Down South, because of the humidty, there is almost always a slightly blurry effect when you look at objects in the distance.

There has been quite a bit of haze this past summer, due to the fires in the west, but the rain on Tuesday seemed to clear the air.

It is beautiful there in late summer/early fall, although it gets chilly at night even in mid-August.

The next weather system should bring snow to the high country.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspen

All of the aspens typically grow in large clonal colonies, derived from a single seedling, and spread by means of root suckers; new stems in the colony may appear at up to 30–40 m (98–130 ft) from the parent tree. Each individual tree can live for 40–150 years above ground, but the root system of the colony is long-lived. In some cases, this is for thousands of years, sending up new trunks as the older trunks die off above ground.

they are turning in Colorado... reminder to people, Albuquerque first week in October... hundreds of balloons

Thanks for posting them .

It's a great day for a hike!

Thanks for sharing.

So beautiful.

... this is what he must of had in mind.

I can't stop myself from hearing his pathetic, unfeeling, off-key voice every time I think of that song. I guess it'll take awhile.

How can Republicans sing of "purple mountain's majesty" while hating the Earth and loving mountain top removal?