DCHP-3

Chinook sky

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a sky characterized by the striking cloud formations framing the Chinook arch.

Quotations

1810
[. . . in the S.W., directly over the Rocky Mountains . . . I have observed the sky to be perfectly clear for many days past, while every other part of the heavens is overcast with thick black clouds.]
1958
[The] vaguely luminous cloudscapes of the Pacific have here given way to the riotously magnificent Chinook skies of the eastern foothills.