Awesome Northern Rockie Sunset

We had a beautiful day here in North Idaho... hot, but capped off by an awesome sunset.

We usually have HEAVY wildfire smoke this time of year... not this year. These are high altitude wisps from fires burning far west of here.

I used a circular polarizer to make the colors pop.



I was mesmerized watching high altitude winds push this stuff along...

Enjoy

Beautiful pictures! I hope you get to see the aurora borealis on Thursday. I don't Lewiston area will get much of a show, but you never know!

originally posted by: nugget1
Beautiful pictures! I hope you get to see the aurora borealis on Thursday. I don't Lewiston area will get much of a show, but you never know!

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I have lived here for 10 years. 10 freaking years... and every time we have had visible aurora, we have been clouded over.

Spokane saw them. Couer D'Alene saw them. Here in the mountains, not so much...

a reply to: madmac5150

Too bad beauty like that needs a fire to happen.

Last week, a hotshot died trying to contain a wildfire a couple of counties north of me. He had come from Colorado to help with the wildfires in our state.

originally posted by: tamusan
a reply to: madmac5150

Too bad beauty like that needs a fire to happen.

Last week, a hotshot died trying to contain a wildfire a couple of counties north of me. He had come from Colorado to help with the wildfires in our state.

I am so sorry to hear that. I have spent the majority of my life out here in the west... ID, WA, AZ... all wildfire hotspots.

Here in North Idaho, this is our first August in the last 8 or 9 years without heavy smoke, and/or evacuations.

Nature is both beautiful, and merciless.

Lucky you mate

Kindest respects

SnotRag