The Milky Way rises over Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park. The skies here are stunningly dark, capable of being lost in as you lay and gaze at the ancient sights above.
This image was taken in Yankee Boy Basin near Ouray, a 12,000 ft. elevation alpine basin nestled in the mountains and accessed via a dicey 4WD road. This was my second attempt to visit this spot after chickening out the first time half way through the trip. For my second attempt, I used our Jeep Rubicon instead of the Chevy truck and that worked well except that I bent the tow bar in front. Anyway, the trip ended up being worthwhile as the evening drew to an end yielding this beautiful sunset by the falls.
A quiet and calm night along the shores of Bear Lake in Colorado.
