The Curmudgeonly Professor

Another View of Mount Timpanogos among the Pink Clouds in the South Salt Lake Valley late May 2013

The View From our Living Room Window in the South Salt Lake Valley May 20 2013

The view from our living room window in St. George UT is a six foot white cinder block wall.  This photo is an example of the never ending beauty of the skies, the clouds, and the mountains along the Wasatch Range.  The mountain with the peak is Mt. Timpanogos which stretches seven miles into Utah County.  Please double click.

Snow On the Mountan Side

I've likely taken well over a thousand photos of the mountain to the east of us, and I know every rise and bump and ridge and rocky outcropping alont the range;  White in the winter, green in the spring and summer, red with patches of yellow in the autumn, the changing clouds and sunlight result in a constantly new scene many times throughout the day and early evening.

Summer's Over: Snowy Mount Timpanogos

From Autumn Gold to Winter White in Less than Twenty Four Hours

How the landscape looked a couple of days ago.

How the landscape looked by 11:00 a.m. today.  The wind came along with a mighty whoosh last night and by morning all the trees were bare.

Snow Comes to the Wasatch Mountains Late October 2012

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More Light Tricks from the Golden Glow of Dusk on the Wasatch Mountain Sides SL Valley UT

Moon Glow in the South Salt Lake UT Valley Oct 31 2012

Draper LDS Temple in the moonlight

The High sandy ridge at the South End of the Salt Lake Valley.  The highway (I-15) around the west end of this ridge is known as "Point of the Mountain", which is a bit misleading and might, instead, be called "Point of the Great Sand Dune."  When we first moved to Salt Lake in the year 2000, there were no homes along the ridge above the valley.

This poor little moon looks a lot more insignificant without benefit of a telephoto lens.

Once More, the Full Moon is Rolling Down the Mountain Side in the South SLake UT Valley

The Beautiful Wasatch Mountains in South SLValley

Again, this photo was shot with my tiny Canon 850.  It doesn't have 16 pixels, but I still think it is a gorgeous shot of the neighborhoods and the mountains.

Ribbons of Sunlight at Dusk on the Snowy Wasatch Front Range South SLake Valley Oct 25 2012

Clouds over the Wasatch Mountains October 25 2012

The Seven Mile Stretch of Mt. Timpanogos in the South Salt Lake Valley

Mt. Timpanogos, or "Timp" as it is called locally, is a massive seven-mile long behemoth stretching from the South Salt Lake Valley into Utah County.  A view of the mountain was one of the coveted advantages of my north sixth floor office in the Marriott School of Business at BYU.  My wife and I always thought the projection about two-thirds down the mountain looked like a cabin or a house. Double click for best view.

Clouds over Mt. Timpanogos in the South Salt Lake Valley: Fun With a Rock Mat Texture

Sunset Mountain Colors South Salt Lake Valley Wasatch Mountains