Photography Now & Then #101
A warm day today – 79°F and very clear skies – windy, but storms are forecast for tomorrow, possibly severe, with another freeze possible this weekend – hopefully the last.
Now: Sun through some of our pines, which have grown a bit in the 36 1/2 years we’ve been here, April 12, 2018, west-central Arkansas (Apple iPhone 6s)
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I imagine the summit of Pikes Peak is quite a bit colder this time of year. We’ve been to the top twice. On August 25, 2004, thwarted by the road closing because of high winds near the top, we checked in Manitou Springs to see if the cog railroad was running, which it was, so we bought tickets for a trip to the top. By the time we got up there, the wind had lessened and the road was back open. In 2011, we drove all the way up with no problem, other than the summit being shrouded in clouds the entire time we were there. At 14,114 feet elevation, even in the warm months, a jacket, sweater or sweatshirt is warranted on Pikes Peak
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Then: Cog railroad cars on Pikes Peak summit, Colorado, September 10, 2011 (Pentax K-r)
Photography Now & Then Notes:
- Series Photos
- The Now photo is one that is almost always taken the day of the blog post. In some instances, posts may be backdated if internet access is not available on the day of the photo or other reasons prevent posting Photography Now and Then.
- The Then photo is usually a randomly selected older photograph from a batch of photos specifically “curated” for Photography Now and Then.
- Each photo in this series is an “original work” – a copyright term – of Michael Goad.
- Reference links were accessed on the date the blog post was published, unless otherwise stated.
- The title convention for Photography Now & Then blog posts evolved early on from one word related to each photo separated by “&” to usually being the first word in the caption description for each photo.
