Amazing Tesla Space Shot

A great space shot of the Tesla Roadster as it orbits Earth before heading to its Mars orbit. Simply amazing day today for Space and Man-Kind, thank you Elon Musk.

Initial take-off acceleration leaving the pad.

Rocket continuously accelerating, just after liftoff

Further acceleration, 596 km/h

Boosters returning to their landing positions on each, hit their marks. Unfortunately the main vehicle did not land on its recovery ship in the ocean.

 

View from front of Tesla Roadster pointing back to Earth as it enters space.

Not a Moon-Shot but an Earth-Shot as the ship moves further from Earth

The dash has a GPS and it says "Don't Panic".

Rocket-Man as he accelerates around Earth to gain enough speed to sling-shot to Mars.

Another amazing day in history as humans push to the heavens in new discoveries.

Good luck Rocket-Man

Smooth as Glass

There comes a time when you should go, the situation can be anything, but in this one, the lake is like glass, not a breeze, the sun is just right, and no one else is around. How many times in your lifetime do you experience such moments. In such rare occasions, stop and smell the roses, let your senses explore, and your troubles pass.

As always, comments are welcome.

Sliding Ice

There are not very many places on each where you walk under a glacier. This is one of many which are sliding to their demise, slowly grinding it's way to the ocean. The ground inside is being pulverized and turned info fine grains sand from the massive weight of the ice.

Some of these glaciers are moving several feet per day and melting at rates never seen in recorded history. While beautiful to look at the photograph, their disappearance is rapidly approaching and the geographical changes are just beginning at an exponential rate.

Superb Tranquility

There are not many places where you can truly gaze your eyes over the horizon and say to yourself you have reacyed a point of nirvana, the spot never seen yet finally discovered. The peace and warmth which traverses your body, knowing at this moment you may never again witness such beauty or feel such inner-gratifaction.

Take in those moments and enjoy life, don't let these times leave your senses unacknowledged.

Desert Lightning

Wow, excitement when you least expect it.

The next time you're in the desert and there are a few clouds in the sky with rain in the distance, don't dismiss what might happen. It's a somewhat rare event to capture a rainbow and lightning together, but when it's this close, it can not only be frightening, but also deafening.

Amazing, beautiful light in a scene rarely seen let-alone captured.

Chilly Days

It's that time of year again and the chilly days are everywhere, albeit a little late, but still cold to the bone.

Nothing like a beautiful set of mountains with the beginnings of snow to tell us what's on the way. Snowfall provides a welcome change of season many of us look forward to. Even though some of us are Grizzly bears and like to hibernate during the cold season, the remainder of us are Polar bears and love the snowy weather.

Enjoy the winter season of 2017, keep warm, and plow the snow!

Incredible Volcano

The incredible amount of power a volcano can push into the atmosphere is amazing.  Thousands of tons of matter, some thrown miles into the air, then blown around the world by the trade-winds.  The lightning from these eruptions creates dazzling light displays not often seen on rainy days.