SkyWatch Friday / 2:21:30

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It is 2:21:30 and the sky is now getting white with over-cast.

The rain will be here soon!

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SkyWatch Friday & Looking at the Sky on Friday / Flood Control Channel at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California USA

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This is a flood control channel that runs beside the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

It was a rainy day but I chose to take the drive to view the float decorating anyway.

People have to be rescued from these channels every year because it seems they don't know what the fences are for...smart, huh?

The sky had a little bit of attitude at 5:00 p.m.

No rain, PLEASE, for the Rose Parade on New Years Day!

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SkyWatch Friday & Looking at the Sky on Friday - Hula Dancer

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This tree reminded me of a hula dancer at Baldwin Beach, Maui, Hawaii.

November 18, 2010

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SkyWatch Friday & Looking at the Sky on Friday, Scenic Sunday - Inside the Crater

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Jerry and I hiked down into Haleakala Crater during our recent trip to Maui, Hawaii (November 2010).

You can see the Pacific Ocean in the distance beneath the clouds.

There are over 41 miles of trails inside this crater and the views are incredible.

We took the Sliding Sands trail down until we began to worry about the ascent back up!

It gets dark earlier this time of year and this is NO place to be in the dark,  unless you are backpacking and settled for that time of day.

The top of the crater is at the 10,000+ foot level and it is cold up there.
The descent is 2,400 feet in elevation to the bottom and 3 3/10 miles each way.
On this day, we only went about 1/2 of the descent but plan to go farther on our next visit.

If you want to get away from mankind...this is the place to be.
The haunting sound of "quiet" can be experienced along this trail.

Notice the person hiking (wearing blue) on the right.
You feel so small here...
I want to spend more time in the crater.
We have visited numerous times at the top but this was the first to step inside.

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SkyWatch Friday & Looking at the Sky on Friday - Ulua Beach, South Maui, Hawaii USA

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Jerry and I love to take walks along the white sandy beaches of Hawaii.

This is beautiful Ulua Beach, South Maui, Hawaii on November 17, 2010.

Ulua Beach, South Maui, Hawaii USA

The West Maui Mountains are usually beneath beautiful clouds like this.

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SkyWatch Friday and Looking at the Sky on Friday / A Wailea Sunset, Maui, Hawaii USA

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November 12, 2010

A Wailea Sunset in south Maui, Hawaii USA

As the sun dipped below the horizon we enjoyed the "green flash."

Awesome!

Unfortunately, I didn't capture it.

I was doing well to see it with my own eyes!

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Outdoor Wednesday, SkyWatch Friday, Looking at the Sky on Friday & Weekend Reflections / A Veteran's Day Sunset from West Maui, Hawaii

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A Veteran's Day sunset from West Maui, Hawaii.

November 11, 2010

...a little later

We watched this light show until it was dark!

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SkyWatch Friday & Looking at the Sky on Friday - A Monsoon Sky!

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Taos, New Mexico USA

October 5, 2010

This scene is between the Taos Pueblo and Taos Ski Area.

A Monsoon Sky!

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SkyWatch Friday & Looking at the Sky on Friday - Lamp Post Standing on Sandia Peak, Albuquerque, New Mexico USA

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This lamp stands on Sandia Peak over Albuquerque, New Mexico during the "blue" hour following sunset.

Sandia Peak is 10,378 feet in elevation that affords a magnificent view of the city and valley below, both day and night.

We were enjoying the night view as we waited for the tram (or) gondola to return to the top of the mountain to carry us back down.

I couldn't take my eyes off this lamp...

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SkyWatch Friday & Looking at the Sky on Friday - McGee Creek and the Beaver Pond, Eastern Sierras, California USA

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My husband and I hiked this trail back to a beaver pond that replaced a meadow several years ago.

This is the McGee Creek trail that is quite extensive connecting to other trails in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra Nevada Range in California USA.

After 3.5 miles up an uphill climb we finally reached the beaver pond.

I have seen beaver dams before but this one was HUGE!

We didn't see any beavers, though.

They had a great lodge!

It was about 3 p.m. and a storm was brewing over the peaks.

It got windy and colder as the afternoon faded.

It was downhill all the way out so we weren't concerned about it taking us too long to get back to the trail head.

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SkyWatch Friday, Looking at the Sky on Friday / Sandia Peak at Sunset, Albuquerque, New Mexico USA

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My husband and I took the aerial tram up to Sandia Peak which is the ski area above Albuquerque, New Mexico.  It was the night before the opening of the Balloon Fiesta so there were many people enjoying the view down below.

About 5 minutes later...

Another 5 minutes or so later...

...and then, Albuquerque becomes a sea of lights.  Lightning was creating quite a show in the western sky.  

It was a bit nerve wracking seeing the brilliant flashes as we descended from the 10,300+ foot peak well after dark.

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SkyWatch Friday & Looking at the Sky on Friday - Sunset Behind the Point at Dana Point, California USA -

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Sunset behind the "point" at Dana Point, Californiaon September 10, 2010.

We were sitting on the breakwater hoping a rogue wave wouldn't put us in orbit, but

thankfully, all went well.

I don't fish but it seems that I have a lot of fishing poles in my ocean photos.

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SkyWatch Friday & Looking at the Sky on Friday - Giant Bowl of Sherbet

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The colors in the east were like a giant bowl of sherbet during sunset on this evening.
The Vincent Thomas Bridge, which connects San Pedro to Long Beach,  is visible in the background.

(Port of Los Angeles) San Pedro Harbor, San Pedro, California USA

August 26, 2010

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SkyWatch Friday & Looking at the Sky on Friday -Fishing Below an Amazing Moon-

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This photo was taken on the Cabrillo Beach Pier in San Pedro, California, USA.

The Moon rises in the east as the Sun sets in the west.

People on the pier were all looking in the same direction hardly paying attention to their fishing poles.

August 23, 2010

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SkyWatch Friday, Looking at the Sky on Friday / Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, California

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I loved this sunset from the Santa Monica Pier a few weeks ago.

Santa Monica, California USA

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SkyWatch Friday, Looking at the Sky on Friday / Queen Mary

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The Queen Mary is permanently docked at Long Beach Harbor, Long Beach, California USA.

July 20, 2010.

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