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[GrauGeist]

Yep. This is right now:

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The past few years, we've been under the same circumstances.
Shasta County (the Redding area in particular) is surrounded on three sides by the Klamath, Cascade and Sierra mountains at the north end of the central valley, which means fire smoke (especially during an inversion layer condition), gets wicked.

This photo is driving into Redding about a year ago. What you *should* see, is the downtown part of Redding (a mile away) and mountains rising beyond that distant tree line at the edge of the horizon.

This was taken at 12 noon, by the way.

 

[Crimea_River]

Yeah, the new normal I'm afraid. Half hour south of me 5 years ago:

Sorry for the detour Geo. Back to you.

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Took this the other day, a fallstreak hole. From the National Weather Service...

"High to mid level clouds, such as altocumulus, are often composed of tiny water droplets that are much colder than freezing, but have yet to freeze. These "supercooled" water droplets need a "reason" to freeze, which usually comes in the form of ice crystals. Planes passing through the cloud layer can bring these ice crystals.
Once the ice crystals are introduced, the water droplet quickly freeze, grow and start to fall. A hole is left behind, which will start to expand outward as neighboring droplets start to freeze."

 

[GrauGeist]

We get those here on occasion, but with what appears to be Virga cascading at the center.
That condition is often times called a "cloud punch" or "hole punch".

 

[Gnomey]

Cool shot George!

 

[Crimea_River]

Interesting.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Like a giants smoke ring.

 

[fubar57]

Saw this doing circuits around PG airport today. Shot with my phone, sun in the wrong location. Definitely C-130/CC-130 I THINK but can't tell which air force or model

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[GrauGeist]

Definately looks like a Herc and it appears that the ramp is lowered, too.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shot George!

 

[fubar57]

I posted this pic before however I cannot un-see something now. We were taking my son to the airport and as we passed by this, my son said, "Do you see the sleeping dog?"

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[Airframes]

He's got the eyes of an artist.
Or maybe he'd had 3 cans of Red Bull !!!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

The human imagination is so amazing. And I tries so hard.....................

 

[fubar57]

Funny thing is, I've passed this spot over 200 times and never noticed it. A second after he said it, BAM!!!, there it was

 

[Crimea_River]

Wait, I need a couple more glasses of Shiraz and I'll get back to you.

 

[Crimea_River]

Nope, not seein' it. But I'm starting to see Barney Rubble.

 

[GrauGeist]

I have had an ample amount of vegetable juice - ok, beer - and I'm not seeing it, Geo.

Perhaps I should indulge in libations of a stronger order?

 

[at6]

Doesn't help as I've and still can't see it. I am seeing double now.

 

[fubar57]