Fight For Your Mind » Cool Stuff http://fightforyourmind.com My Google Reader Shared Feed Regurgitated Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:45:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The long shadow of Mt. Rainier http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BadAstronomyBlog/~3/iMFLuAXEeTg/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BadAstronomyBlog/~3/iMFLuAXEeTg/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:49:03 +0000 Phil Plait http://fightforyourmind.com/?guid=b81ae99f10febdd12563946b3a64b7c0 Continue reading →]]> Here in Boulder we get magnificent sunsets, especially in the summer when the clouds interplay with the mountains to the west. But I have never seen anything like this: the shadow of Washington state’s Mt. Rainier cast along the clouds at sunrise:

Holy (yes, in this case appropriately) Haleakala! [Click to cascadenate.]

That’s amazing. Mt. Rainier is a volcano, climbing to a height of over 14,000 feet (4300 meters). There are no other mountains anywhere near that height nearby, so it’s really prominent in the landscape (by comparison, there are several fourteeners, as they’re called, in the Rockies, so they don’t stick out as much though they’re still breathtaking). The rising Sun catches the peak, and the shadow is cast on the underside of the cloud layer. The dramatic sunrise colors really make this an incredibly beautiful shot.

The KOMO news site has lots more pictures of this, too. Go take a look!

And remember, when you’re outside, it always pays to look around you for a moment. You never know what incredible vista nature may have in store for you.

Tip o’ the snow cap (har har) to John Baxter.

Related posts:

- Amazing video of a bizarre, twisting, dancing cloud
- The fist of an angry cloud
- Time spent doing what you love is never wasted
- Windswept clouds over Boulder

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I ran across this in National Geographic last night; the PEACE symbol is 40 years old this year.  It was created by a British designer, Gerald Holtom, in 1958 for anti-nuclear demonstrations.  The origin of the symbol is very interesting and can be found here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_symbol#The_peace_symbol

PEACE -

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Rite In The Rain makes tough waterproof notebooks and paper that come in a variety of shapes, sizes, colors and bindings.  Their products are perfect for the outdoor enthusiast or urbanite who wants to sketch, write, or journal no matter where they are or whatever the weather.  As soon as I saw these I knew I had to have one, so I ordered model 964 (shown above) which measures 6″x3.5″ and has 112 pages (56 sheets).  The notebook is bound with a “Field-Flex” cover, which is basically rip-proof, and each page is laid out with a “Universal” pattern (standard lines with a faint grid).  This particular notebook also features useful conversion information on the inside front cover, and even has several different rulers printed on the inside and back covers.  As long as you use their products with a waterproof ink pen or pencil, your written musings should last a very long time.  Rite In The Rain has numerous color, size, page-layout, and binding options so check them out.

The facts:

http://www.riteintherain.com

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