4th of July Storm at Sunset on Trail Ridge Road

We wrapped up our first day of hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park and noticed the following:
1. A thunderstorm was approaching.
2. Sunset wasn't far away, either.

I figured we might get some interesting light on the Trail Ridge Road. I was snapping some pics of the alpenglow on mountains off to the East. I turned around to see perhaps the most amazing beam(s) of light in my life. The light lasted around 5 minutes until the rains came.

Honestly, that's about what it looked like in real life, although I recall the light being a bit more orange/red.

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avsfan1321 says:

Lovely colors. I absolutely love the beams of light shinning over the mountains!

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dotnethed says:

Amazing shot! Beautiful.
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j neuberger says:

spectacular sight-spectacular capture!
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Dit is Suzanne says:

Beautiful!
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gallery of nature says:

Awesome capture. I was sitting on my deck watching this light show.
Thanks for sharing this great image.
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MS-R / Michael Sen-Roy says:

Fantastic!
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dcumminsusa says:

Wow.

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Márcia_Marton says:

wonderful
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dotnethed says:

I can't think of any way to improve this one. It's perfect!
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stevenbulman44 says:

Wonderful colors and awesome silhouettes.
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mveaches says:

Super colors, really draws the eye in.
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cortomaltese says:

Yes, this is very beautiful, a show that makes you stop and stare at the amazing scene, special moments like this one enrich trips.

Great photo.
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r.t.ficial says:

great capture, divine light!
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mike.irwin says:

beautiful shot - please consider adding this image to our pool where only the best talent is found.

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Amazing shot!
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stevesheriw says:

Absolutely brilliant!
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lee.mccain.photorama says:

perfect!!!

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Laurent Filoche says:

This is just incredible !

A good reason to walk in the mountains :-)
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doofusdave says:

What an amazing scene! Looks like your exposure did it justice, too. Really excellent!
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photofool says:

beautiful light & silhouettes!
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iPhotograph says:

Spectacular light, great capture!

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SamCotton says:

just superb - love the light in this
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Depot Dave says:

Beautiful subject. Wonderful the way you were able to capture the light. Thank you so much for making your photo available through the creative commons. I have used it to illustrate An Impressive Dream
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NaturalLight says:

What sweet light. Terrific image! Seen in Colorado Thunderstorms.
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summitstones says:

Amazing...
So very beautiful...
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Wow, what amazing colors!
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Sherrye Nozaki (hope to catch up someday) says:

Beautiful lighting!
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wendywoodp says:

What a blessing to have even seen this picture, let alone actually being there. Thank you for sharing this amazing sceen for us all to see.
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