Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Tue Oct 21 2014, 10:21AM

With all the recent installations, I know we'll see plenty of cool pictures from Ben's webcams. I'm starting this thread so we can share the pictures that we like here.


Last night's sunset from the new Baldwin Lake cam:




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
bills grandson, Tue Oct 21 2014, 10:59AM

I love the webcams. Would love to see a mobile one. Would be fun to ride with cammy out in the woods.
Butler peak would be the best place for one that could rotate. Would be neat to have an ocean view, or to see into Mexico, and a great shot of the valley.
My view of San Jacinto is about the same but from a lot farther away. If that one rotates you can get another San G cam

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Tue Oct 21 2014, 11:38AM

I'd love to put a webcam up at Butler Peak! I've even tried to think of a way to just take something up there on the days we staff the tower. But the only way I can think of to accomplish that is to use my cell phone and I really don't want to tie it up all day while we're in the tower. And I'm certainly not leaving it up there when we're not in the tower!
The best way I can think of to have a webcam up there when we're there is to use one of my old phones (that's actually what's taking these pictures: [Click Here]). But I need an automated way to send the pictures from the old phone to my current one so it can send the pictures out on the internet. I think I'd need to use Bluetooth to send the images from one phone to the other. But in my searching, I can't find an app that will automatically send the pictures every 10 minutes or so. Then I'd probably need another app to automatically find the images on my new phone and upload them to the internet, again, automatically.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Tue Oct 21 2014, 11:39AM


Too much of the time, I don't have a decent cell signal out in the forest.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
bills grandson, Tue Oct 21 2014, 01:28PM

someday they will have it. I would think the FS would go for it so they could see first hand.
As for now a gopro would be the best way but then not live.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
NShore.Allen, Tue Oct 21 2014, 03:04PM

Cammy, is there cell signal at the top of the tower?

I love all the webcams..

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Tue Oct 21 2014, 05:10PM

We've had them up on Bertha Peak in the past, not Butler, I may have mentioned that one in the past. Cammy is there power at Butler? I know Bertha there is as we had a cam up there for the X-Games @ Summit and shot the signal down.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
bills grandson, Tue Oct 21 2014, 05:37PM

How much power do they need? It shouldn't take a lot in solar panels to run it.
Of course if it can't be isolated after every thunderstorm it would have to be replaced.
FS should be happy to have it if they can control it's direction when they need to. A good camera with magnification could almost replace a spotter plane during fires

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Tue Oct 21 2014, 06:22PM


Depending on which side of the tower you're on.
On one side, I get fast 4G signal. On the other side, there's not even enough signal to receive a phone call.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Tue Oct 21 2014, 06:29PM


Woah! Did the camera have a huge amount of zoom or what?

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Tue Oct 21 2014, 07:07PM


Not really, it's just straight across the lake, between Fawnskin and Gold Mtn, above the Discovery Center. Nice view of the valley!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Tue Oct 21 2014, 07:35PM

Oh.. I thought the camera was up there to get a view of the x-games in particular - like an aerial view.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Tue Oct 21 2014, 07:41PM

Ya, I know the view - I've hiked up there a few times.




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Mtngoat John⭐, Tue Oct 21 2014, 07:49PM

You post a sunset. I'll post a sunrise.



Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Tue Oct 21 2014, 08:01PM

That's a really cool picture!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Craig ⭐, Tue Oct 21 2014, 08:20PM

Great new thread Cammy!!! I am excited about what we will find here!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Tue Oct 21 2014, 08:20PM


ah, no, it was just a wide shot they'd cut away to of snow summit.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
bills grandson, Tue Oct 21 2014, 08:35PM

cammy that last one you posted is Gold mountain isn't it?

Bertha is another good one Great shots of the valley and Holcomb. Haven't been up there in years. Damn gates

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Tue Oct 21 2014, 09:59PM


Ahhh, got it.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Tue Oct 21 2014, 10:00PM


No, Bertha, looking toward the dam.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Tue Oct 21 2014, 10:11PM

Here's the view looking toward the dam from Gold Mountain:

(click on image to enlarge)



Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
bills grandson, Tue Oct 21 2014, 10:49PM

my bad. never realized how much alike they were. Had I had blown it up I probably would have caught it. I have a lot more from Gold mountain then Bertha most of those were of the fireworks one year. Not the best place to watch from. For some reason they are better looking up at then down at

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Fri Oct 31 2014, 06:12PM

Tonight's sunset:








Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Mtngoat John⭐, Sun Nov 02 2014, 07:53AM

Sure catch some great skies on these cams! Thanks Benny.







Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Craig ⭐, Thu Nov 06 2014, 06:50PM

The Benny Cam network sees all.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Thu Nov 13 2014, 03:41PM

Sun dog!




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Sun Nov 30 2014, 09:33PM

Since MGJ mentioned that this morning's sunrise was incredible, I went back and found it in the time lapse video:




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Mtngoat John⭐, Mon Dec 01 2014, 08:01AM



Post hog, I was getting to it.
Grabbed this one just one minute later




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
dd, Mon Dec 01 2014, 08:42AM

Post wars 2014! Nimble Fingered Cammy vs. the Flying Goat. The competition is fierce.



Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Mon Dec 01 2014, 08:53AM

Thanks yall, glad to see you enjoying the cams. Exactly the intent!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Mon Dec 01 2014, 10:35AM


I gotta keep ahead of ETB!


ahahahahahaha!!!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Mtngoat John⭐, Wed Dec 03 2014, 05:59AM



If this gets physical I'd need a ladder.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
dd, Wed Dec 03 2014, 08:27AM


Why? Are you planning to fall on Cammy?

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Wed Dec 03 2014, 01:42PM



Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Sat Dec 13 2014, 11:57AM

Beautiful winter shot from the KTLA cam early this morning:




And a postcard from Baldwin Lake:




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Mon Dec 15 2014, 04:17PM

Another nice one this evening!




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Mon Dec 15 2014, 08:29PM

Sundog!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
ChattieKathie, Mon Dec 15 2014, 10:30PM



Soooo beautiful! Looks familiar!!! :-)

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Tue Dec 16 2014, 08:26AM


Better than a Moondoggie!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Fri Dec 19 2014, 09:30PM

Cold snowy morning, yesterday:




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Mtngoat John⭐, Sat Dec 20 2014, 06:58AM

Big thanks to Benny for these cams! For those that missed it this morning.








Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Sat Dec 20 2014, 06:13PM

That was a nice sunrise indeed!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Sun Dec 21 2014, 05:03PM

This camera has the best sunsets!




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Sun Dec 21 2014, 06:48PM


It really does! I sure miss living out there. The high clouds have made for amazing sunrises and sunsets the last few days... One more from this evening.




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Mon Dec 29 2014, 07:27PM

Perfect timing on the sunset tonight!
(click on image to enlarge)




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Mon Dec 29 2014, 09:02PM

Did ya seen the green flash???!?!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Thu Jan 01 2015, 08:48PM

Nope! Your camera doesn't update frequently enough! Or, I didn't think to look for the green flash.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Thu Jan 01 2015, 09:02PM

It's that time of year again where the snow reflects the Moonlight and makes great nighttime images on this cam!




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Mon Jan 05 2015, 08:30PM

Tonight:






Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Fri Jan 09 2015, 11:06AM

Not one of Ben's cams, but I caught sun rays on mine last night:




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Mtngoat John⭐, Fri Jan 09 2015, 01:38PM


Really, you still can't get rid of the wires?

Nice catch Cammy!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Fri Jan 09 2015, 02:38PM


The wire on the upper right is there to reinforce my weather station. On the lower left is part of my scanner antenna. If I took the wide angle lens off the camera those might disappear, but then the view angle wouldn't be as wide.

Oh, and thanks!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Mtngoat John⭐, Fri Jan 09 2015, 02:49PM

Might I suggest you relocate the camera to the end of the ridge on the house located just adjacent to you on the north? From there we may get a good glimpse of Peru. If you do decide to move it make sure R has a camera ready.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Fri Jan 09 2015, 02:54PM

Maybe they won't notice if I put it there.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Fri Jan 09 2015, 04:50PM

Nice sunset or nuclear blast?




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Fri Jan 09 2015, 04:51PM



Same here, or terrible fire.




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
dd, Fri Jan 09 2015, 04:58PM

Wow. That second one is awesome!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Fri Jan 09 2015, 06:09PM



Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Fri Jan 09 2015, 06:40PM


Thanks! Pretty rare to be socked in like that, with rain and the sun shining through all at once. Stars really have to align to get that shot! Thank you Toshiba!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Sun Jan 18 2015, 07:43PM

Awesome sunrise this morning, caught on a bunch of the cams:










Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Mtngoat John⭐, Mon Jan 19 2015, 07:51AM

Beautiful, thanks Cammy!!
This morning from headquarters.




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Mon Jan 19 2015, 07:35PM

You're welcome!

The one you posted above looks strangely similar to the photo I took by the lake this morning, interestingly also at 6:41am! [Click Here]

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Mtngoat John⭐, Mon Jan 19 2015, 07:46PM

Yours is better, no wires.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Mon Jan 19 2015, 07:54PM


You & the wires again!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Sun Jan 25 2015, 07:25PM

Same view from two different locations at the same time this evening:







Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Mtngoat John⭐, Mon Jan 26 2015, 06:42AM

Thousands of areas with no wires and you two seem to find the wires, why, why, why?








Beautiful catch Roger!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
dd, Mon Jan 26 2015, 09:06AM

He puts them there for you Goat Boy.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Mon Jan 26 2015, 07:03PM



Cuz I haven't quite perfected the weatherproof solar powered webcam that can send images over the cell phone signal every few minutes.

Thanks!


Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Mon Jan 26 2015, 07:07PM



Hey John! I set up a new webcam, just for you!




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Mtngoat John⭐, Mon Jan 26 2015, 07:25PM


Well if you didn't spend all your time with your friends trying to figure out how to turn on lights from somewhere else on the planet.........

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Mon Jan 26 2015, 07:45PM



Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
dd, Mon Jan 26 2015, 09:20PM


Please try to remove the wire to Goat boy's phone when you perfect the weatherproof solar powered webcam.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Tue Jan 27 2015, 04:59PM

ah, snapped this one this evening, pretty nice!




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Tue Jan 27 2015, 05:03PM


But he has to WANT to change.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Tue Jan 27 2015, 05:07PM

Ben

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Tue Jan 27 2015, 06:23PM

My webcam happened to catch 2 helicopters this evening!

(click on image to enlarge)




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
SCM ALERT🚨, Wed Jan 28 2015, 12:26PM

Oh that's awesome! They flew over my place yesterday also!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Wed Jan 28 2015, 06:41PM


But did your webcam catch them?

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Mtngoat John⭐, Sat Jan 31 2015, 04:02PM

I apologize, not Ben's, but way to good not to post.




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Sat Jan 31 2015, 05:11PM


eh... so so

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Mtngoat John⭐, Sat Jan 31 2015, 05:41PM



Everyone's a critic.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Sun Feb 01 2015, 09:18PM

Lots of good shots from today!

Frosty Morning


Great day for skiing!


Night lights


(Nearly) Full Moon over Fresh Snow



Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Tue Feb 03 2015, 09:12PM

You can never have too many beautiful sunsets...









Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Tue Feb 03 2015, 09:15PM

To the east - the full Moon rising:



To the west - Venus:
(click on image to enlarge - Venus is over the tree, a bit right of center)




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Thu Jun 11 2015, 09:16PM

Apparently I'm spoiled, living in this part of the world, because I find completely blue skies boring. So I enjoyed seeing the clouds around yesterday and I saved some images off the webcams:










Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Mtngoat John⭐, Sat Aug 01 2015, 08:02AM

Last night Baldwin cam




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Sun Aug 02 2015, 10:53AM

One from a couple nights ago...





Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Wed Sep 16 2015, 07:09PM

Another beauty from this evening...





Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Wed Sep 16 2015, 08:29PM

Sea levels are rising!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Mtngoat John⭐, Sun Oct 25 2015, 07:06AM

A progression of the sunrise this am.













Dang wires.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Van, Sun Oct 25 2015, 08:21AM




Poof!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Mtngoat John⭐, Sun Oct 25 2015, 08:54AM

Thanks

Most of Shay Meadows, half of Erwin Lake and the boys over at Bear Valley Electric would like to have a word with you.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Tue Dec 08 2015, 06:23PM

A couple nice sunset views this evening:







Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Mtngoat John⭐, Fri Dec 11 2015, 03:44PM

Cammy, now cut that out.





Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Fri Dec 11 2015, 08:28PM

My camera has an artistic mind of it's own. I'm contemplating replacing it with my old cell phone.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Mtngoat John⭐, Fri Dec 11 2015, 08:40PM


If you need advice on old cell phones, I'm your guy.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Fri Dec 11 2015, 08:57PM


Sooooooo let's talk about the cameras on them.....

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Sat Dec 19 2015, 07:02PM

From last week:

(click on image to enlarge)



Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Sat Jan 02 2016, 05:04PM

Just a few minutes ago:




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Craig ⭐, Sun Jan 03 2016, 04:56PM

That's an awesome screen capture there Cammy! Thank you for sharing (and keeping it forever in our digital archives)

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Sun Jan 03 2016, 09:03PM

Just lovely! Expecting more beautiful images this week as (dramatic squirrel music) the storm of the century moves in!

We could pick up more snow this week than we did all of last year.

Enjoy and be safe out there!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Sun Jan 03 2016, 09:30PM


Thanks!
And thank you for providing lots of space on the digital archives!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Cornbread, Mon Jan 04 2016, 07:51AM



Oh great. You just jinxed it. This "storm of the century" will probably only be a dusting now.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Sun Jan 17 2016, 08:02PM

A nice sunset from a couple nights ago:




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Mtngoat John⭐, Thu Jan 21 2016, 06:04AM

Another gorgeous sunset. Thanks for the cams Beany!



Click to enlarge

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Cornbread, Fri Feb 05 2016, 11:39AM

This picture is not from one of the web cams, but I took it of the sunset here in Coeur D Alene a few nights ago.



Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Mtngoat John⭐, Fri Feb 05 2016, 02:36PM

First let me say thanks for rubbing it in.

Great picture Cornbread!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Craig ⭐, Sun Feb 07 2016, 09:09PM

Nice webcam Cornbread! How did you get it mounted in the street???




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Mon Feb 08 2016, 02:37PM

Beautiful CB!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Sat Feb 13 2016, 07:39PM

Check out Ben's NEW/UPGRADED HD webcams; your donations to Bensweather at work! Now including Fawnskin and Baldwin Lake in 1080p HD! [Click Here]

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Sat Feb 13 2016, 08:43PM

Thanks Cammy! Here's a funny snapshot....




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Sat May 21 2016, 11:41PM

Nice pic from tonight with the full moon, some low clouds and fog....




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Mon May 23 2016, 09:37PM

That's a cool picture!
I think we've had clouds every day this month. That's weird.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Wed Aug 03 2016, 10:00PM

Timelapse at 15 frames per second showing interesting clouds over Fawnskin today:



Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Sat Aug 27 2016, 09:12PM

This morning's Sunrise from Ben's Snow Summit Cam:




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Sat Sep 03 2016, 08:49PM

And a nice sunset shot from Ben's Snow Summit Cam this evening:




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Tue Sep 27 2016, 09:23PM

Nice sunset tonight from the Fawnskin Cam:

(click on image to enlarge)




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Mon Oct 24 2016, 05:40PM

Pretty post-rain shot - the forest looks hydrated:

(click on image to enlarge)




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Mon Oct 24 2016, 05:58PM

That is one happy forest right about now. Hopefully this gave us a couple inches to the lake... Only need about 20 more of these storms.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
BBNona, Mon Oct 24 2016, 06:10PM

Absolutely.. lord pls bring it on!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Mon Oct 24 2016, 06:42PM


Interestingly, I went across Grout Creek this afternoon and it looked like no water had flowed into the lake in that creek. The rain must have fallen gently enough to soak in and not run off, which is good for the forest!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Cap'n Crunch, Mon Oct 24 2016, 07:59PM

Does the lake receive any replenishment from subsurface flow?

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Tue Oct 25 2016, 07:15PM


I would think so - anything subsurface fills up the aquifer and adding to that would add to the lake if I understand it correctly.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Sat Nov 26 2016, 06:43PM

The Christmas lights look super cool with the snow!



Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
MrOwl, Sat Nov 26 2016, 07:11PM

I like it.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Sat Nov 26 2016, 08:48PM


Dunka, I'm still not done putting up lights, was going to tackle more today but the weather rolled in too fast!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Mtngoat John⭐, Mon Dec 05 2016, 06:44AM

Someone was smoking fast down a run.




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
MrOwl, Mon Dec 05 2016, 06:53AM

I'll go slower next time.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Mon Dec 05 2016, 05:11PM

It looks like a fireball/meteor! Good catch, John!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Mon Dec 05 2016, 06:06PM

Us usual, I'm a little lost, I see nothing going down the run, but a nice sunrise!




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Mtngoat John⭐, Mon Dec 05 2016, 06:12PM

Yea we know Benny. Actually that is a sunrise.



Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Mon Dec 05 2016, 06:18PM

Potatoes, Oranges....
And I said sunrise! DUH!




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Mtngoat John⭐, Mon Dec 05 2016, 06:30PM


Man my reading comprehension isn't what it used to be.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Mon Dec 05 2016, 06:44PM



Or is it? (wink wink)

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Mon Dec 12 2016, 08:06PM

Beautiful sunset on the Fawnskin Cam this evening!




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Cornbread, Tue Dec 13 2016, 03:14PM

That is very beautiful

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
SCM ALERT🚨, Wed Dec 21 2016, 01:41PM

Now that's super cool!




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Craig ⭐, Wed Dec 21 2016, 02:07PM

That's the one!!!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
BBNona, Wed Dec 21 2016, 06:34PM

That was a beautiful picture… Just wish I was UTH!!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Mon Mar 20 2017, 07:36PM

Angel's wings on the Palm Springs Cam earlier today:




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
MrOwl, Mon Mar 20 2017, 07:41PM

Great cloud formations lately

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Mtngoat John⭐, Mon Nov 27 2017, 06:26AM

This mornings sunrise






Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Mtngoat John⭐, Mon Nov 27 2017, 06:33AM

One more




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
MrOwl, Mon Nov 27 2017, 06:48AM

Those are beautiful. It was a purplish, pink over this way.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
NShore.Allen, Mon Nov 27 2017, 07:59AM

red skies in morning...

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Sat Dec 02 2017, 07:27PM

The sunrise that same morning was pretty awesome in Utah as well!




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
MrOwl, Sat Dec 02 2017, 08:50PM

WOW

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Craig ⭐, Sun Dec 03 2017, 06:19PM

Nice Shots!!! We just need some SNOW shots!


Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
MrOwl, Sun Dec 03 2017, 07:44PM

Like this



Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Cornbread, Mon Dec 04 2017, 08:20AM

Great picture are you on your way back up here? I just saw on the news last night that we have a big high pressure system that is keeping the snow away. We may set a record for the most consecutive days in Dec without snow. They said the next chance looks like the 19th.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
MrOwl, Mon Dec 04 2017, 08:38AM


Will be driving up in a few weeks. Kids had flurries yesterday in Meridian.
High pressure here as well and Santa Ana winds DTH.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Mon Dec 04 2017, 07:08PM


Thanks! Was on the way back to CA - Made a quick trip up for Thanksgiving - flew up on Thanksgiving, left the following Sunday.
If last year up there was anything close to normal - going that long without snow will seem like forever for y'all!!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Cornbread, Tue Dec 05 2017, 01:23PM


Ya last year at this time I was working everyday plowing snow. They say we are suppose to get about 100 inches this winter. I guess it's gonna be late.
We also set a couple records this summer. Most consecutive days with out rain and the most days 90+. Crazy weather everywhere.
You guys be careful with the winds and fires. My mom and sister live in Ventura. My sister has been told to evacuate 3 times so far and a cousin of mine lost her house.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
MrOwl, Tue Dec 05 2017, 01:41PM

Sorry to hear that Cornbread. Really bad down here right now.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Sat Feb 17 2018, 08:27PM

Some cool sunset clouds tonight!




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Craig ⭐, Sat Feb 17 2018, 09:25PM

Wow, now you have a lake view Roger!!! That is awesome! Nice Pic!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Sat Feb 17 2018, 10:25PM

Beautiful shot! You should post the before and after!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Sun Feb 18 2018, 07:14PM

Oh, you noticed!





Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Craig ⭐, Sun Feb 18 2018, 07:33PM

Very Cool before and after! Thank those neighbors for cutting down those trees!!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Lumber Jill, Sun Feb 18 2018, 08:06PM

It's even better than the picture shows!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Sun Feb 18 2018, 08:44PM


Oh I have, multiple times! And I will continue to thank them.

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
NShore.Allen, Mon Feb 19 2018, 02:04PM

Found this familiar web cam shot on the LA Times website!





Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Sun Mar 11 2018, 08:43AM

A gorgeous shot this morning of all the clouds banked up across the mtns in the high desert!




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
©ammy, Sun Mar 11 2018, 01:17PM

Woah! That's a rarity! Good catch!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Craig ⭐, Mon Mar 12 2018, 05:50PM

Love this thread!!! Keep an eye out for those shots that belong here! Thanks everyone!

Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Benny ⭐, Mon Mar 12 2018, 08:57PM

Another perty one from this morning!




Re: Best of Ben's Webcams
Craig ⭐, Mon Mar 12 2018, 09:49PM

Good one Benny. Today was definitely lake effect fog!! Cool looking!

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©ammy, Tue Mar 13 2018, 07:59PM

It was pretty cool to wake up yesterday morning and look outside and see that. We only get it a few times a year.

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NShore.Allen, Wed Mar 14 2018, 07:22AM

a rainbow



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Craig ⭐, Wed Mar 14 2018, 03:04PM

Nice catch NSA!!!




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Craig ⭐, Wed Mar 14 2018, 03:04PM

Baldwin Lake is KINDA close to where this picture was taken.




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Mtngoat John⭐, Fri Mar 16 2018, 07:12PM

Found this while looking for something else, thought I posted it. Better late than never.
Click image to enlarge




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©ammy, Fri Mar 16 2018, 09:10PM

Ooh!! That's an awesome one, John!

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Mtngoat John⭐, Sat Apr 21 2018, 07:46PM

Gorgeous sunset tonight.




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MrOwl, Sat Apr 21 2018, 08:31PM

Wow, fantastic color. Not a cloud in the sky here as high pressure rules

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©ammy, Sat Apr 21 2018, 10:27PM

Nice one, John! It's Westridge Sunset season again!

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©ammy, Wed Jul 11 2018, 09:31PM

Time lapse of images taken every minute from my webcam looking southwest from Fawnskin, CA showing clouds and rain on July 11, 2018. Heavy rain (1-2+") fell just west of the camera's location while nearly 2/3" of rain fell at the camera's location over the course of the time lapse.



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©ammy, Wed Jul 11 2018, 09:56PM

Even though it's not one of Ben's webcams, here's the visible satellite view from today:



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©ammy, Fri Aug 24 2018, 09:40PM

Looks like a painting tonight!




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BBNona, Sat Aug 25 2018, 03:26PM

That’s an awesome pic @ammy. I was outside on our deck last night and it wa just beautiful. Feels like fall ...

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Mtngoat John⭐, Thu Aug 30 2018, 07:42PM





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©ammy, Sat Oct 20 2018, 05:40PM





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MrOwl, Sat Oct 20 2018, 06:50PM

Very nice

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Cap'n Crunch, Sat Oct 20 2018, 09:23PM


My version from DIY on a cell phone. Nowhere near as nice as Cammy's!





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Benny ⭐, Sun Oct 21 2018, 01:06PM

Thunderstorms fired up overnight across the high desert, put on quite the lightning show! But it also made for a perty view with the full moon!




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Mtngoat John⭐, Thu Nov 01 2018, 06:18PM

Incredible sunset tonight








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MrOwl, Thu Nov 01 2018, 06:22PM

Superb!

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©ammy, Thu Nov 01 2018, 07:45PM

Nice ones John!

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©ammy, Tue Dec 11 2018, 06:22PM

I thought the rocket launch wasn't supposed to happen tonight.





Oh wait, that's just the Moon behind a cloud. But I think it looks like a fish jumping.

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MrOwl, Tue Dec 11 2018, 07:23PM

It does

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©ammy, Wed Dec 12 2018, 08:16PM

The glow on the left side of this image, just above the horizon is from the lights in Las Vegas ~165 miles away from this camera on Bear Peak!




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Cornbread, Thu Dec 13 2018, 12:07PM

Thats really cool

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MtnBluebird, Thu Dec 13 2018, 01:26PM

Lovely shot on Snow Summit Cam December 7th, 2018.




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Craig ⭐, Thu Dec 13 2018, 06:54PM

Awesome picture Roger. Didn't realize Vegas lights were so bright! BlueBird, looking perfect! Thanks for sharing!

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©ammy, Sat Dec 22 2018, 08:58PM

Pretty bright up on Bear Peak tonight under the full Moon!




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Cap'n Crunch, Sun Dec 23 2018, 07:16AM

I drove up last night and the moonlight was wonderful, especially where it reflected off the snow still clinging to the bluffs along Arctic Circle. Nice shot.

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NShore.Allen, Sat Mar 02 2019, 04:05PM

March 2nd rainbow




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©ammy, Tue Mar 05 2019, 07:51AM

Great sunrise this morning!






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©ammy, Sun May 12 2019, 10:08AM

I love it when the sky is deep blue and there are clouds floating around!




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Mtngoat John⭐, Sun May 12 2019, 10:53AM

You had to look at the webcam for that? Next time just turn around and look out the window. Talk about lazy.

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MrOwl, Sun May 12 2019, 12:04PM



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©ammy, Sun May 12 2019, 04:59PM



But then I would have had to start a new thread: Best of... views out my window.

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©ammy, Sun May 12 2019, 08:07PM

And here's a time lapse from the webcam today:



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Benny ⭐, Mon Jul 22 2019, 06:23PM

Had to toss this photo up, too good to pass up! And so ends day 1 of monsoon season in Socal!

Experienced some impressive rainfall totals out there today!

Shay Meadow(east valley) received nearly a half inch (.47") with over three quarters of an inch (.85") in Sugarloaf to Moonridge at 1.15", lesser amounts west.

Possible repeat tomorrow and throughout the week!

CLICK TO ENLARGE



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Benny ⭐, Mon Jul 22 2019, 08:01PM

Juan more!




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Benny ⭐, Wed Jul 24 2019, 11:46AM

Nice cell over the east end of the Valley!




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MtnBluebird, Thu Dec 12 2019, 01:29PM

First sunrise after the Thanksgiving Day storm.






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MtnBluebird, Wed Dec 30 2020, 06:51AM





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SCM ALERT🚨, Wed Dec 30 2020, 03:23PM

Eerie looking BlueBird! Great catch!

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NShore.Allen, Thu Dec 31 2020, 08:31AM

got these last evening, beautiful sunset











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MtnBluebird, Mon Sep 20 2021, 07:16AM

Smoke from the fires in the Southern Sierra made for some interesting lighting on the webcams this morning.





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MtnBluebird, Thu Sep 23 2021, 10:19AM

Apocalypse via Sierra fires?



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MtnBluebird, Sat Dec 25 2021, 05:47PM

Congo line of traffic leaving the valley after a white Christmas looks like a fire from webcam.




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⚡WX ALERT⚡, Tue Dec 28 2021, 04:49PM


Pretty shot, yes, lots of traffic, but what you're seeing is actually the lights on Snow Summit!

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⚡WX ALERT⚡, Thu Jan 13 2022, 11:44PM

Here's a pretty amazing shot from tonight! Note the time, 11:30pm, but it looks like daytime out. A full moon coupled with the city lights from down below (Inland Empire) reflecting off the much higher clouds to brighten the skyline! Even had a few drop from them thar clouds!!!




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MtnBluebird, Fri Jan 21 2022, 04:57PM



I figured that out after I posted the comment. Whoops! Thank you for the correction.


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MtnBluebird, Fri Jan 21 2022, 04:58PM

Sunset in Baldwin





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MtnBluebird, Sun Mar 13 2022, 07:12AM

Gorgeous morning on this first day of 2022 daylight savings. Enjoy the beauty of our little valley.