Thursday, September 5, 2013

Mt. San Jacinto

Traveling south on Highway 62, just before reaching the 10 freeway, we were treated to this beautiful sight on Monday. This is Mt. San Jacinto (home of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway), and Palm Springs is just to the left (east) of the photo on the left. The peak is 10,834 feet in elevation. Look closely and you can see the many wind turbines that are prominent in the area. Wind is funneled through this valley between the mountain peaks, and it's frequently very windy.
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35 comments:

  1. LeaSeptember 6, 2013 at 12:37 AM

    Magnificent!
    Have a beautiful week-end!
    Lea
    Lea's Menagerie

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  2. s.cSeptember 6, 2013 at 1:30 AM

    Thats a stunning skywatch. Like it.

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  3. eileeninmdSeptember 6, 2013 at 1:53 AM

    Wow, what a gorgeous sky. Love the mountain view too! Great shots! Have a happy weekend!

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  4. Billy Blue EyesSeptember 6, 2013 at 2:10 AM

    Awesome sky well captured

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  5. SteffiSeptember 6, 2013 at 2:23 AM

    Very beautiful photos for SWF!Have a nice weekend.

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  6. JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)September 6, 2013 at 6:59 AM

    Absolutely breath taking!!!!!

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  7. JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)September 6, 2013 at 7:00 AM

    Oh - and I love the rainbow in the clouds!!! Stunning.

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  8. TexWisGirlSeptember 6, 2013 at 7:18 AM

    glorious skies!

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  9. Sallie (FullTime-Life)September 6, 2013 at 7:38 AM

    Remember that child's poem that says "who has seen the wind?" I feel like I have through your picture! Gorgeous.

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  10. LaloofahSeptember 6, 2013 at 7:54 AM

    That LOOKS like a wind-swept sky! Gorgeous! I'm glad that wind is being harnessed (solar panels would work there too, looks like!) :-) And I also spy the rainbow - a sundog, maybe? What a bonus! Beautiful, beautiful photos - as always!

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  11. CDHSeptember 6, 2013 at 10:13 AM

    How beautiful. I see a sundog!

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  12. photowannabeSeptember 6, 2013 at 11:19 AM

    Such stunning and dramatic photos. I passed that way in March but the skies were boring then.

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  13. BarbSeptember 6, 2013 at 11:58 AM

    Fantastic! I love this mountain. It changes hourly, but you caught it at exactly the right moment.

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  14. AnonymousSeptember 6, 2013 at 1:03 PM

    Great capture! I an pretty fond of those wind farms, for me they mean I am off on an adventure traveling East and almost home when returning.

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  15. Tara R.September 6, 2013 at 5:24 PM

    What a breathtaking view!

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  16. AlSeptember 6, 2013 at 5:36 PM

    I remember this mountain from my visit to the area a couple of years ago, but these are very dramatic shots of it with that sky.

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  17. Diane AZSeptember 6, 2013 at 6:51 PM

    Stunning clouds plus rainbow colors, fantastic sky!

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  18. angryparsnipSeptember 6, 2013 at 7:44 PM

    I took a quick tour of your photos, outstanding !
    I lived in Laguna Beach for over 40 years and had a condo in Palm Desert so I know you area very well.
    Fabulous sky photo today.

    cheers, parsnip

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  19. KarenSeptember 6, 2013 at 8:57 PM

    Beautiful shots of the sky, thanks for visiting my blog.

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  20. GeorgeSeptember 6, 2013 at 8:58 PM

    Both of these photos are absolutely gorgeous.

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  21. DeniseinVASeptember 6, 2013 at 10:03 PM

    Absolutely spectacular! Fantastic photos!!!

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  22. Stewart MSeptember 6, 2013 at 11:06 PM

    Great picture - its as if you can see the mountain altering the flow of the wind.

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  23. Louis la VacheSeptember 7, 2013 at 5:22 AM

    What fabulous images for SWF!

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  24. Thomas LeeSeptember 7, 2013 at 5:33 AM

    Wow!Stunning cloud.

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  25. MistySeptember 7, 2013 at 10:24 AM

    You always have such beautiful wide open skies! Lovely. Have nice w/end.

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  26. Sara ChapmanSeptember 7, 2013 at 10:44 AM

    Wow, scenic to the absolute max. Just wonderful.

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  27. NatureFootstepSeptember 7, 2013 at 3:09 PM

    that´s what I call a beautiful sky. And great scenery too.

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  28. SandyCarlsonSeptember 7, 2013 at 6:07 PM

    Like a daytime, sunlight firework!

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  29. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2013 at 6:11 AM

    These are truly stunning shots with those iridescent colors in the white clouds.

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  30. ShirleySeptember 8, 2013 at 7:30 PM

    Fabulous photos!

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  31. Pearl MapleSeptember 9, 2013 at 3:57 AM

    Great photo to celebrate sky watching

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  32. NancySeptember 11, 2013 at 4:09 PM

    Amazing shots!

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  33. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2013 at 7:34 AM

    Wonderful shots.

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  34. Photos by StanSeptember 20, 2013 at 3:11 PM

    Dynamite images! I imagine you had a polarizing filter mounted in order to get such a deep blue sky. And those clouds; just awesome!! Hope you actually got out of the car to shoot these. --lol--

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  35. Zandarmid PhotographyOctober 3, 2013 at 10:37 PM

    Wow, what a sky! Good capture.

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