July 2010 Photo Gallery

All Images © Ken Dewey, Applied Climate Science,
School of Natural Resources, UNL,  unless otherwise noted.

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July 30, 2010:  Along I-80 in eastern Nebraska 


July 29, 2010:  Summer color in Nebraska


July 29, 2010:  After weeks of persistent rainfall, it has turned dry again and pivot irrigation is at work in central Nebraska 


July 29, 2010:  Central Nebraska 


July 29, 2010:  Central Nebraska 


July 29, 2010:  Central Nebraska


July 28, 2010:  Summer color in Nebraska 


July 27, 2010:  East campus, UNL 


July 27, 2010:   East campus, UNL  


July 18, 2010:  After 7 years of drought, the Platte River, here near Grand Island, NE, is back to normal flow. 


July 18, 2010:  Western Nebraska


July 18, 2010:  Western Nebraska


July 18, 2010:  Mid Summer on the Great Plains


July 18, 2010: Mid Summer on the Great Plains 


July 17, 2010: A hill in western Wyoming with wind turbines


July 17, 2010:  I-80 in western Wyoming


July 17, 2010:  Wind turbines near Evanston, WY along I-80


July 16, 2010:  Donner Lake along I-80 in California.


July 16, 2010:  An avalanche shed for trains along the Donner Pass in California


July 15, 2010:  Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe


July 15, 2010:  Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe


July 15, 2010:  Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe and Fannette Island, the only island to be found in all of Lake Tahoe


July 15, 2010:  Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe


July 15, 2010:  The M.S. Dixie in Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe


July 15, 2010:  Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe


July 15, 2010:  Along Hwy 50 southwest of South Lake Tahoe


July 15, 2010:  Hwy 50 southwest of South Lake Tahoe


July 15, 2010:  Note the lack of a guard rail and no shoulder on the right side of this highway


July 15, 2010: What a dangerous curve.  Note the speed limit!


July 15, 2010: The highway that goes along the west side of Lake Tahoe


July 15, 2010:  Just west of South Lake Tahoe


July 15, 2010:  Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe and Fannette Island, the only island to be found in all of Lake Tahoe


July 15, 2010:  Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe


July 15, 2010:  Hwy 50 west of South Lake Tahoe


July 14, 2010:  sunset at Lake Tahoe


July 11, 2010:  Another view of Lake Tahoe as seen from a hotel in South Lake Tahoe


July 11, 2010:  Looking out over the south end of Lake Tahoe


July 11, 2010: Looking west in South Lake Tahoe at the main shopping area.


July 11, 2010: Houses perched on a steep hill in Zephyr Cove near South Lake Tahoe


July 11, 2010:  Looking south at South Lake Tahoe from on-board the M.S. Dixie


July 11, 2010:  The casino hotels located on the Nevada side of South Lake Tahoe


July 11, 2010: Heavenly Ski area and tall peaks beyond that


July 11, 2010:  Another paddle wheel boat on Lake Tahoe, the "Tahoe Queen"


July 11, 2010:  The paddlewheel on the M.S. Dixie


July 11, 2010: Vikingsholm is located at the head of Emerald Bay in Lake Tahoe, California.
This magnificent "castle" is situated majestically among towering pines and cedars, and
was built as a summer home by Mrs. Lora Josephine Knight in 1929.


July 11, 2010:  Emerald Bay, on Lake Tahoe.  Note the land slide scar on the side of the mountain


July 11, 2010: South Lake Tahoe.  Note the scar on the mountain from a fire a few years ago


July 11, 2010:  Looking west across Lake Tahoe


July 11, 2010:  South Lake Tahoe (note the casinos on the left.


July 11, 2010:  Heavenly Ski area in South Lake Tahoe viewed from on-board the "M.S. Dixie"


July 11, 2010:  Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe, NV


July 11, 2010: Looking west from South Lake Tahoe


July 11, 2010:  Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe, NV


July 11, 2010: Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe, NV


July 11, 2010:  "M.S. Dixie", Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe, NV


July 11, 2010: Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe, NV


July 10, 2010:  Northeast of Reno, NV


July 10, 2010:  Its a long way to your neighbor and to the store living out here in north central Nevada


July 10, 2010:  A dust devil spinning up along I-80 in central Nevada


July 10, 2010: eastern Nevada along I-80


July 10, 2010: Beverly Hills, Utah (a huge difference from Beverly Hills, CA)


July 10, 2010:  Hot air is creating this mirage of water on I-80.  It was actually sunny, hot and dry.


July 10, 2010:  I-80 crossing the salt flats in Utah


July 10, 2010:  Interesting sculpture "The Tree of Utah" along I-80 crossing the Great Salt Lake in Utah

From:  http://www.utah.com/amusement/metaphor_tree.htm

An abstract artistic sculpture called Metaphor: The Tree of Utah stands of the edge of I-80 on the barren Bonneville Salt Flats west of Salt Lake City.  Swedish artist Karl Momen created the 87-foot high tree between 1982-1986. He financed the project himself to bring bold color and beauty to the stark, flat, salty landscape. The sculpture is made of 225 tons of cement, almost 2,000 ceramic tiles and five tons of welding rod, and tons of minerals and rocks native to Utah.

Also called the "Tree of Life," the sculpture is located on the north side of I-80 about 95 miles west of Salt Lake City (25 miles east of Wendover). The location is interesting because the harsh environment here hindered many travelers in pioneer times. Members of the ill-fated Donner Party were tragically delayed in this area before their awful demise in the Sierra Nevada mountains. During WWII, the crew of the Enola Gay practiced bombing runs over the Great Salt Lake Desert before proceeding to Hiroshima to end the war.  After completing his work Momen returned to Sweden, donating the sculpture to the state of Utah.



July 10, 2010:  a channel used to drain water out of the salt flats


July 10, 2010:  The Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah


July 10, 2010:  The Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah


July 10, 2010:  The Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah


July 10, 2010:  near Salt Lake city, UT


July 10, 2010:  Near Salt Lake City, UT


July 10, 2010:  An abandoned business on the shore of the Great Salt Lake in Utah


July 9, 2010:  Wind turbines in eastern Wyoming


July 9, 2010:  Wind turbines in eastern Wyoming


July 9, 2010:  Interesting Wyoming town with a population of only 1 person


July 9, 2010:  Southern Wyoming


July 9, 2010:  Southern Wyoming with snow fences in the foreground)


July 9, 2010:  Southwest Wyoming


July 9, 2010:  I-80 tunnels in western Wyoming


July 9, 2010:  Wind turbines in southwest Wyoming.


July 9, 2010:  Wind turbines in southwest Wyoming.


July 9, 2010:  Wind turbines in southwest Wyoming.


July 9, 2010:  Wind turbines in southwest Wyoming.


July 9, 2010: western Nebraska with the Sandhills region in the distance


July 8, 2010:  Heavy rain in western Nebraska during a very wet Summer


July 8, 2010:  A cloud suddenly dumps heavy rain in western Nebraska


July 8, 2010:  mid Summer in Central Nebraska


July 8, 2010:  Near Sidney, Nebraska


July 8, 2010:  Wind turbines near Sidney, Nebraska


July 8, 2010:   The leading edge of a cold front in central Nebraska


July 7, 2010: A very wet Summer in Central Nebraska


July 7, 2010: A lonely road in western Nebraska


July 6, 2010:  Beautiful Summer color


July 6, 2010: Beautiful Summer color


July 4, 2010:  After a morning of heavy rain, water from Antelope creek floods this bike path in Lincoln, NE


July 4, 2010:  A closer view of the above photo 


July 4, 2010:  Antelope Creek is flooding after a morning of heavy rain in Lincoln, NE.


July 4, 2010:  A neighborhood creek swollen from heavy rain in southeast Lincoln, NE.


July 4, 2010:  Rapidly moving creek in Lincoln following a morning of heavy rainfall 


July 4, 2010: Early morning heavy rain and runoff in Lincoln, NE


July 4, 2010:  Heavy rains push Holmes Lake out of its banks one more time.


July 4, 2010:  Heavy rains push Holmes Lake out of its banks one more time.


July 1, 2010:  Some Summer color in Lincoln, NE


July 1, 2010:  Some Summer color in Lincoln, NE.


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