Looking west and east at 12,200 feet

I was out scouting around in Horseshoe Gulch near Fairplay, Colorado last Friday afternoon and found two totally different scenes in front and behind me. The first is a shot of Horseshoe Mountain as the storm was clearing. In the second shot, I felt like I was in the middle of the clouds looking down as a huge storm was forming and moving towards Denver.

The storm that was forming eventually developed several tornados over the Denver area and east.

Here is the second shot to the east. The swirling clouds above the thunderhead were really interesting to watch.

Both shots are really neat Tom. I love the mountains the lake and snow is always a fond mountain scene to me.

Hey Tom, I like the first shot, but the second one is great for showing the power of the clouds and the beauty of them as they billow. The wind swept movement over the top of the center one gives a good sense of motion.

Both are great, Tom. I especially like the wispy clouds at the top of the thunderhead. The lake shot is beautiful with the patches of snow that add some nice contrast to the scene. I bet this would look great in B&W too.

I normally would instinctively say west but that cloud in th east if pretty nice!

Hey Tom, I really like the detail in the thunderheads in the second shot, especially the wispy clouds skimming over them. Good stuff on both counts.

Very nice you lucky dog. I used to spend time around St. Elmo and Tincup every summer. I really miss the high country.