Of all the pictures we’ve seen of lower Manhattan’s power outage, this has to be the best. Not a dark skyline silhouetted against a still-glowing uptown or a dark patch in a sea of light, but a stark half-and-half depiction of the city’s haves and have nots, emphasized by the road and its center … Continue reading Best photograph of the NY power outage
As you can see from these images, sent to Pied Type by reader ImaLibertarian, some pictures need no words. Refresh your browser page to rearrange the pictures. Click on any image to enter slideshow mode. Within the slideshow, you can add comments on individual images or click at the lower right for a full size … Continue reading Pictures worth a thousand words
I thought it was time for another Erik Stensland photograph. He’s based in Estes Park, Colorado, and is my favorite Rocky Mountain National Park photographer. Check out his websites, Images of RMNP and Morning Light Photography (American Desert Southwest, Pacific Northwest, and United Kingdom), for many more gorgeous images. Below, morning in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge. Yes, it’s … Continue reading Time for more Stensland
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, widely known as A-Basin, won the annual race to open first for Colorado’s ski season. Long lines of skiers and boarders took to the slopes there yesterday on an 18-inch base. Personally, I prefer to view the runs and scenes like this from the comfort of my living room, although in … Continue reading Colorado ski season begins
A gallery of photos from the Fern Lake Fire currently burning in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado. Click to view as slideshow. Related articles Continue reading More photos from Colorado’s Fern Lake Fire
(Update October 12: The fire has grown to 660 acres with zero containment. Possible mountain snow forecast for tonight and tomorrow.) A fire broke out yesterday in Rocky Mountain National Park, near the trailheads for the Cub Lake and Fern Lake trails. At last report the fire had burned approximately 300 acres, with no containment … Continue reading Fire burns in eastern Rocky Mountain National Park
