Balanced Rock and star trails
Balanced Rock, lit by a handheld spotlight, in Arches NP at night with star trails
Lightning
A lightning bolt at dusk over Mt Timpanogos in the Wasatch Range of Utah
Lightning flashes above Colorado Springs, as viewed from Palmer Park overlook towards Cheyenne Mt on the left and Mt Rosa, where the lightning hit
A lightning burst with multiple threads explodes across the night sky of Colorado Springs during an August electrical storm
Massive lightning bolts strike the ground near Brown's Canyon in Colorado
Milky Way above American Basin
The Milky Way shines brightly above American Basin high in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado while some clouds make an appearance
Milky Way above Courthouse Mt
The Milky Way over Courthouse Mountain in southwestern Colorado
Meteor Shower and Milky Way
The Milky Way hangs in the night sky as the Perseid meteor shower performs above Woodland Park and Pike National Forest in Colorado
Milky Way above Maroon Bells
The Milky Way glows above the Maroon Bells in White River National Forest, Colorado
Milky Way and Trona Pinnacles
The Milky Way floats above the tufa towers of the Trona Pinnacles, a National Natural Landmark in the Mojave Desert, of southern California
Milky Way and Cyclops Arch
The Milky Way drifts above a lit Cyclops Arch in Alabama Hills in California
Milky Way and Mobius Arch
The Milky Way rises above the graceful lines of Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills of California
Milky Way and Pothole
The Milky Way floats over a Fremont Cottonwood (Populus fremontii) tree growing in a deep sandstone pothole in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Milky Way and ruin
The Milky Way above Painted Hand Ruin at night in Canyon of the Ancients National Monument
Milky Way and Sunset Arch
The Milky Way floats above Sunset Arch in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Milky Way and Oculus Arch
The Milky Way drifts by Little Spencer Arch (aka. Oculus Arch) in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Hoodoos
Hoodoo caprocks protect more easily eroded rock underneath near Lees Ferry, Arizona
Milky Way, Temple of Moon
The Milky Way rises above Temple of the Moon in Cathedral Valley, a remote northern portion of Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Milky Way and Castle Geyser
The Milky Way glides across the night sky above Castle Geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Milky Way, Fishing Cone
The Milky Way decorates the night sky above Fishing Cone Geyser and Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Milky Way and Black Pool
Steam from Black Pool rises in the night sky towards the Milky Way high above Yellowstone Lake and West Thumb Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Milky Way and barn
The Milky Way rises in the night sky above the Moulton Barn in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Milky Way and Sego Canyon
These Barrier-style pictographs on this panel in Sego Canyon has seen the light from the Milky Way since about 2000 B.C.