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Owens Valley Sunbeams - June 14, 2012 #91206 06/26/12 12:03 AM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,434 Likes: 9 Ridgecrest, CA Richard P. Member
Richard P. Member Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,434 Likes: 9 Ridgecrest, CA	Forgot about these photos until today... Nope, not photoshop. I've seen this phenomenon a couple of times before, but it is a pretty (in more ways than one) rare occurance. Photos: http://piotrowski.smugmug.com SpotCasting: https://maps.findmespot.com/s/9DDZ#history/assets

Re: Owens Valley Sunbeams - June 14, 2012 Richard P. #91209 06/26/12 01:10 AM
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Tiff Member Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 14 Tehachapi	Beautiful! I always love anticrepuscular rays... and regular crepuscular rays too!

Re: Owens Valley Sunbeams - June 14, 2012 Tiff #91233 06/28/12 03:47 AM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 124 Long Beach, CA Ranboze Member
Ranboze Member Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 124 Long Beach, CA	I have seen something very similar to these, although the one's Ive seen seem to be vertical to the earth... like a tornado funnel, but no funnel, no bad weather. Anticrepuscular or crepuscular don't really describe the ones Ive seen... but close!

Re: Owens Valley Sunbeams - June 14, 2012 Ranboze #91235 06/28/12 04:56 AM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,012 Likes: 3 Whitney Doug Sr Member
Doug Sr Member Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,012 Likes: 3 Whitney	Hi This day our very special girl went home. As I drove down the hill I knew she was now safe and peace was with her.We never know why these things happen but if we stay in touch with all of our being we will get messages, Maybe the beams was one of the messages.Kali thank you for sharing your time with us and making our lives that much fuller.For all that knew this very special person.

Re: Owens Valley Sunbeams - June 14, 2012 Doug Sr #91237 06/28/12 02:20 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 838 Washington State rosabella Member
rosabella Member Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 838 Washington State	Originally Posted By Doug Sr ....This day our very special girl went home. As I drove down the hill I knew she was now safe and peace was with her. We never know why these things happen but if we stay in touch with all of our being we will get messages, Maybe the beams was one of the messages.... Doug, this is beautiful, and so very true. Your words added another dimension of beauty to these pictures. Peace be with you Kali. "What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal." Albert Pike

Re: Owens Valley Sunbeams - June 14, 2012 rosabella #91238 06/28/12 05:36 PM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 696 California JamesL Member
JamesL Member Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 696 California	Well put Rosie, added another dimension. Very nice photos and words.

Re: Owens Valley Sunbeams - June 14, 2012 Doug Sr #91252 06/29/12 02:59 PM
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+ @ti2d Member Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 720 Oregunian!	Originally Posted By Doug Sr Hi This day our very special girl went home. As I drove down the hill I knew she was now safe and peace was with her.We never know why these things happen but if we stay in touch with all of our being we will get messages, Maybe the beams was one of the messages.Kali thank you for sharing your time with us and making our lives that much fuller.For all that knew this very special person. How about naming the area by the Portal Falls, "Kali's Korner." Journey well...

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