Above the clouds

Today’s outing was not what I had anticipated, but there was still plenty of nature’s beauty for those who love clouds. I visited the lookout on Eddy’s Peak although it is now closed for the season, and hiked from there way back along a trail into the Cherry Peak roadless area. The trail was not what I expected and the weather was, well, different. I shot (and will probably post) far too many photos like this one: there’s just something about a sea of clouds.

The photo was taken looking toward the west from Eddy Peak in the Coeur d’Alene Mountains. On the right side of the photo, the Clark Fork River valley is about four thousand feet below those clouds.

It’s spring, but all of the action’s in the sky

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Still more clouds

That evening as I continued to hike, the mood of the sky continually changed.

More clouds

Late evening storm and clouds over the Coeur d’Alene Mountains.

Clouds

Only clouds can make a mountain look small.

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Sunrise

What will the day be like?

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