Active weather over the La Sal Mountains...

this hot and windy afternoon. Could be an exciting late afternoon with lightning but I hope we get some rain.

I estimate the highest cloud tops to be around 28,000 feet in this image that I shot returning from my sojourn to see the Comet Thrower.

I estimate the highest cloud tops to be around 28,000 feet in this image that I shot returning from my sojourn to see the Comet Thrower.

Another large storm cell forms over the Book Cliffs.  Those are the Merrimac and Monitor Buttes, center and right, respectively.

Another large storm cell forms over the Book Cliffs. Those are the Merrimac and Monitor Buttes, center and right, respectively.