Convergence of weather and light

Glen Eyrie Castle

Foggy bridge on the Queens Canyon trail

Stormy sunset over the Garden of the Gods

Sunset bursting through the rain storm over the Garden of the Gods

Rainbow over the Garden of the Gods Gateway

Colorado Springs is certainly not known for it's wet weather, but we are known for our natural beauty. So it is here I believe that beauty was uniquely highlighted when an atypical convergence of weather systems produced the most precipitation ever recorded in 24hours. There are no photos of swollen streams and flooded roads because they are not necessarily interesting to look at and I was already pressed for time when trying to shoot other places (e.g. these places). I was literally chasing light on foot and in my SUV, and although I managed to catch some, there are still the images only imaginable due to the limitations of four dimensions.

(and geologic, there was going to be a beautiful shot looking at a footbridge trail down in a canyon with the fog obscuring the further reaches, however the uncharacteristic weather, and rotten rock was too much to intelligently ignore while scrambling a high angle pitch, alone, and with heavy/ expensive gear.)