Science

Where Do You Practice Living On Mars?

Desert Southwest, In The Country, Utah

How about a remote part of Utah near remote Capital Reef National Park. I ran into this place when I went to visit Bentonite Hills for a photo op. See Post.

The Mars Desert Research Station is a private research facility that efforts to assimilate existing on Mars and for space exploration in general. I did say hello to one scientist who was outside riding his bicycle. He wasn’t green or anything.

You can’t fly a drone on their property but you’re allowed to at the adjacent Bentonite Hills. See other post.

Didn’t see any Mars rover however.

What’s In The Clouds?

California, Desert Southwest, Out In The Field, Sierras

No, this post isn’t about that virtual hard drive in the internet cloud where you can access Photoshop and other programs and files. This is a science lesson about the clouds we actually see in the sky. Ever wonder what type of cloud is overhead dropping buckets of H2O? No. Maybe you want to know what type of clouds are those that have a wispy, artistic look, kind of like Salvador Dali’s mustache? So, below are some scenes I shot that show different cloud types with scientific names followed by those cloud types with names I made up!

BAJA SUNSET — Cirrus Clouds

Arizona Landscape — Cirrocumulus

Puffy White Clouds — Cumulus Clouds

Kayenta Landscape — Lenticular Clouds

Storm Over Grand Canyon — Nimbostratus

Thunderheads Over Grand Canyon — Cumulonimbus Clouds

Zion Winter — Stratus Clouds

Sunset at Sand Hollow — Stratocumulus Clouds

STORM CLOUDS OVER AN ARIZONA DESERT — Nimbostratus Clouds

And now the clouds with names I made up………

Aspens — Blue Clouds

South Coyote Buttes — Paint-Brushed Clouds

Wierd Clouds — Hair-Brushed Clouds With Contrails

UNUSUAL CLOUDS — War Of The World Clouds

FOUNTAIN GEYSER SKY — Geyser -Produced Clouds

FOGGY OREGON FOREST — Thick Oregon Forest Along The Coast Fog Clouds

FUNKY CLOUDS OVER THE SIERRAS — “The Truth Is Out There” X-Files Clouds

Grand Canyon Thunderstorm — Plugged In Clouds

GOOSENECK-SP_3558 — Charcoal Clouds

GRAPEVINES AND CLOUDS — Vine-Ripened Clouds

HIKING DOWN IN THE GRAND CANYON — String Theory Clouds

Storm Over Hop Valley — From The Heavens Clouds

Kolob Reservoir — Clouds In Stereo

STORM OVER ZION — H2O Clouds

Zion Rainbow — Rainbow -Producing Clouds