Whenever I’m working in the west, I enjoy taking pictures of stormy landscapes. I often have the advantage of wide open spaces, where power lines and billboards don’t interfere with the pictures. When the horizon is miles away, the clouds can be a major part of the scene. This week, the remnants of Hurricane Hilary reached Idaho. Monday saw steady rain, alternating between light and heavy spells. The rainfall total for McCall was 2.33 inches. That’s a lot of rain for normally-dry August.
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While the rain was coming down, the sky was uniformly overcast. As the rain moved out, the clouds became more interesting, and I began taking pictures. I had to make a trip to McCall, so of course I took some pics of the Gloomy Rocks.
The wide angle setting on my phone exeeds what my regular camera can do, so this is a new scene in the Gloomy Rocks series. Enlarge.
Lake levels have been high all summer, and the left boulder has scarcely been above the water. Enlarge.
The following pictures were taken Tuesday morning in the vicinity of New Meadows. The town is sited in a wide valley surrounded by forested hills (most of which I’ve visited in the course of my work).
Looking northeast towards National Forest lands. Enlarge.
Farm house and cattle at the edge of the valley. Enlarge.
Clouds hug the distant mountains. Enlarge.
I’ve taken lots of pictures of this farm over the years. Enlarge.
I’ll wrap up the diary with some pictures from previous years.
Same farm, August 2022. This is one of my screen saver pics. Enlarge.
Fog in the valley, October 2012. Enlarge.
Fog beginning to lift, October 2012. Enlarge.
View from the forest, with the valley in the distance, September 2013. Enlarge.
Forests and storm clouds, September 2013. Enlarge.
Black and white version of the image. Enlarge.
What, no birds in the diary?
Lined up on a fence, north of New Meadows. Enlarge.
That’s all for today’s offering. Now it’s your turn. Let’s see if we can beat the 185 comments that were posted in Monday’s diary.