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• Full-Up

  My apologies for this blog being silent for a couple of months. I made an error in that I didn't realize that Blooger has a limit to storage level for photos. Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2013 WEATHER

• 2012 - May 22nd - Grand Mesa: Falls on Whitewater Creek, Lands End

  

  While researching area waterfalls, I discovered an image supposedly taken of a plunge waterfall on the edge of Grand Mesa. I had often heard rumors of a... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2012 WEATHER

• 2011 - July 20th - Family Vacation Day 2 - Cascade Falls, Rocky Mountain Nationa...

  

  July is a "sweeps" month. In the television industry, that translates to "no vacations"... even though July is largely regarded as the "throw-away" sweeps. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2012 WEATHER

• 2012 - May 8th - Colorado National Monument Petroglyphs, Monument Canyon/White...

  

  I had a little time one evening and was looking for a short, easy hike. So, I decided to see if I could find one or two of the popular petroglyph panels on the... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2012 OUTDOORS, TREK, WEATHER

• 2012 - May 1st - Perseverence Arch, McInnis Canyons National Conservation...

  

  In March of 2012, I was doing some research on area canyons and stumbled upon a photo from Rough Canyon which I did not recognize. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2012 ENVIRONMENT, WEATHER

• 2011 - July 19th - Family Vacation Day 1 - Falls On Pole Creek

  

  July is a "sweeps" month. In the television industry, that translates to "no vacations"... even though July is largely regarded as the "throw-away" sweeps. Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2012 WEATHER

• 2011 - July 19th - Family Vacation Day 1 - Columbine Lake, Arapaho National...

  

  Intro from my previous post which can be found here: http://blog.bigskyconvection.com/2012/08/2011-july-19th-family-vacation-day-1.htmlJuly is a "sweeps"... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2012 WEATHER

• 2012 Storm Chase 4 - April 26th - Rarely Severe

  

  It's not often that I get to chase anything severe on the Western Slope. Sure, there are a few events per year, but my schedule is often in conflict. This day i... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2012 WEATHER

• 2012 - April 30th - Juanita Arch/Maverick Canyon

  

  I had noticed Juanita Arch early on in my exploration of the maps of the area. Located in Maverick Canyon, which feeds the Dolores River south of Gateway,... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2012 WEATHER

• 2012 - April 19th - Unaweep-Tabeguache Byway

  

  Occasionally while working as a reporter, I would be able to head out to shoot a story and not be bounded by time. This was one of those days. Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2012 WEATHER

• 2012 - April 18th - The Pollock Windows, McInnis Canyons National Conservation...

  

  I was in need of a warm-up hike. I had made plans with Stan Wagon, an arch-enthusiast, to hike to Perseverance Arch late in the month. That would be a 17-mile... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2012 WEATHER

• 2012 - April 13th - Unaweep Tabeguache Byway, Hanging Flume

  

  I was more than a little excited on this particular April morning. Though I was at work, I was covering the reconstruction of the historic Hanging Flume. Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2012 WEATHER

• 2011 - July 19th - Family Vacation Day 1 - Early Morning Fog at the Snow Mountai...

  

  July is a "sweeps" month. In the television industry, that translates to "no vacations"... even though July is largely regarded as the "throw-away" sweeps. Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2012 WEATHER

• 2012 - April 2nd - East Fork Pollock Canyon, McInnis Canyons National...

  

  About a month prior to this day, I had visited the West Fork of Pollock Canyon. On that trip, I though I might have time to explore the east fork as well, but i... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2012 WEATHER

• 2011 Storm Chase 17 - July 17th - Dinner Break Desert Chase

  

  Note: This storm chase log is from 2011 but has not been posted yet.A Sunday evening during the monsoon usually keeps me pretty busy at work, but on my dinner... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2012 WEATHER

• 2012 - March 27th - "Sand Castle Canyon" - Dominguez Escalante National...

  

  It's not uncommon for me to spend my dinner break scanning Google Earth. On one particular evening in March, I was specifically looking for tight, narrow canyon... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2012 WEATHER

• 2011 - July 12th - Rifle Falls State Park

  

  I took a trip to Rifle Falls State Park early on a Tuesday morning in July (2011) with my friend Shannon. The weather was cloudy and somewhat drizzly and I was... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2012 WEATHER

• 2011 Storm Chase 16 - July 9th - The Great Escalante Lightning Bust

  

  It was a Saturday night after work and I somehow got the idea in my head to drive far away to catch up with some storms that had fired on the Uncompahgre... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2012 WEATHER

• 2012 - March 19th - Potash Road Petroglyphs

  

  It had already been a full day of adventure, but we weren't done yet. Just to catch everyone up to speed, my cousin Brad was visiting from Montana and we decide... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2012 WEATHER

• 2012 Storm Chase 3 - March 19th - Leaving The Devil's Garden

  

  I've debated for some time as to whether to make this into a storm chase log or not. Technically, we really didn't chase the storm; just inspected its remnants. Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2012 WEATHER