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The whirly whirly, or willy willy, or dust devil, or gustnado, or sand pillar is a fair-weather

tornado that forms where there is hot air near the surface that rises through a pocket of

cooler, low pressure air.

While this happens plenty in the desert (it it one of the primary weather patterns observed

on the surface of Mars), the High Country provides the perfect environment for these

strange formations as well in the summer months.

I watched at least a dozen form on the crest of Blue Rag in the afternoon heat, pushing

themselves around the trig. It was the rst time I’d seen whirly whirlies this high.

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It’s cold when you scrape yourself out of

bed long before dawn at the top of a bare

mountain. But when the horizon is ringed

in every direction by pink lines of smoke

haze, you know it’s going to be worth it.

Sunrise is usually bluer, at least from a

photographic perspective. Sunset is when

you get your crazy red light. That has a lot

to do with how particles get blown into the

air by daytime wind, and temperature gra-

dients...but when the mountains are on re,

sunrise can be something else altogether.

The sky is ignited, and all you have to do

is have your wits about you for the three

or four minutes when everything lines up,

when the lens tries to destroy your shot

with are, but ends up capturing some-

thing in the moment that will be gone

again a few seconds later.

You can’t chase it...you just have to be

prepared and to wait.