On Saturday, I had planned to join the Denver Photowalk Meetup group that was making images of the city lights at sunset. Along the way, I got distracted by the Platte River and never made the meetup! I noticed that several power lines would obstruct the view of the skyline, so I felt that there were more promising locations! The sunset over the city was spectacular. I made this image of the clouds lit by the sunset above Speer Boulevard.
Sunset Over Speer Boulevard
Back to one of the earlier images that I made. The Cherry Creek Trail crosses the Platte River on this bridge. This bridge is for use by pedestrians, joggers and bicyclists.
Cherry Creek Trail Bridge Over The Platte River
Looking up from the Platte River trail, the sun lit up the road bridge that carries Speer Boulevard over the river.
Speer Boulevard Bridge Over The Platte River
As the sun sets, the underside of the bridge steelwork reflected the sunlight.
Bridge Sunset Steelwork
Once the sun sank behind the mountains, the clouds lit up with the red light of the setting sun. Here is one really amazing cloud formation that was present on this evening.
Clouds In The Sunset
I headed back to the light rail station by way of Auraria campus. I remember that the parking garages new the Tivoli Center provided unobstructed views of the city skyline. I made my way up the stairs to reach the fifth floor of the garage. This was one of the images that I made here.
Denver Downtown Skyline At Night
I made my way back home, had dinner and watched the Broncos play against the Patriots.