Photo Friday – A View Through My Window
April 4, 2008
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Today’s Photo Friday entry is entitled: A View Through My Window © Jan Marshall
This week’s Photo Friday theme is “A View Through My Window”
Well, whether we’re supposed to take this literally or not, I have no problem doing exactly that. I live in Colorado Springs, Colorado, home of the magnificent Pikes Peak, one of the many 14′ers here. Click on the highlight to see a web page of all the 14′ers in panoramic view.
My selection for this week comes in two-fold. One focussing on the foreground, the next the back ground….kinda neat!
Pikes Peak is named for Zebulon Pike, an early explorer of the Southwest. Lieutenant (later General) Pike first sighted what he termed the “Great Peak” in mid-November of 1806. A few days later, he attempted to climb it with a small band of men. Heavy snows in the 10,000 foot area turned his party back. He estimated the mountain’s height at over 18,000 feet (he was only 4000 feet off!) and is said to have claimed that it might never be climbed. However, a botanist who climbed many peaks in Colorado, Edwin James, did ascend the mountain in 1820. By the mid-1800’s, a trail was well established to the top, and the first woman, Julia Holmes, climbed the peak in 1858.
Check out my link to Pikes Peak Web cam…kinda cool!
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Entry Filed under: Photo Friday, Photography. Tags: colorado springs, mountains, Photo Friday, Photography, pikes peak, view, window.
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Lou (Linda) | April 4, 2008 at 3:07 pm
I might get to travel, but you get to see Pikes Peak out of all your western windows! I think maybe you have the better deal!
LOVE that mountain!
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CuriousC | April 4, 2008 at 6:22 pm
I find your ‘focus’ comparison quite intriguing. I’m sure there could be some metaphysical analogies to throw around here, but I am distracted by the view of the mountain.
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Author | April 4, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Great entry – sorry when I came over earlier I missed this reading about the easter bunny!
That is some magnificent view to have through your window!
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