretty insane experience. I am ready for some monsoon weather though! I want to get some new lightning photos.

Although, my daughter has a tree in her backyard in Greeley that has gotten hit twice now by lightning in this last week.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Nice fluffy clouds are always a gift that keeps on giving for a landscape photographer.

 

[larryj]

Great clouds, larry.

Oliver

Thanks Oliver,

 

[larryj]

Wow! Love those clouds! Going through those passes when the weather takes a turn for the worse, can be a pretty insane experience. I am ready for some monsoon weather though! I want to get some new lightning photos.

Although, my daughter has a tree in her backyard in Greeley that has gotten hit twice now by lightning in this last week.

Thanks Jim. right Jim we had an insane ride home in a van that was buffeted by high winds, lot of lightning, down pouring rain and occasional hail!

Sorry about the tree in your daughter's yard. Those last few storms mostly missed Lakewood and Denver and slammed north and east of us, around Greeley and further north and east.

 

[larryj]

Nice fluffy clouds are always a gift that keeps on giving for a landscape photographer.

You are so right Jameel, I always seek out clouds when I can!