The Power Plant. Boulder, Colorado, 2016
…and, with temperatures in the teens, the local power plant adds a few watts to the grid to help heat local homes and businesses.
After 2017, the coal-fired portion of this plant will be closed, leaving only the natural gas-fired section in operation (as it is above). Cleaner air, dontcha know.
Before capturing the above image from Legion Park, I watched the sunrise this morning from “Cherryvale Ridge“. It was quite a foggy affair…
Foggy Plains Sunrise. Boulder, Colorado, 2016
But eventually the Sun broke through the layers and illuminated the prairie grasses and the distant Flatirons…
Winter Sunrise. Boulder, Colorado, 2016
Then, following the low-lying fog, I made a quick dash over to nearby Sawhill Ponds to witness yet a different kind of sunrise (I have reversed the image for better flow, in case you have been there and are confused)…
Sunrise Fog at Sawhill Ponds. Boulder County, Colorado, 2016
And farther down the path…
Sunrise Fog at Sawhill Ponds, #2. Boulder County, Colorado, 2016
Here is a more industrial version of today’s dawn. The lines are carrying the electricity away from the power plant in the initial photograph…
Powerline Sunrise. Sawhill Ponds, Colorado, 2016
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