Jeff Stahla
@jeffstahla.bsky.social
My day job is telling the story of Northern Colorado water history and Northern Water’s present and future. At night, you’ll find me pointing a camera skyward
Nice night in November to see the aurora
November 12, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Nice night in November to see the aurora
Colorado needs this moisture.
May 25, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Colorado needs this moisture.
Happy Easter, everyone. It doesn't matter if Easter is in mid-March, early April or mid-April, it seems to bring the snow.
April 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Happy Easter, everyone. It doesn't matter if Easter is in mid-March, early April or mid-April, it seems to bring the snow.
Great to be home after some time away. Also great to see the Sangre de Christos in all their glory.
January 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Great to be home after some time away. Also great to see the Sangre de Christos in all their glory.
Started the new year with a tour of the Kitt Peak National Observatories. Very cool being on a sky island.
January 3, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Started the new year with a tour of the Kitt Peak National Observatories. Very cool being on a sky island.
Top #photos of 2024, No. 1 and 2. Finally, 2024 will always have a place in my heart for how I needed to keep looking up even when I was down. The eclipse occurred right after I lost a dear family member, and the unexpected aurora superstorm a month later was a reminder of forces far beyond us. 5/5
January 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Top #photos of 2024, No. 1 and 2. Finally, 2024 will always have a place in my heart for how I needed to keep looking up even when I was down. The eclipse occurred right after I lost a dear family member, and the unexpected aurora superstorm a month later was a reminder of forces far beyond us. 5/5
4 and 3. I love getting on th trail but don’t do it often enough. Here are pics from hikes in the Chiricahuas and in the burn scar of the 2020 Cameron Peak fire. I love how the columbines are bringing the color back to a damaged forest. 4/5
January 1, 2025 at 11:28 PM
4 and 3. I love getting on th trail but don’t do it often enough. Here are pics from hikes in the Chiricahuas and in the burn scar of the 2020 Cameron Peak fire. I love how the columbines are bringing the color back to a damaged forest. 4/5
6 and 5. Lots of celestial vents in 2024 (more to come!). The comet was unexpected, and when I drove out of the city to try to capture it, I wasn’t sure what to expect. The eclipse was a known quantity, but the cloud cover was an unexpected variable. This was taken in northeast Texas, east of Paris
January 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
6 and 5. Lots of celestial vents in 2024 (more to come!). The comet was unexpected, and when I drove out of the city to try to capture it, I wasn’t sure what to expect. The eclipse was a known quantity, but the cloud cover was an unexpected variable. This was taken in northeast Texas, east of Paris
8 ad 7. My year started with a camping trip to #bigbend National Park. Seeing the Ro Grand in person here instead of on a map was grilling, but the dark sky without any obvious satellites in frame was incredible. 2/5
January 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
8 ad 7. My year started with a camping trip to #bigbend National Park. Seeing the Ro Grand in person here instead of on a map was grilling, but the dark sky without any obvious satellites in frame was incredible. 2/5
Another interesting sunset - with snow happening behind these clouds!
December 26, 2024 at 11:57 PM
Another interesting sunset - with snow happening behind these clouds!
The sun’s southernmost sunset of the year plus some mountain wave clouds created a great view today. View is of Longs Peak, elev. 14,256 feet, from Berthoud, Colorado #cowx
December 21, 2024 at 12:51 AM
The sun’s southernmost sunset of the year plus some mountain wave clouds created a great view today. View is of Longs Peak, elev. 14,256 feet, from Berthoud, Colorado #cowx
A ribbon of blue below a curtain of black.
December 8, 2024 at 3:41 PM
A ribbon of blue below a curtain of black.
The return from #CRWUA2024 is always a time to think about the future. But sometimes the present is just amazing
December 6, 2024 at 8:45 PM
The return from #CRWUA2024 is always a time to think about the future. But sometimes the present is just amazing
Adulthood is when you find out that Mickey and Minnie Mouse in Vegas are just a couple of older Hispanic men looking to make a few bucks
December 6, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Adulthood is when you find out that Mickey and Minnie Mouse in Vegas are just a couple of older Hispanic men looking to make a few bucks
The sun is rising(?) at #CRWUA24 . I’m looking forward to advancing conversations with my colleagues throughout the basin in the next three days.
December 4, 2024 at 2:25 PM
The sun is rising(?) at #CRWUA24 . I’m looking forward to advancing conversations with my colleagues throughout the basin in the next three days.
Maj. Stephen Long came through this area in late June/early July 1820 and didn’t see the great November sunsets over the peak that settlers gave his name to.
December 1, 2024 at 2:51 AM
Maj. Stephen Long came through this area in late June/early July 1820 and didn’t see the great November sunsets over the peak that settlers gave his name to.
Sunset along the Poudre River in Northern Colorado.
November 30, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Sunset along the Poudre River in Northern Colorado.
November 24, 2024 at 12:15 AM
November sunsets on the Front Range are sometimes fantastic.
November 23, 2024 at 2:59 PM
November sunsets on the Front Range are sometimes fantastic.
Had a fun visit to the Colorado State University Water Resources Archive and came across this portrait of David Boyd, namesake of Boyd Lake east of #Loveland
November 19, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Had a fun visit to the Colorado State University Water Resources Archive and came across this portrait of David Boyd, namesake of Boyd Lake east of #Loveland
A comet and satellite crossed paths in the sky west of Fort Collins a few weeks ago and gave me the signal that X wasn’t the place to be anymore
November 18, 2024 at 4:31 AM
A comet and satellite crossed paths in the sky west of Fort Collins a few weeks ago and gave me the signal that X wasn’t the place to be anymore