When everything is viewed through aspens. Summit County, Colorado. Photos by Amber Maitrejean

"Fractured" | Tipsoo Lake, Mt. Rainier National Park, WA

Photo: Chris Williams

Sunset on the Matterhorn - Alpine Haute Route, June 2021

photo by: nature-hiking

Looking east just after sunset: pink clouds and the belt of Venus which is that rosy glow just above the horizon.

Alpine Alpenglow Concept

Nightwish ➤ Alpenglow Live at Wembley 2015 [✻]

Late Afternoon Beauty x Chamonix x French Alps

till next time ♥

Washington

“ We found Erebor “ // Simeon Kraeft

Music:  Eric Heitmann - A Gift Of A Thistle

You are my path, my home, my star, a beautiful tale within the tale. And when the dust needs to move on, I will tuck us in on a bed of snow; Painting white, silencing the valley we built Together we’ll sleep, Devoured by Life. Nightwish, Alpenglow.

another set of Aventuri mecha! populating this planet slowly but surely

Trionic is utterly unremarkable at first glance. he has no inclusions, scoured from forging. he has no outlier ability, and is in fact completely dull, being susceptible to heat and cold and weakness like very few Aventuri are. for anyone else, this would earn pity or scorn. for Trionic, it earns respect. he is one of the oldest citizens of Divinex, a member of Exosphere's original crew and a survivor of the crash. nowadays he's considered wise, gracious, and a voice of reason among some of the more complicated dynamics of the Divinexi High Court, despite not holding a seat himself. in reality, he was a simple cabin bot before the crash and scrambled to fake it til he makes it as a mentor to a newborn civilization. without anyone older and wiser around, he resorted to trying to imitate what he remembered of Alpha Trion. clearly something paid off, for he's been a good--if secretly frazzled--influence on Divinexi society for generations

Alpenglow has been trying to ignore her discontent with her peers among Valian high society for decades now. it started with a raid, scores of alien ships targeting eastern Nova Spectra. all her life, Alpenglow had been taught Valian ideals of protection, duty, and glory in war. she expected her city-state to act in defense of their neighbors, for the raid was well within reach of Valian's militia, and yet the Prefecture did nothing. as a travel guide and manager of border routes, she saw firsthand what the Spectral refugees suffered as they fled to Valian territory, and as a noblemech she saw firsthand the pity and apathy of her peers. her powerful pyrokinetic ability and important role keeping the airways clear as a flightframe means her social status is all but guaranteed, and her polite but distant attitude combined with her pretty colors and colorchanging alexandrite inclusions makes her alluringly mysterious. and yet, her discontent grows, slowly but surely...

Longlight is a right tough old chap. he's sturdy, clever, quick on his feet, and has a mean right hook. he's also a perfect gentlemech, charming and upright, with many stories of his escapades in the wilds of the Crucible Crests in eastern Valius. right now he's a member of the militia of Fortress Vitus. he has a more relaxed attitude towards the concept of chain of command than the local guard would like, but no one can deny that when he goes haring off after a criminal or a threat, he certainly gets the job done. he is most effective when working with his partner Scopeseeker. the two of them make a deadly sniper team, with Longlight using his blindingly bright outlier power of blazing biolights to pinpoint targets for her with laser precision, or light up the eternal night with more lumens than the sun. even his clear gypsum inclusions refract light in sheets, and everybody can see his roadster alt mode driving down the street from miles away

Scopeseeker is the moon to Longlight's sun. she's quiet, focused, and deliberate, easily fading into the background while he steals attention. she's durable but has no other outlier ability, even though the terrifying precision of her shooting is sometimes considered a power. she used to be a tracker before the militia recruited her, and the isolation of the icy wilds has always suited her better. Longlight is really the only other person in Fortress Vitus she gets along with, despite their differences. her subtle, solid brown diamond inclusions suit her subtle, solid personality quite well. in root mode, she makes a fantastic sniper, especially with her partner's help, but in tankette mode she's nearly unstoppable. it isn't often she has to put her skills to use, but the Valian militia are always reminded of her value when she does

The Alpine Alpenglow is coming

Alpenglow embodies Alpine's vision: a sporty future, with Alpenglow illustrating what the Alpine models of tomorrow will be like, both on the road and in competition. Alpenglow is more than a concept car. It is an expression of the brand, a cornerstone of its ambitions & plan.

This unique Alpine concept car will be unveiled this Thursday 13 October 2022, 8am, on all Alpine platforms.

It will world premiere at the 2022 Paris Motor Show on 17 October.

Iceland Nostalgia

Alpenglow dragon

Close Up, Far Away. Alpenglow at the edge of Knik Glacier.

Alpine Alpenglow concept