Springtime in the Rockies

On March 24, 2016 By Isobar ExpeditionsIn Colorado6 Comments

So, technically we’re in the front range and not in the mountains, but March and April are our snowiest months. On Tuesday, it was sunny and warm and then yesterday we were in the midst of a blizzard with over a foot of snow and sixty mile an hour winds. When we talk to people who aren’t familiar with Colorado, they assume that getting snow like that is pretty common, but really it isn’t. Normally we get a couple of inches of snow and then it goes away the next day, so this was definitely unexpected. In fact, the storm was so bad that it closed Denver International Airport for only the third time since its been open. All highways between Denver and Colorado Springs were closed as well as from Denver and Colorado Springs to Kansas were also closed, stranding hundreds of motorists. The national guard was called out to rescue stranded motorists as this storm caught everyone off-guard.

During a storm of this magnitude, it is recommended that you stay off the roads unless you absolutely have to go someplace. Unfortunately, we had to get on the roads for a short while and it was a harrowing experience. We thought that driving in Iceland was white knuckle driving, but compared to yesterday, that was a walk in the park. At times the wind and snow was causing true whiteout conditions where we couldn’t see more than a couple of feet in front of the car. In fact, we almost missed the turn into our neighborhood because we literally couldn’t see the intersection. Fortunately, we made it home safely and were happy not to be on the road anymore.

We Couldn’t See Anything – There Are Cars Ahead of Us

Daily Post Photo Challenge – Dance

On March 19, 2016 By Isobar ExpeditionsIn Photo Challenge4 Comments

Several thoughts came to mind when we saw this particular photo challenge. After some consideration, we ended up going back to a subject that we did a post on not that long ago, Native American dancers. Obviously the photograph is from pre-digital days, so the quality is probably not what you’re used to for most of our posts, but that doesn’t make it any less poignant as far as we’re concerned. Their dance combines nature, history, culture in a rhythmically mesmerizing swirl that is truly hypnotizing.

https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/dance/

7-Day Nature Photo Challenge ~ Day 2

On March 15, 2016March 16, 2016 By Isobar ExpeditionsIn Photo Challenge7 Comments

We were nominated by fellow blogger, ProjectRelish, for a seven-day photo challenge, so we will be posting one of our nature pictures every day for the next seven days.

For day 2, we decided to use a picture from closer to home. Living in Colorado, we love to hike and we literally have hundreds of pictures of the mountains, waterfalls, and trails from throughout the years. Since both of us grew up on the east coast, we definitely know the beauty of the northeast in autumn, but there is something about the brilliant golds of the Aspen trees that we simply love. Last fall, we went hiking at one of our favorite spots and then drove into Cripple Creek for a late lunch. On the way back, we saw the sun shining on the hills across from the road and simply had to stop the car and take a picture. We loved the patchwork of colors that blanketed the hillside.

Rules: Post one nature photo and nominate someone else for seven consecutive days.

Nominating Passports and Photographs, who has a wonderful travel site with beautiful photographs.