Spring Mountains , Nevada by Richardphotos
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Mount Charleston is the highest mountain of the Spring Mountains of southern Nevada, approximately 35 miles northwest of Las Vegas. It is Nevada's eighth highest mountain peak[2], and is part of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, as well as the Mount Charleston Wilderness Area and the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area. Well separated from higher peaks by large, low basins, it is the most topographically prominent peak in Nevada, and the eighth most prominent peak in the contiguous United States.
Mount Charleston is a year-round getaway for Las Vegas' residents and visitors, with a number of hiking trails and a modest ski area. The mountain, which is snowcapped more than half the year, can be seen from parts of the Las Vegas Strip when looking toward the west. Mount Charleston has nearly 200 camp sites and over 150 picnic areas, some of which are RV accessible
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Charleston
it was 27 degrees F up at the ski area when I drove up early last week one morning and the wind was blowing so the wind chill was in the teens and me with only a light jacket
thanks for viewing and any comments. the very orange sky was partly due to the fires in Ca. on my trip home to Dallas, I could see smoke the whole trip.
Comments (86)
NekhbetSun
Ohhh this is lovely Richard S ~ Hugs ~
STEVIEUKWONDER
Just makes you realise the devastation from all those fires in California Richard. My heart goes out to everyone, rich, or poor. It must be so hard for so many. Excellent capture Sir :o)
Thelby
Gorgeous view and the distance haze works very well for DOF!!!!!
OldHippieKeyboard
Stunning and original photo, Richard, and I love the flowing appearance of those clouds. Well done!
durleybeachbum
Lovely! Beauty out of tragedy.
pops
Awesome photo-the other morning ther was a full moon and in the west was the moon and the east was the sun but through all the smoke they looked almost the same. It was a little eerie.
RodolfoCiminelli
A beautiful photo and lovely warm colors.....!!! Excellent shot my friend.....!!!!
NytsMom
thank you, i always enjoy your photo's they bring so much joy to me. And this is just another even though it shows some smokiness due to the fires.
ontar1
Cool capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
shadownet
Love mountains! Super photo!
JeffG7BRJ
Excellent image and information Richard, I appreciate it when folks give info especially when I don't know the area, so thank you kind sir for that. I like the way you have the lone aircraft in the centre of this vastness. It makes you stop and think, just how tiny we are in the scheme of things. Bravo!!!!!
B_PEACOCK
Well your getting closer to Utah :) Nice shot Richard
mansco
Stunning photo, love that sky ;O)
pennykay
Another terrific shot Richard!
Kuiski
A very nice vision, the sky it´s very pretty.
JaneEden
Wow this is really beautiful, and an excellent capture!!!!!!
jif3d
The incoming plane makes a great focal point, then the eye wanders through this kool panorama, fine capture my frozen friend ! ~Cheers~ :o)
alhak
stunning shot! love the plane in the background, gives a great effect to the whole photo
babuinodeoro
very rare bird...what kind it is hi? nice light.
rawdodb
Beautiful shot... Almost missed the plane...
Zorg1955
A smooth image and I love that bird alone in the huge sky !
stolta
Wow great view Excellent shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1010
The sky has a sense of foreboding, intense Richard!
2Loose2Trek
Very cool photo!
Gor111
A wonderful mountain scenery with this fabulous light! A fascinating shot with this beautiful sky!!!
toddaking
I like the pastel orange color created here, cool picture. Todd
Bossie_Boots
Beautiful scene hugs lou x
MrsLubner
Richard, this is really an amazing shot. The layers of soft color are fabulous and really warm the heart. I think I might have cropped about to where the plane is since it looks so great without the plane and that way the mountains with color to match the sky would be the only focus.
mickuk50
its a cracker my friend plenty of mood and atmosphere mick
sharky_
Brrrrr....Temperatures are cold there but the beauty and warmth of your capture is superb. Excellent. Aloha